5" Treasured Owl Adamie MathewsieInuit art: Owl Inuit Artist: Adamie Mathewsie Size: 5" across, 1" wide, 2" tall Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: j 67588cbe This juvenile owl is testing his wings. He is tentative but cheerful. He spreads his wings and seems a bit surprised at their span. His big round eyes (fashioned from caribou antler) emphasize his youthful bearing. At any moment, he will take a step forward, and for the first time in his life, feel the wind under

Pure and simple

Somehow the hide unmasks the barely perceptible underlying musculature

He graces these loons with the most startling eyes

Linocut 2011

This loon is an exquisite beauty with its embroidered feathers and its atomic proportions

Pits’ has an innate ability to select the perfect stone with the perfect colour for each carving

The mottled moss green stone imbues softness and a sense of ancient history to the bird

His torso is long and lanky

For a serious Inuit art collector

Why would Ookpik focus the viewer on the ear

What really attracted me to this piece was the height of it (12" tall) as well as the color and texture of the stone

The eagle is powerful and intense as he concentrates on holding onto the wiggling fish