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indiaink said:
Freshly brushed in the morning sun, here is Rhyn at a little over 11 months old (this morning). He is now at 50.2 lbs, and I hope he doesn't grow any more!!! He is a rambunctious puppy in a china closet; it takes me two leashes (one to the collar and one to the harness) to walk him (and he is polite, but - squirrels? I need all the ballast I can muster).

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What a beauty!
 
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grietje said:
I definitely have the temptation to purge. I get a bit freaked out about having too much and I'll rehome for the sake of having less.
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diane278 said:
I would like to think it's because I'm evolving but the truth is that I simply get bored and crave change.
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So true! If you recall, I went through a downsizing phase and limited myself to one bag of each style, size and color. I thought perhaps I will be contented with four to five bags but yet when I evaluate the Bella and the Chain Tote, I can see them working for my lifestyle. I am just taking it really slow before I get anything new or preloved.
 
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IMG_0037.JPG IMG_0038.JPG IMG_0039.JPG I am really into NW coastal First Nations art. Being out here, I am surrounded with the symbols in daily life...crows, salmon, and orca. I've lusted for a bracelet depicting the life cycle of the salmon. Today this carved sterling cuff arrived. It was designed by artist Justin Rivard, and captures exactly what I had been looking for. Justin is on Etsy as "artfromabove" and does excellent work.
 
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jburgh said:
View attachment 3699983 View attachment 3699984 View attachment 3699985 I am really into NW coastal First Nations art. Being out here, I am surrounded with the symbols in daily life...crows, salmon, and orca. I've lusted for a bracelet depicting the life cycle of the salmon. Today this carved sterling cuff arrived. It was designed by artist Justin Rivard, and captures exactly what I had been looking for. Justin is on Etsy as "artfromabove" and does excellent work.
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That's truly lovely :heart:. I'll have to delve a little further into his work!
Being from the northwest we also have a love of First Nations artwork. The first two below are Bill Reid, the third Don Yeomans and the fourth Drew Atkins. Please excuse the poor pic quality, I just snapped them with my iphone, we're still trying to figure out where to hang everything in the new house...

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jburgh said:
View attachment 3699983 View attachment 3699984 View attachment 3699985 I am really into NW coastal First Nations art. Being out here, I am surrounded with the symbols in daily life...crows, salmon, and orca. I've lusted for a bracelet depicting the life cycle of the salmon. Today this carved sterling cuff arrived. It was designed by artist Justin Rivard, and captures exactly what I had been looking for. Justin is on Etsy as "artfromabove" and does excellent work.
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I wish I could wear cuffs but I just can't. I would love a nice big carved silver bangle though. I only have a pair of earrings. I love love love those. Can't wait to see them in person.

muchstuff said:
That's truly lovely :heart:. I'll have to delve a little further into his work!
Being from the northwest we also have a love of First Nations artwork. The first two below are Bill Reid, the third Don Yeomans and the fourth Drew Atkins. Please excuse the poor pic quality, I just snapped them with my iphone, we're still trying to figure out where to hang everything in the new house...

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And you guys have caught me out of my home tonight so I can't share mine. I have three pieces in the bathroom that are (small) Bill Reid prints and one signed piece from an artist from the Queen Charlottes, erm, I mean Haida Gwaii named Corey Bulpitt. I have a good friend with an amazing collection of masks and some really cool Inuit art.
Yours are lovely, muchstuff. :flowers:
 
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V0N1B2 said:
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I wish I could wear cuffs but I just can't. I would love a nice big carved silver bangle though. I only have a pair of earrings. I love love love those. Can't wait to see them in person.


And you guys have caught me out of my home tonight so I can't share mine. I have three pieces in the bathroom that are (small) Bill Reid prints and one signed piece from an artist from the Queen Charlottes, erm, I mean Haida Gwaii named Corey Bulpitt. I have a good friend with an amazing collection of masks and some really cool Inuit art.
Yours are lovely, muchstuff. :flowers:
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Thanks my friend. Check out Rivard's etsy stuff there are some very nice pieces, in lots of different sizes...sigh, another thing I need to save up for.
 
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jburgh said:
View attachment 3699983 View attachment 3699984 View attachment 3699985 I am really into NW coastal First Nations art. Being out here, I am surrounded with the symbols in daily life...crows, salmon, and orca. I've lusted for a bracelet depicting the life cycle of the salmon. Today this carved sterling cuff arrived. It was designed by artist Justin Rivard, and captures exactly what I had been looking for. Justin is on Etsy as "artfromabove" and does excellent work.
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the cuff is TDF :loveeyes:

muchstuff said:
That's truly lovely :heart:. I'll have to delve a little further into his work!
Being from the northwest we also have a love of First Nations artwork. The first two below are Bill Reid, the third Don Yeomans and the fourth Drew Atkins. Please excuse the poor pic quality, I just snapped them with my iphone, we're still trying to figure out where to hang everything in the new house...

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Lovely works, C, i am sure they will adorn your new house nicely!! :tup:
do they have any sacral meaning?
 
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ksuromax said:
the cuff is TDF :loveeyes:


Lovely works, C, i am sure they will adorn your new house nicely!! :tup:
do they have any sacral meaning?
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I think that pretty much all First Nations pieces do. I remember my husband saying the Don Yeomans piece had to do with the illness/death of his father. And of course all animals are sacred and have meaning. Probably one of the things that draws me to the art. I have a few small jewelry pieces, and we have some carvings. My DH is in the film industry and has worked with some First Nations carvers on a couple of projects, one where they built an entire village on a river bank not far from Whistler, quite a few years ago. Pretty impressive stuff.
 
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