'ReEncounter' artist: April SGaana Jaad White |
Below is a selection of works inspired by the 2016 expedition to Haida Gwaii. New works are currently being produced and can be seen by request. Please continue to follow our various projects by signing the mailing list form at the bottom of the page. |
 |
"Exploring Gwaii Haanas" 22" x 15 " – Watercolour Sold |
For my ancestors, the primary purpose of art is to unveil a parallel reality that is visible only in our minds – to share a glimpse of Supernatural Beings, with the world of Human Beings. Educated in science and with a spirit drawn to art, I see Earth as one great Being – with rock as skeleton and running water as veins and arteries, great oceans as hearts – sustaining ecosystems. All as an interconnected biome – a web of life living, at least on the surface, symbiotically. . . as prey, and as predator.
|
— April SGaana Jaad White |
 |
"Bear Mortuary at SGang Gwaay" 11" x 7.5 " – Watercolour Sold |
 |
"Sgaana at SGang Gwaay" 15" x 10" – Watercolour Sold |
 |
"Looking to Tow" 11" x 15 " – Watercolour Sold |
 |
"All Alone Stone — SGaana" 29.5" x 41 " – Watercolour (Detail) Sold |
“Let me see you so that I can tell your story.” |
 |
"From Shadow To Light – Gagiid" 41" x 29.5 " – Watercolour Available |
Gagiid—One Carried Away, is a Human Being whose spirit is too strong to die. After his canoe capsizes in tempestuous winter seas, he narrowly escapes drowning. Swimming ashore in a hypothermic state his skin takes on a deathly pallor while his body strengthens by transmogrifying his human form with Otter. In this state, Gagiid is Wild Man, a powerful Supernatural Being, who is equally at home in water and on land. Dangerous and with a predilection for terrifying vulnerable souls, children are taught to be wary of him and not be tricked by his great powers of illusion and camouflage. Since contact with the Yaatz xaa.adee—The Iron People to the present, Gagiid continues to weave his way from shadow to light, exemplifying the Haidas’ intrinsic link to the natural world—the nucleus of their cultural past. He lurks under the moss on the ledge of a rock corridor on SGang Gwaay, Gwaii Haanas, ready to demonstrate, through frightening us, our profound connection to the land and sea and be watchful to preserve the precarious balance in which we live. |
To inquire about available work, please contact |
