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Ahtsik Native Art Gallery: Original Northwest Coast Indian Art
Come visit our beautiful Cedar gallery on the Pacific Rim highway heading out of Port Alberni towards Tofino (hwy 4) on Vancouver Island. Ahtsik Native Art Gallery opened December 13th 2008. I am, Gordon Dick, the Artist and Owner of Ahtsik Native Art Gallery. I carved the Kingfisher design of the front entrance as well as the Eagle and Wolf posts that represent my Grandparents. You are welcome to come and see me create original Northwest Coast Art inside the gallery. In warmer months, you can come and see larger Wood projects being carved just outside the gallery, such as a totem pole. I sell many other local First Nations Artists’ Canadian Indian Art work from World Renowned to up and coming. Commissions are accepted.
Up Comming 3rd Annual Artists At Work Dec 17 and 18
Time: 11 to 5:00pm
Doug David
Randy Atleo
Ray Sim
Maria Desnoyer
Gordon Dick
Come and see artists create their art in house. Observe wood carving, painting, jewelry carving and Basket Weaving.
Enter a draw to win a Gift Certificate for Ahtsik Native Art Gallery.
Contact Information
Gordon Dick
7133A Pacific Rim Highway
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 8Y4
phone 250-723-DICK(3425)
fax 250-723-3477
1-888-3AHTSIK (248745)
Hours
Open 10:30am to 5pm
Closed Tuesday and Wednesdays
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Raven child
Price: $800
Artist: Kelly Robinson
Description: Acrylic on canvas 24x30” By Kelly Mack The painting depicts Raven and himself as human form. When raven brought light to man, he went into the creator’s home disguising him as a grain of dust, hoping to steal the sun. Hiding in a cup, hoping for the creator’s daughter to swallow him, she easily noticed and blew it away. He then changed into a hemlock needle, floating on the surface of liquid, but she lifted him away. Undiscouraged, Raven changed to mud from the springs and when she was thirsty for a drink of water, she gave raven the chance to enter her body. She eventually became pregnant, which was a big surprise to her and her father. When the baby was born, Raven in baby form, grew rapidly, and was soon crawling and screaming. Raven new of where his grandfather kept the sun and cried and cried until his grandfather had finally let him play with the ball of light. When raven seen his chance for a getaway, he escaped to earth and released the sun into the sky.