Soapstone Carving Workshop

Soapstone carvings dominated the Great Northern Arts Festival. Polar Bears and drum dancers seemed particularly popular subject matters. Ironically we learned in the class the soapstone comes from Brazil. There is soft soapstone in Nunavut (eastern Arctic) but none up here. So many local carvers use South American stone.

Here, Luke has hand carved the cold radiance of the sun (icebergs breaking) and I am still at work on two drunken (permafrost) trees.