5" Owl by Charlie Eyaituq

Inuit art: Owl
Inuit Artist: Charlie Eyaituq (born in 1967)
Size: 4" across (tail to beak), 3" high, 1.25" wide. Weight: 14 oz
Community: Sanikiluaq, NU
Stone: argillite (fantastic light green)

Charlie Eyaituks niche are his owls. They are always carved in a very positive, harmonistic way which really puts the audience in a good mood. His owls are soft with beautiful curvatures and vividly etched eyes. I love the argillite stone he carves with (native to Sanikiluaq). It allows his carvings to take on a refined, smooth texture showing off soft wavy grains surfing across the stone.

Exhibition Nagdjuk:

Gift of the Caribou exhibition: Art Space Gallery Philadelphia, PA USA