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Inuit Artist
Gilbert Hay
Dance of Life and Dance of Joy were both carved from the same block of anorthosite ( Blue Eyes ) granite labradorite stone from N. Labrador. Dance of Joy, can be seen at Meyer's Minerals in Pasadena, Nfld.
Northern Labrador is home to some of the oldest and most beautiful rock on
earth. Sculpting that stone is Gilbert Hay, one of Canada's foremost Inuit
carvers. Gilbert lives in Nain, and Inuit community of some 1200, and
gathers his stone from the edges of the nearby (Ten Mile Bay) anorthosite
dimension stone quarry. Gilbert is one of the few, if not only, granite
sculptors of the Inuit carvers. Gilbert's bears are often of stunningly
monumental proportions.
The particular material of these sculptures, anorthosite, is a granular
igneous rock (light or dark granite), and a soda-lime feldspar (striking
labradorite crystals imbedded). Polished to a glass-like finish, these
sculptures are truly rare gems in the Inuit art world. Sculptor, Gilbert
Hay, and geologist, Jamie Meyer have combined their artistry and their
energies to create singularly unique collector works; The Birches Gallery is
the sole distributor. HB/BG
Pictures of Gilbert Hay at work in his backyard "studio" in
Nain, Labrador
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