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Bill Helin
Bill Helin, Tsimshian artist, Native name is WeLaaxumYout. His artistry is largely self-taught, learning from books about new techniques, such as three dimensional metal forming called repousse. However, he did attend the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art in 1981. Painting, watercolors, sketches, silk screening and airbrushing are among his favourite pastimes. Highlights of his career include carving the tallest totem pole in the world (at 180 feet) and creating an official launch logo for NASA in 1996. Bill acquired many legends and ways of the past from his Granny Helin.
Hummingbird Earrings with Diamond
Bill Helin (Tsimshian)
Diamond, VS2 E-F Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures an...
Diamond, VS2 E-F Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descript...
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