Tsawalk – Unity Sculpture – 2014

tsawalk“Heshook-ish Tsawalk”, means all things are connected and interdependent upon one another. Inspired by the worldview of Dr. Richard Atleo’s book Tsawalk, the sculpture celebrates our coastal lifestyle, unique environment, and our interdependence with all things. The sculpture now lives in Nanaimo at Vancouver Island University.

 


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Client(s):

Vancouver Island University and City of Nanaimo

The city of Nanaimo originally commissioned the sculpture. It now lives at Vancouver Island University.

Scope:

Design and create Unity Sculpture

Tools and Skills:

Adobe Illustrator (AutoCAD file for hand designs)

Adobe Photoshop (for mock-ups)

Powder Coating for center circle

Waterjet cutter (Cut hands from Aluminium metal)

Drill-press (Cut out holes in the back of rocks)

 

To learn more, visit:


https://www.viu.ca/news/sculpture-unveiled-viu-promotes-unity

http://www.nanaimo.ca/PublicArtInventory/detail.aspx?id=289