Walking Bear

Sculptor: Tim Pee.
Tim Pee is, in my opinion, the most talented of the younger generation of Inuit artists from Nunavut on Cape Dorset, the epicentre of Inuit art to emerge in the 20th century. Established in the late 1950s, the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative was the first Inuit owned co-operative operated by its members. For over fifty years, the co-op has provided an outlet for artists to create and market their art. Carving the green serpentine of the region, Pee specialises almost entirely in polar bear carvings, and in my opinion, the fluidity he achieves in his "walking bear" style pieces is unmatched. A daily reminder of my time in the Pacific North West, this piece makes me smile every time I look at it.