Inuit Art
by Kasey
This is my soapstone carving. I made it by carving a soapstone with a file and then putting a string through it. It shows a king block. I made it because soapstone carving is important to the Inuit people for their way of life like helping to support their families.
This is my applique wall hanging. I made it with felt. I drew a picture of a duck and a wolf. Then I traced it on some felt and I sewed it on to another piece of felt. It shows a duck and a wolf. I made it because I wanted to try to make wall hangings like the Inuit people.
This is my engraving. I made it by using pencil and crayon on paper. It shows the sun and a deer and an igloo and a ulu and some Inuit people. I made it because I wanted to try to do engraving and I wanted to show that the igloo is where the Inuit people live and how the deer is what they may eat.
This is my mask. I made it with clay and paint. It shows a wolf. I made it because I learned that the wolf is an important part of Inuit legends.
This is my print. I made it by carving a picture on styrofoam. Then I rolled paint on the styrofoam. I put paper on the styrofoam and pressed on it .It shows a sun and stars and fish. Fish is important food for the Inuit people and also it can stay light and dark outside for months at a time.
This is an example of an Inuit print by Alec Aliknak Banksland. It is made by carving the image in stone, then rolling paint on it, and taking a certain type of cloth and pressing it on the stone. It is called "Sudden Awakening" and shows an Inuit man in an igloo and a polar bear breaking through hoping to eat him. This was made because the Inuit love to show real life and what could happen on the cold and icy lands through art work.
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