Blue Ghost Anana

Materials: Blue soapstone (A very dense marble-like piece) Dimensions: Width 11", Height 15", Depth 4" Description: This is a sculpture of an Inuksuk, an Inuktitut word that means, Inuk-man, suk-like. Inuksuks were the icon for the Canadian Winter Olympics in 2010. This one is made from a single block of stone, but made to appear as a traditional Inuksuk, which is usually made of individual stones: two leg rocks, several round body rocks, a flat shoulder rock, and a head rock. They stand as lonely wind-worn sentinels on the Arctic tundra. Sometimes they are used in series as trailmarkers across the sparse landscape or as a kind of scarecrow to frighten Caribou into an ambush of waiting hunters. Perhaps more than anything, they are spiritual, and fiercely symbolic of the northern people's nomadic nature and their struggles against the harsh Arctic environment. Asking price: $475 Artist: Paul Email inquiries: Please email with "Blue Ghost" as subject paul.ponchillia@wmich.edu

The Marker Anana

Materials: Oregon soapstone and moose horn Dimensions: Width 20", Height 12", Depth 13" Description: This is a sculpture of an Inuksuk, an Inuktitut word that means, Inuk-man, suk-like. Inuksuks were the icon for the Canadian Winter Olympics in 2010. This one is made from a single block of stone, but made to appear as a traditional Inuksuk, which is usually made of individual stones: two leg rocks, several round body rocks, a flat shoulder rock, and a head rock. They stand as lonely wind-worn sentinels on the Arctic tundra. Sometimes they are used in series as trailmarkers across the sparse landscape or as a kind of scarecrow to frighten Caribou into an ambush of waiting hunters. Perhaps more than anything, they are spiritual, and fiercely symbolic of the northern people's nomadic nature and their struggles against the harsh Arctic environment. Asking price: $275 Artist: Paul Email inquiries: Please email with "Blue Ghost" as subject paul.ponchillia@wmich.edu