14 Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 7, 1991

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~ Local carve

he ye-trained at the college in
millwrighting and welding, He and
Marlene, who makes quilts and
does decorative tole paintings,
have three children.

by Diana English

Local high relief carver Gordon
Stokkeland was on hand at North-
em Lights Studio last weekend,
displaying his talent and his craft.
Stokkeland is currently working
almost exclusively in wood and
carving only eagles. He is working
on a collection to be exhibited,
hopefully within the year. Until
that time, he will not be selling
any of the pieces he has com-
pleted, despite having had a num-
ber of offers on his work.

Stokkeland says he prefers the
high relief carving to the three

dimensional carving because "you
can get more detail into a carving". |

He also occasionally does some
work in soapstone.
Born in Kitimat, Stokkeland
moved to Prince Rupert when he
_was 18 months old. He remained
in Prince Rupert uniil his late teens
when he started travelling around
the province, working in at various
jobs from mines to railways tO
cooking, in various towns. He met
his wife in Revelstoke and they
eventually moved to Terrace where

eUntil the end of

Stokkeland has been carving

since he was nine or ten. He was
originally
‘Aztec and Peruvian carvings. He
says also that growing up in Prince
Rupert exposed him
carvings which had

inspired by Egyptian,

to the native
a tremendous
influence on his work. He says
that he spent a lot of time when he

Oolichan runs.

"The important thing to remem-
ber in carving is to keep the tools
sharp" says Stokkeland, "The fine
detail is impossible to achieve with
dull instruments". One piece,
Stalking His Prey, has 696 feathers
carved on it.

Stokkeland’s carvings were on
display in the dance hall at Heri-
tage Park on Sunday, August. 4,
and were well received.

A thoughtful
gift to the R.E.M. Lee Hospital

way

gratefully accepted at the
the name of the deceased,

REM. Lee Hospital
Foundation,

4720 Haugland Ave.
Terrace, B.C. V8G 2W7

to remember is with an In Memoriam

above address. Please include
your name and address, as well
as the name and address of the next-of-kin for an
acknowledgement card. Income tax

Foundation. Donations are

receipts are available.

A taste of tranquility ©

by Diana English

The Japanese Gardens at North-
em Lights Studio have been under-
going constant change and expan-
sion in the past few years.

This past spring, a goldfish pond
was added where the sand garden
used to be. The pool has
waterlilies, which are now flower-
ing, and if you look closely you
can see the goldfish swimming on
the bottom. Although there is
evidence of coins being thrown.
into the pond, visitors are asked to

refrain from throwing pennics, as.

they can harm the fish.

A -new pagoda has also been
added, which has been the sight of
many weddings this year. Accord-
ing to Northern Lights Studio
owner, Matt Ehses, the gardens are
pooked solid for weddings for the
rest of the summer.

CARVER GORDON
because "you can get more

The "Monet Garden" was planted

STOKKELAND prefers high relief carving
detail into a carving".

in the Japanese Garden this year
and new wildflower gardens have
been sown in the front and to ihe
west side. The sculpting of the
actual garden has been done by
Matt and Kaye. Bhses, but the
flower beds are designed by Han-
nah Hogart. \

The entire garden area has also
recently been fenced in to prevent
vandalism, which has occurred in
the past. ,

According to Ehses, they plan to
continue development of the cut-
rent gardens, including adding
more carvings. They have no pres-
ent plans to expand the garden
area.

Ehses says they enjoy having
artists working on site. Local art-
ists, crafts people and musicians

are encouraged to contact Northern
Lights Studio for displays or per-
formances in the gardens.

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