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_ Carver interprets native legends with style

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by Kathi Hemphill-Nash
Special to The Review

At the foot of Stelly’s Cross-
toad, a transformation is taking
place.

Under the carving tools of a
local artist, a massive log is taking
the shape of a figure.

The project, which is near com-
pletion, is the work of Brentwood
Bay artist Floyd Joseph, 38. The
Coast Salish native is a member of

the Squamish Band, and has

earned international recognition
for his work. = :

This is Joseph’s largest project
to date. The “siam,’ which means
“big man, or chief” in Coast
Salish, will be a 25-feet high
figure with 11-foot, outstretched
arms.

The log from which it is being
carved weighed about 20 tons and
had to be scaled down in order to
move it from the truck. MacMillan
Bloedel allowed Joseph to choose
the high-quality log and he hopes

‘He plans to
continue fo
develop his ar —
interpreting his
people’s legends
in his own style’

that the major logging companies
“will continue to make wood availa-
ble to native carvers.

Upon completion, the “siam”
will be taken to the University of
Victoria and placed near the
‘entrance to the new engineering
building visible from Ring Road.

A ceremony will accompany the
pole-raising, which will be
attended by band chiefs and digni-
laries.

Joseph was bom on the Capi-
lano Reserve in North Vancouver.
He began carving and painting by
the age of seven. By the age of
nine, the money he made from
selling his art helped to buy food
for his younger siblings.

At 11, a 14-inch totem he carved
was given to the University of
Bnitish Columbia for study.

While still in high school,
Joseph was commissioned to do a
six-foot carving for the city hall in
North Vancouver. After gradua-
tion, he attended Capilano College
for a bachelor of arts degree.

The artist's carved and painted
masks and sculptures have been
sold to museums, galleries and

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Joseph enjoys opportunities to
Share his talent. He has lectured at
universities across the country and
held various one-man art shows.

Education has been a motivating
factor behind his most recent

works. George Jay Elementary

School has an 11-foot totem pole,
Central High School has a wel-
coming figure the same size and
Victoria High School has a set of
carved doors.

Each piece’s arrival has been
marked by contemporary Coast
Salish ceremonies,

Paul Thomas, a native counselor
of the First Nations Education
Department for the Victoria
School District, said the ceremo-
nies were an education in them-

selves for students.

“Staff and students were given a
glimpse of some of our Coast
Salish traditions — dancing, sing-
ing, speaking — and how artwork,
people and spirituality are all con-
nected.”

He added that he was proud of
the generosity of the First Nations
artists toward the community.
Joseph has donated art to First
Nations graduating students, and
along with other native artists,
regularly donates to help with

Wednesday, May 27,1992 — A29

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ARMS OUTSTRETCHED in greeting, the siam stands 25-feet

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