Corrine Hunt
Nuu-chah-nulth Artist

Corrine was born in the Kwakiutl village
of Alert Bay, British Columbia in 1959. She was first inspired to learn the art of engraving from her maternal uncle, Norman Brotchie. She also studied anthropology at Simon Fraser University. During the summer’s, she worked on her fathers commercial fishing boat. Corrine’s paternal grandfather was Tonguss Tlingit from Alaska. She is privileged to inherit the legacies of both the Kwakiutl and the Tlingit using both cultures to inspire her designs. Corrine enjoys carving gold & silver combined rings & has developed her own unique carvings.

Gold - Silver Carver

 

 

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