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Sanford Williams
Nuu-chah-nulth Artist
Sanford Raymond Thomas Williams
was born March 9, 1967 at Esperanza, B.C. to Ray & Terry Williams.
His village is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island at a place
called Friendly Cove. He is of the Mowachaht Tribe, the place where
Captain Cook first visited.
Sanford recalls "Even
before graduation from high school in 1985, my dream was to become a
master in wood carving. I was influenced by my grandfather, Jimmy John,
who was a master carver on the west coast". In 1988, Sanford completed
a two year art course at Kitanmax school of northwest coast Indian art,
which is at ‘Ksan in Hazelton.
Since 'Ksan Sanford has carved
masks, ceremonial talking sticks, rattles, plaques, bentwood boxes,
panels (5’ by 7’), and several totem poles. Sanford has worked with
master carvers Ken Mowatt & Vernon Stephens. A totem pole was donated
to the Wilp Si ‘ Satxw healing centre in Kitwanga, B.C., the other was
sold in Vancouver. Sanford has also donated a mask to present to the
Gitskan Wet’ suwet’en Tribal Council.
Wood Caver
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