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Beaver & Blossoms | Cedar Bentwood Box Artwork | By Haida Indigenous Artist Danielle Louise Allard

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Title:Ts'áng Isgyáan X_iláay Beaver & Blossoms
Material: Red Cedar, Acrylic Paint
Dimensions:4.6 inches wide x 4.5 inches deep x 6.6 inches tall
Year: 2025

Beaver & Blossoms Story:

Each year, the beavers at Kwiid Suu Mayer Lake feast on their favourite treat, crabapples, represented as crabapple blossoms. Known for their determination and skill, beavers are natural builders creating homes, shaping the land, and living in close-knit family groups. Beavers symbolize persistence, loyalty, and are known for their connection to the land and water.

However, sometimes the beavers' abilities go too far. The beavers' appetite and building nature can also be destructive, having a negative impact on the crabapple tree population around Kwiid Suu (Mayer Lake). Beavers also feed on the bark of the trees, which leads to hindering growth or even death of the tree. The beavers' hardworking abilities may cause some irreversible damage to this tree population. A reminder that everything is connected, and balance is essential.

What is a Bentwood Box?

As the name suggests, bentwood boxes are made using a single piece of bent wood for their sides. Their corners are carefully hollowed out, and then, through steaming, the sides of the cedar box are folded, revealing a smooth wood grain on each corner.

These boxes historically were used for many purposes, from storing precious contents to being so airtight that water could be boiled. Today, these boxes continue to be used as functional art, both for storage and storytelling.

By Artist Danielle Louise Allard from the Haida Nation:

Since childhood, Danielle has been interested in creating; drawing, painting and building, using any materials she could get her hands on. Continuing her artistic exploration through her youth eventually brought her to choose to study Fashion Design and Fine Arts in post-secondary education. She currently resides in Masset, Haida Gwaii, to continue her study of Haida art apprenticing with master carvers and artisans.

Beaver & Blossoms | Cedar Bentwood Box Artwork | By Haida Indigenous Artist Danielle Louise Allard

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