I‘ve had the great pleasure to meet Andy Everson this week. He is the Ambassador for Aboriginal Tourism BC and Pan Pacific Aboriginal Pavillion. He is a Northwest Coast visual artist and a performer with Le-La-La Dancers for the Cultural Olympiad. His “Raven†art print was presented to Alex Bilodeau for winning a gold medal in freestyle skiing for Canada. CanSkate also purchased a number of his skating prints for their athletes, including Special Olympics.
- Endy Everson Prints
As a special request for Jon Montgomery, gold medalist in Skeleton for Canada, Andy is completing his “Seal†print as a commemorative piece. His “Bear†print, a silhouette of a hockey goalie was also gifted to CNN President. “Ravenâ€, “Seal†and “Bear†are part of the “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection†released in January of 2010 and printed by Andy Everson at Copper Canoe, his studio in Comox, BC.
CNN has invited Andy to return for interviews with a different art print from his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection†to feature the various Olympics winter sports. APTN and Global TV also interviewed Andy for his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection†as it captures the essence of 2010 Winter Games for both sports and culture.
The “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection†consists of 10 limited edition prints focused on winter sport. They each feature silhouettes of winter athletes in front of a traditional Coast Salish design representing a spindle whorl design, the perfect metaphor for weaving together our worlds. Everson chose to only include sports that one can participate in the Comox Valley. “I’m proud to know athletes that do all of these sports,†says Everson.
While each print in the “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection†matches every other print in the series, all are unique, Everson chose a different animal to represent different sports, an eagle for snowboarding, a hummingbird for figure skating and an otter for curling, for instance. An avid hockey fan, Andy could not represent Canada’s national sport with only one animal. Instead he chose three: a ram for the big hitters, a wolf for the shooters and a bear for the goalie.
The signed and numbered prints are available individually or as part of a complete box set. The boxes contain all 10 prints with matching numbers and only 50 box sets will be available. Individual prints and box sets will be available for purchase, except for “Eagle†with the silhouette of a snowboarder, which has been sold out due to the recent Inuit Gallery purchase. The prints are on acid-free Moab Entrada 100% cotton rag paper measuring 11 x 17 inches. The image size measures about 9.5 x 14.5 inches. You can purchase one or more to mix, match and collect at $125 each. Or buy the entire set of 10 for $1000.
Andy Everson’s visual art style bears resemblance to Roy Henry Vickers, born June 1946, in Laxgalts’ap (now known as Greenville), British Columbia, also a Canadian First Nations artist. His work has been the official gift of the Province of British Columbia to visiting foreign leaders several times.
Andy Everson has sold 50% of his Olympics-Aboriginal prints in one week!
- Buy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 to mix, match and collect – $125 each (including taxes).
- Buy an entire set of 10 for $1000 before all 50 sets are gone!
For more information about the limited edition “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collectionâ€, please visit http://artistrun.org/andyeverson.html or contact Liza Lee at 778.238.2024 or email Liza@Lizajlee.com.
- Andy Everson at the Canvas Lounge