The Dancing Bear

Inspired by an Inuit story of transformation,
this threshold work explores movement,
joy, and presence through carved form.

Western Red Cedar • Ontario

Hand-carved western red cedar entrance door featuring a dancing bear beneath the northern sky.
Carved cedar bear figure surrounded by flowing organic forms.

Origin

The work draws inspiration from an Inuit story
of a bear transformed through dance. Rather than
illustrating a single moment, the carving responds
to the spirit of the story through movement and gesture.


Carved from western red cedar, the composition
developed gradually through drawing, carving,
and refinement.

Making

Wood carving process showing hand tools shaping a spiral cedar relief.

Material: Western red cedar • Type: Sculptural threshold /entrance • Location: Ontario

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