New work by Kaajuk Kabalik

Tattooed arms
This piece was inspired from a few different places. First off the idea for the hands and arms came from my wife and how it hugs whoever wears it. The traditional tattoos idea came from the fact that my great grandmother had these tattoos from her head down to her feet. The hands of this piece were from a picture of my own hands, it was to bring my actual touch to the piece.

Shaman’s Drum
This piece is called Shaman’s Drum. It was inspired by how I believe drum dancers go on a trip when they are drumming. The shamans faces in the drum depicts how although the drummer is there in the flesh, they are actually tapping into the ways of the past and translating it through a song and drum. The 3 heads show this by the main face being in the present and the other 2 looking back into the past.

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