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A touch of Inuit class Artist uses Inuit printmaking approach to create Bucketfish mural in Ontario by Darrell Greer
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Collingwood, Ont.
A beautiful Bucketfish mural that now adorns a street in Collingwood, Ont., has a distinct Inuit touch behind its vibrant colours. Rob Saley is the artist behind the 20-foot by 6.5foot section he created using a printmaking technique he learned from Andrew Qappik while teaching at the annual summer art camp sponsored by the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA). Qappik taught printmaking with stencils at the camp, which Saley and fellow artist Paul Mantrop have been attending since 2006. Saley said he finished the mural about three weeks ago with the help of his 16-yearold daughter and creative director, Natalia. He said he and his daughter were able to paint four Bucketfish per hour and finished their section in under
five hours. "I was approached by the Town of Collingwood about a 20-foot by 6.5-foot section of boarding around a construction site that they wanted some artists around town to beautify," said Saley. "I was trying to figure out the best approach to a canvas that size because it was probably two decades since I tried to do something that large. "The only way I could figure out approaching it was something that I learned at the Inuit art camp from Andrew Qappik and his teaching of using stencils, which I thought could apply to a spray paint approach. The mural's end result was very much from skills I had learned from travelling through the North." Saley said each Bucketfish that he created using Qappik's technique had a series of four separate cardboard stencils. He said he would cut out different parts of the fish
ᕋᑉ ᓴᐃᓕ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑕ ᓴᓂᐊᓂᒃ ᑲᓕᖕᕗᑦ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᖃᐱᒃᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. for each stencil until he had everything marked out for each fish. Then he could hit each area with spray paint. "Up in the North they would use a stencil brush and oil paints and dab the paint
photo courtesy of Rob Saley
Rob Saley stands next to a mural he recently created in Collingwood, Ont., using a printmaking technique he learned from Andrew Qappik while teaching art classes in the Kivalliq region.
on. I used the same concept, only with spray paint. "It took two-and-a-half days of prep work in the studio – cardboard cutting and building frames that would hold the stencils in place – and about
4.5 hours or so to actually paint and complete the project." Saley said the Inuit summer camp didn't happen in 2019 due to a change in personnel at the Kivalliq Inuit
Association, which led to the camp falling through the cracks. He said Covid-19 wiped out any plans for a 2020 art camp, so he's just waiting to see what the future has in store for the camp.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᙳᐊᓂᒃ ᑲᓕᖕᕗᑦ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥ.
ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᙳᐊᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓕᖕᕗᑦ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔫᑉ ᐊᑉᖁᑎᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓯᖓᓂᙶᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᖅᓴᕆᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᕋᑉ ᓴᐃᓕ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 20-foot-ᓂᒃ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ 6.5-foot-ᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᖃᐱᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ. ᖃᐱᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓴᐃᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᖓ ᐸᐅᓕ ᒪᓐᑐᕋᑉ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᕝᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2006-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ. ᓴᐃᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕋᒥᐅᒃ, ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ 16-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐸᓂᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᑕᓕᔭᒥᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᓂᓂᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᑐᖔᓂ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑲᓕᖕᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ 20-ᓂᒃ foot-ᓂᒃ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ 6.5 foot-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᒧᒡᒎᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᖕᒪᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᐊᓕ. ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑉᑯ ᑐᐱᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᕋᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. "ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔪᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᖃᐱᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᒥᙳᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᖕᒥᑳᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᕋ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑲᑉᑯ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᕆᔭᒃᑲᓂᙶᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ."
ᓴᐃᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᖄᐱᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᓕᖓᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᕋᒥᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖕᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᓯᑉᓗᓂᒋᑦ. ᑎᖕᒥᑳᕐᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᒋᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ. "ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖅᓱᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒥᙴᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᖕᒥᑳᖁᑎᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᙴᑎᒃᑯᑦ. "ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᒡᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᕕᒐᓂᒃ – ᐊᓕᓚᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᓗᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 4.5 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᒥᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒻᓂᒃ." ᓴᐃᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ 2019-ᒥ ᓴᓇᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19 ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ 2020-ᒧᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ. "ᓱᓕᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑑᔭᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᒫᕆᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᑦ."
"I'm hoping to teach Indigenous anthropology, Indigenous methodology in research and Inuit art history." – PhD student Krista Zawadski of Rankin Inlet on her career plans once she finishes university, page 8.
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