Invoke, Appeal and Pray. 3 feet x 2 feet x 1.5 feet sculpture
This is my contibution
to a herd of Caribou artwork
which will soon be migrating
through various art galleries and venues
across the country from Ottawa to Jasper,
celebrating Jasper National Park's Centennial.
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In 2007 Jasper National Park will celebrate its Centennial. To honour the Park and its natural biodiversity a collection of artwork has been assembled, theme Caribou. The Woodland Caribou herds in Jasper have declined in the last 100 years and the hope is that this traveling exhibition will not only celebrate the centenary of the Park but also educate Canadians about National Parks and the need to keep these places wild.
As such the exhibition has been called Tuktu Prayers – Tuktu is Inuit for Caribou and the prayer is that Caribou will continue to be part of wild Canada for the centuries to come.
to a herd of Caribou artwork
which will soon be migrating
through various art galleries and venues
across the country from Ottawa to Jasper,
celebrating Jasper National Park's Centennial.
.
In 2007 Jasper National Park will celebrate its Centennial. To honour the Park and its natural biodiversity a collection of artwork has been assembled, theme Caribou. The Woodland Caribou herds in Jasper have declined in the last 100 years and the hope is that this traveling exhibition will not only celebrate the centenary of the Park but also educate Canadians about National Parks and the need to keep these places wild.
As such the exhibition has been called Tuktu Prayers – Tuktu is Inuit for Caribou and the prayer is that Caribou will continue to be part of wild Canada for the centuries to come.
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My version of the Tuktu Prayer is a family prayer.
The father's hands reach up to invoke.
The child's hands reach out to appeal.
The mother's hands press together to pray.
