These gorgeous and sturdy sketch books feature a hardcover with a design by and indigenous artist on the front and info about the artist on the back. They are hardcover spiral bound book with 50 pages each. Uncoated - Acid Free - Perforated Measurements: 8.5 x 11" (20,32 x 27,94 cm) Full Moon Raven - Designed by Mark Preston (Tenna‘Tsa‘Teh) was born in Dawson City, Yukon. He was of Tlingit and Irish descent and traveled extensively throughout British Columbia and the Yukon to market his work. Hummingbird - Designed by Richard Shorty. Richard was born in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory in 1959 and belongs to Kwanlin Dun First Nation, Northern Tutchone. Richard is a self taught artist. He originally started painting wildlife at an early age along with painting his favorite rock star or sports idol. In 1978, Richard moved to Vancouver. Not Forgotten - Maxine Noel. Maxine was born in Manitoba of Santee Oglala Sioux parents. She spent her early childhood on her mother’s reserve but at the age of six she left to attend an Indian residential school. Maxine’s early career as a legal secretary was soon overshadowed by her preoccupation with painting and drawing. She took a course in advanced design where a teacher noticed Maxine’s tendency toward linear expression and encouraged her in the use of shape and line to suggest movement. She learned those lessons well, as evidenced by much of her work today. Eagle Protector - William Monague - The self-taught Beausoleil First Nation artist, William Anthony Monague, grew up on an isolated island with no access to formal education or training in the arts. Monague – “Abwaudung” (The Visionary or Dreamer) discovered inspiration in the traditional teachings of Mother Earth, Spirit World and in the beauty of nature and in the Georgian Bay shores that surrounded him. Initially he was using the woodland style but soon developed his own more contemporary style of art. Monague donates his time and artwork to many worthwhile causes, while helping others. “I feel my art speaks to my culture. I have made a name for myself with my work and reputation but it has taken a long time.”
