Supernal Enlivened

Curatorial Statement

Ancestral mask makers were once heavily attuned to the incorporeal. With the colonial quest for dominion over land and being, Deg Hit’an spirituality became no longer accessible or remembered within the immediate bloodlines. Through introspective exploration, my intention with these masks is to reestablish the connection between my ancestors and the unseen. My focus is to strengthen the bridge between the physical realm and the supernal. Every mask was carved with the purpose to send messages to the ancestors, mending or honoring spiritual beings, and discovering fragments of shamanistic practices.

‘New Methods of Conveyance’

2023

Red Cedar, 3D printed PLA, Feathers, Oil Paints

26” X 19” X 4 1⁄2”

‘Ameliorate Relations To The Little People’ 

2023

Spruce, Imitation Sinew, Oil Paints, Antique Trade Beads

Earrings made by Anangookwe Wolf

11” X 17” X 5”

‘Peripheral Opportunist’

2023

Spruce, White Oak, Oil Paints, String

‘Arrogance and Selfishness’

2023

Spruce, Oil Paints, Imitation Sinew, Feather

26” x 18” x 3 ¾”

‘Ephemeral Consciousness’

2023

Spruce, White Oak, Walrus Stomach, Goat Rawhide, Ripstop Nylon, String, Imitation Sinew, Oil Paints, Feathers

33” X 38” X 5”

‘Matriarchal Capability’

2023

Basswood, White Oak, Oil Paints, Glass Beads, Walrus Ivory, Dentalium

Earrings made by Brittany Vo

18” x 18” x 4 ½”

‘Bilateral Aperture’

2023

Spruce, Oil Paints, White Oak, Strip lights, Studs

19” x 19 ¾” x 3 ¾”

‘Repatriation for Perpetuation’

2023

Spruce, Antique Trade Beads, Walrus Whiskers, Paints

17” x 21 ¾” x 3 ¾”