It was a quite small gallery, actually none of the student expected it to be so short field trip, and I'd love to do another filed trip if it's like this, haha.
It's too bad that I was so sleepy that day, even though I have no idea why I was so tired. I would have seen it better if I were not that sleepy... Anyway, despite the sleepiness I had, I remember the killerwhale sculpture the most. I was thinking that it looks like it will fall down to the front since it does not seem like so balanced, but it was so stable. Then Nathan took words right out of my mouth and talked about it! I thought my idea was so childish, but it was good to know that Nathan also felt interested by the same fact.
Another one that I still remember is the one that has lots of faces in a clam and a bird is sitting on it. (Is this right...? I can't quite remember because I was almost sleep walking... :( ) It was interesting how Bill had some sense of humor in his artifacts. I will always see the picture on 20$ bill and think about the real one that I saw.
The ones that he made in his late ages while he couldn't handle his body due to the disease, also looked nice. I think he did a very good job on making the wires into some kind of shape if we consider that Parkinson's disease had made him lose the sensitiveness of his own hands. I like how he made a woman's figure with her breast :D and an eagle flying straight down to his prey.
I love the BRG, and I quite enjoyed reading your post describing your time there. I'm glad that you got something out of the experience, even though you were tired! By the way, you should never think your feelings or ideas are childish. Bill Reid himself emphasized that children are highly creative people, often more creative than adults. Perhaps, then, we can say that we have "childlike" attributes, and these are positive. Never let your inner child grow old, Kia!
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