8" Walking Bear by Kelly Ashoona *White Charcoal*

Inuit art: Walking Bear
Inuit Artist: Kelly Ashoona
Size: 7.5" long, 4" tall, 4" deep
Community: Cape Dorset, NU
Stone: Serpentine
id: ndc-209-1268315ggjy

I love walking bears.

I love the idea that as the viewer, we are privileged to catch this magnificent creature in a quiet moment.

Quietly observing this animal is as real as it gets.

Kelly has carved a stunning and bewitching piece with *White Charcoal*.

The stone is cool and silky to the touch.

The deep gray speckles are sparse in their spacing and add texture and personality to the sculpture.

I see White Charcoal as an innocent juvenile in need of care.

Is your heart melting?.