8" Wolf by Louie Uttaq Gjoa Haven *Lonesome Howl* Inuit paintings He has been heavily influenced

He has been heavily influenced by his reality of living in the now “modern” Canadian Far North

Inuit art: Mother Loon with Feet

North West Territories

Each of his subjects is a complex character fashioned with a bit of fantasy and irony

or longish hair in a feminine style

8" Wolf by Louie Uttaq Gjoa Haven *Lonesome Howl* Inuit paintings He has been heavily influencedInuit art: Wolf Inuit Artist: Louie Uttaq Size: 8" long, 5" high, 2" wide Community: Gjoa Haven, NU 21 Stone: Serpentinite id: c 109 This is a rendition of a real life wolf. In order to achieve the true grace and timid stance of this gorgeous mammal, Uttaq had to painstakingly carve out each leg. This takes tremendous focus and patience for an artist to do. Wolves and caribous are by far the hardest subject for an artist to carve. This is why they are