6" Walking Bear by David Shaa *Moondance* paintings

6" Walking Bear by David Shaa *Moondance* paintingsInuit Art: Walking Bear Inuit Artist: David Shaa Size: 6" long, 5" tall, 3" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU 2 24 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 6313Rfjjy **This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan. Collectors are infatuated with David's small to medium size Dancing and Walking bears. Moondance is a young bear.. He doesn't stray far from his mother and siblings. But each day, he ventures out on the ice, a little farther, for a longer period of

The pale green coloured stone is the right choice for this winsome fellow

his heritage cannot be disguised and we are drawn to his nobility

This dramatic angst-filled and amusing sculpture relates theatrically to two works offered in two unique positions

not at all like other Inuit carvings

Each claw is inserted individually

I love this rich dark green colour bedazzled with pockets of turquoise

The effect is and somewhat unusual

The Mother and Child subject has been a strong symbol of maternity and creativity throughout the history of art

My last two Adla running bears (this one and the 19” black bear on page 2) are two of the most spectacular sculptures I have seen as a curator of 12 years

singing at the top of his lungs

Lithograph 1994

I love that it looks spectacular simply sitting on the floor as you see it in the gallery