Aaron Nelson-Moody Explained
Aaron "Splash" Nelson-Moody (Tawx'sin Yexwulla, born 14 April 1967[1]) is a Squamish carver working in the Coast Salish tradition.[2] Nelson-Moody's works include the doors to the B.C.-Canada pavilion at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.[3] He also creates Coast Salish based jewellery.[4]
Nelson-Moody's Squamish name of Tawx'sin Yexwulla means "Splashing Eagle" giving rise to his nickname of "Splash".[5] He started as a carver, but branched out to jewelry when he looked for local Coast Salish jewelry for his wife but found little, and decided to make it.
Nelson-Moody was commissioned to work on the doors for the Turin Winter Olympics a year before their installation. The doors were made from red cedar. Based on a Coast Salish legend, the doors feature an eagle with a sun rising out.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Lattimer Gallery - Artist Bio - Aaron Nelson-Moody. lattimergallery.com. 21 August 2013.
- Web site: Nelson Moody carving out a niche . Fraughton . Holly . 12 March 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219123820/http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/nelson-moody-carving-out-a-niche/Content?oid=2167441&showFullText=true . 19 February 2014 . dead .
- Web site: First nations have key role in Games . Lee . Jeff . 16 June 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202173332/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/features/apology/story.html?id=0cd8ee3c-af29-49d3-a9f9-f6cd7a738ed1 . 2 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all . 16 August 2013 .
- Web site: A different type of mountain carving . Poon . Christopher . 27 October 2011 . Whistler Question . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113040/http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/20111027/WHISTLER04/310279990/-1/whistler/a-different-type-of-mountain-carving . 2 February 2014 . live .
- Web site: The Spirits Within Carving Project Aaron Nelson-Moody . slcc.ca . Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023434/http://slcc.ca/the-spirits-within-carving-project-aaron-nelson-moody/ . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all . 16 August 2013 .
- Web site: Turin exposure sparked lots of interest in carver . Lee . Jeff . 19 March 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105113912/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=a9bc879e-9198-4599-8d09-24b79d27328a . 5 November 2012 . dead .
