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23TuesdayJune32014ByNATHALIEHEIBERG-HARRISONAspiringartistsgottocoaxmuskoxhornsintojewel-lerylastweekendunderthewatchfuleyeofNorthernartistJamieLook.Theone-dayjewellerymakingcourseinInuvikwaspartofaterritory-wideinitiativesponsoredbythedepartmentofIndustryTour-ismandInvestmentITItoencouragethedevelopmentofNWT-basedproducts.Itwasthefthandnalre-gionalworkshopfollowingcoursesinNormanWellsFortSmithFortSimpsonandYellowknife.IthinkthatIveopenedalotofpeopleseyestothebeautyofmuskoxhornsaidLook.Itsbeautifulcolouringitsorganicshapesitsversa-tilityasaworkingmaterial.Lookrstbeganworkingwithmuskoxhornin2009afterFortSmithcarverSonnyMacDonaldsentheraboxofbitsandpiecesofeverythinghehadworkedwithfromba-leenandmammothivorytobisonandmuskoxhorn.ThatsallthankstoSonnyMacDonaldgivingmethatgiftthatgiftofnaturalma-terialsshesaid.LookisbasedoutofOt-tawabutasathirdgenera-tionNorthernersaiditsim-portantforhertodelveintotraditionalmaterials.MyfamilyhasbeenintheNorthforalmost100yearsandIcomefromafamilyofcraftspeoplemechanicshuntersandtrappersandfarmerspeoplewholiveveryclosewithnatureshesaid.CarversturnnaturalmaterialsintowearabledesignsArtsCultureJewelleryMydesiretorepresentnat-uralmaterialsfrommyhomeenvironmentismostdenitelyimportanttomeasanartist.Lookhasaformaleduca-tioninfashiondesignandstartedjewellerymaking10yearsago.Ineededtoputmycre-ativeenergyintosomethingthatwasmorepotenttomemoretimelessshesaid.ShereturnedtotheNorthandspentayearinKarenWright-Frasersstudiolearningtraditionalarts.Followinghertimethereshemovedintoastudioofcarvers.Ilovecarving.Itsanend-lessfascinationanditsveryinspiringart.LookhelpedherfivestudentsinInuvikcarveearringsandnecklacesfrommuskoxhornandsaidseeingtheirfaceslightupwhentheycompletetheirworkisherfavouritepartofteaching.Whenyourecarvingyoullfacealotofmomentsshesaid.Itwillgetfrus-tratingandyoullwanttogiveup.TheadviceshegavetostudentswhichshesaidwasthemosthelpfuladvicesheeverreceivedwasDontletitbeatyou.PhotosNathalieHeiberg-HarrisonTiffanyDwyerJanetBoxwellDorisMarshallJamieLookNatalkaMelmyckyandJenniferRaffertyshowofftheircompletedmuskoxhornjewellerypiecesattheIngamoHallFriendshipCentreinInuvik.ThejewelleryworkshopinInuvikonJune1wasthelastofveregionalworkshopssponsoredbytheGNWTdepartmentofIndustryTourismandInvestment.Thejewellerswereabletoworkwithvariousshapesandsizesofmuskoxhorn.