Ashevak adla biography for kids

( – ) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada

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Ashevak Adla was born on February 22nd, in Iqaluit and returned home to Cape Dorset.  Adla comes from a family of carvers.  

A young Ashevak would watch his grandfather Aoudla Pee carve Arctic creatures out of stone.  When Adla was eleven or twelve years old, he started working with carving tools.   His first carvings were simple sculptures and his first piece was a beluga.  He started carving because he wanted to provide an income for himself.  His knowledge of the art form came from observing respected artists and carving his own pieces.

As a teenager, Ashevak learned many techniques by watching master carver Kiugak (Kiuwak) Ashoona work on a number of occasions.   He also spent time watching Nuna Parr carve his bears.  He admired Kiugak’s human figures because of how detailed and realistic Kiugak was able to render his carvings.

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