5" Dancing Bear by Mathewsie Kingwatsiaq *Reach for the Stars*Inuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Mathewsie Kingwatsiaq Size: 5" tall, 4" wide Community: Cape Dorset, NU 11 23 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 6374Rcejy Animated Movement! Mathewsie's Reach for the Stars, has long arms that reach out in friendship to everyone around him. Mathewsie loves to exaggerate the size of his bears' paws and feet which adds a hint of humour to the piece. This magnetic personality will dance into the heart of all the dreamers.

Luke attended Nunavut Arctic College

I have had only two arching back bears in the gallery

Peter has carved a pair of delightful Caribou and Moose

I love the random green flecks in the black stone

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The rich dark brown colour suits the realistic style of this majestic beast

Bows and arrows were used primarily for hunting caribou and muskox but can also be used to hunt sea mammal and fish

There is no artist that has mastered this gruelling technique quite like Manning

Are all bear carvings the same

Jet is very small but his proportions and lines are perfect

This is the type of complex carving the Inuit art enthusiast finds so satisfying

When I hunt animals