Haida Canoes
Doll on top of the bottom
Tansy was enamoured of the Haida canoes stored under shelter at the Haida Heritage Centre!
Upside Down Stem
A little wooden doll doesn’t always remind one of the tree of origin, but a Haida Canoe does!
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Going Forward
Tansy envied this Canoe…it must have a truly amazing point of view when it’s in the sea water,
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Paddle to the Sea
…and Tansy spotted a painted paddler on this canoe!
Baskets and Paddle
She didn’t come home with a Hitty-sized canoe, but her obliging photographer kindly bought her a wee paddle made by Leon Ridles …It’s a start!
Tansy’s little baskets were made by Maxine Edgars.
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Quimper Hittys 
Totally Tansy, Girl Wood Doll Reporter….great shots, great reporting.
She loves traveling with her photographer – it makes for interesting views and encounters.
Boy one could make a lot of hittys just from the waste wood from canoe making.
Indeed, it would be interesting to have a “block relative” who was a canoe!
what amazing canoes…the painting is so striking. no wonder Tansy was enamored. I suspect she is already planning on how to get her own canoe and paint it!
She does seem to have an affinity for watercraft, and a secret smile on her face! I wonder what she might be planning?
Wow- the magnificence of the artistry in the canoes is awe inspiring!
It surely is! Tansy certainly thinks they are awesome!
Tansy is such a small chip off the log when compared to the canoes. Have just received info via the guild regarding a 10 basket weaving workshop on Haida Gwaii with Delores Churchill – June 8-17. It’s pricey, I’m trying to justify it and think it will fill up quickly. email me if you want more info.
Tansy did feel very small next to these giant works of art…but she was glad to have a chance to practice her cedar-dialect skills.
Great choice of subject and a very interesting travelogue – Tansy must have deeply ingrained sense of adventure. 🙂
Thank you – we are always happy when Tansy comes home and recounts her adventures to the rest of the denizens of the Hitty Cupboard!
Ooooooooh Ahhhhhhhhh!
All the Waterbug Hittys are wanting a new dinghy – with a fancy paint job!
Beautiful!
tcv
We’ll wait with bated breath to see the next nautical adventure of the Waterbugs!
Tansy really likes the canoe. She also loves the water – Maybe her human friends can make her a little canoe???
So far the human is sticking to doll-carving 🙂