Artist: Sandra Vander Schaaf
Title: Iy̓el̓shn: Once A Tree
Attribution: "Iy̓el̓shn: Once A Tree" 2023, Sandra Vander Schaaf
Year: 2023
Materials: fir bast and bark, wool
Dimensions: 21" x 16 x 1.5"
Image Statement: Sculpture composed of fibre from a single piece of storm-worn lá:yelhp (Halq'eméylem for Douglas Fir). Longer strands of bast became cordage. Shorter strands were felted with wool into log shapes, cut, joined together with handmade cordage, and held again between their own bark. 100% biodegradable.