Aaron Nelson-Moody

Aaron "Splash" Nelson-Moody (Tawx'sin Yexwulla, born 14 April 1967[1]) is a Squamish carver working in the Coast Salish tradition.[2] Nelson-Moody's works include the doors to the B.C.-Canada pavilion at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.[3] He also creates Coast Salish based jewellery.[4]

Aaron Nelson-Moody
Born (1967-04-14) 14 April 1967
Vancouver, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Known forWood carving
MovementCoast Salish
Websitesplashingeagle.ca

Nelson-Moody's Squamish name of Tawx'sin Yexwulla means "Splashing Eagle" giving rise to his nickname of "Splash".[5] He started as a carver, but branched out to jewelry when he looked for local Coast Salish jewelry for his wife but found little, and decided to make it.[4]

Nelson-Moody was commissioned to work on the doors for the Turin Winter Olympics a year before their installation. The doors were made from red cedar. Based on a Coast Salish legend, the doors feature an eagle with a sun rising out.[6]

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References
  1. "Lattimer Gallery - Artist Bio - Aaron Nelson-Moody". lattimergallery.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. Fraughton, Holly (12 March 2010). "Nelson Moody carving out a niche". Pique Newsmagazine. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014.
  3. Lee, Jeff (16 June 2008). "First nations have key role in Games". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. Poon, Christopher (27 October 2011). "A different type of mountain carving". Whistler Question. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  5. "The Spirits Within Carving Project Aaron Nelson-Moody". slcc.ca. Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. Lee, Jeff (19 March 2008). "Turin exposure sparked lots of interest in carver". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
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