Word Works: a new Haida Manga series
The first in the new Word Works series is “remember”.
It will become a four panel piece of Haida manga. Commissioned by a literary magazine, remember will be followed by a commission from the Bill Reid Foundation. Word Works uses basic haida icons to re construct letters to function as skeletons. In keeping with traditional design concepts the color red is used to flesh out the skeleton, filling the ventricles with additional design elements. This colour allows an additional level of narrative without detracting from the basic word.
Remember should be finished in early November.