Description
Soapstone Carving by “Nunga” Cole Felix
This original soapstone carving was created by Cole Felix, also known as Nunga, an emerging Inuvialuk carver from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.
Dimensions: 8 inches tall × 3 inches wide × 2.5 inches
Nunga’s personal message:
Hello, my name is Cole Felix, also known as Nunga. I’m from Tuktoyaktuk, NT.
I got into carving small pieces with bone and wood in the summer of 2022 while I was working at Whale Camp. After I finished my first carving, I hadn’t realized how deeply I would get into carving. I love that it’s a good pastime, keeps my mind from wandering, and helps me clear my mind.
In 2024, I was in Yellowknife waiting with my fiancé to have our first child, so I thought I would spend some time in the shop with a good friend, Derrald Taylor. He helped me a lot and showed me a few tricks with carving soapstone, as it was my first time carving stone.
After I did my first soapstone carving, I was hooked on working with soapstone and have been keeping myself busy with it ever since. I hope to have a long career with carving.
