September 14, 2009

• Mother Earth Encircling #1 ....more info on artist

  Often riding by this stone sculpture and aware that done by the same artist, Stewart Steinhauer, as one in the Strathcona tot lot, but not knowing the history prompted me to do some research....for other photos of his work please and his own comments on his inspiration consult the link below http://www.stonesculpture.ca/photos/870_98

  Stewart Steinhauer, son of the late Margaret Steinhauer of a local United Church congregation and Herb Steinhauer, is a Treaty Indian of mixed racial heritage. Born in the Saddle Lake area, he began carving in 1973 and by 1990 had decided to become a full time Cree artist. His sculptures in granite as well as his soapstone carvings have been exhibited in the West End Gallery in Edmonton, Canada House Gallery in Banff as well as in galleries in Victoria, Calgary, Stratford in Ontario and at his home studio in Saddle Lake. His work speaks of respect for the natural world and his commitment to his spiritual understanding of "the rock of the earth", the Great Mystery.

  A $35,000 sculpture entitled Buffalo Mountain will be placed in W. C.
  "Tubby" Bateman Park in early September. The Strathcona Park and
  Playground Redevelopment Society received a grant for approximately half
  the cost from the Alberta Foundation of the Arts to commission an
  interactive, climbable sculpture for the playground. The idea is to make
  art more accessible to children.

  An independent jury consisting of representatives from the city, the
  community, and artists unanimously chose "Buffalo Mountain" from 23
  submissions from Alberta artists.

  The winning artist, Stewart Steinhauer, is from Saddle Lake.

  The jury did not know whose work they were judging until after the
  voting. Steinhauer's sculpture, which he provided in miniature to the
  jury "was by far and above the best submission," according to playground
  society president Mildred Thill.

  "As far as I know this will be the first sculpture in definitely the
  city of Edmonton, probably Alberta, probably Canada that conforms to
  current children's playground standards and is a sculpture intended
  specifically for children. But it is an artistic work that has a lot of
  appeal for adults as well."

  here is a link to the whole
  articlehttp://www.ammsa.com/sweetgrass/topnews-Aug-2001.html#anchor1770275

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