UMBRELLA HUMMINGBIRD FRANCIS DICK

Being located in the Pacific Northwest, we know a thing or two about rain. Brighten up even the darkest of rainy days with these astonishing designs by Francis Dick. Measuring a 46" spread at 33.5" tall, you'll love the size of these functional yet practical umbrellas... Or should we call them "art"-brellas.

  FRANCIS DICK

  Cultural Background:  Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw Band, Kwakwa̱ka 'wakw Nation“Creating art honour my journey through my fires so that I might stand in truth; my work is not a career, it is a way of life.”Born in 1959 into the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw Band (the four tribes of Kingcome Inlet), Francis Dick is a contemporary aboriginal artist and a member of the Kwakwa̱ka 'wakw Nation. She is a descendant of the supernatural Wolf, Kawadelekala, who became the first of the Kingcome people. Francis began her career as a social worker after receiving her degree from the University of Victoria but quickly realized that her true calling in life was to honor her natural artistic talents. Francis Dick's first aboriginal painting, Kawadelekala, was created, then published as a way to honor her grandmother's life and spirit after her death in December of 1985. Four months later, her youngest brother Jesse took his own life. She created her second aboriginal painting as a way to acknowledge her love and honor for her brother. The pain of losing Jesse took her to a doorway where her journey of self-discovery began through her northwest coast art.