Balance Panel by Joshua Prescott, Cree First Nation

Balance Panel, 2011depicting Human, Frog, and Wolfby Joshua Prescott, Cree First Nationyellow cedar, abalone inlays, cedar bark20” diameter, 1” deepCree First Nation artist Joshua Prescott was born in Victoria, BC in 1982. He attended Victoria High School, and first found a passion for Native art through his teacher Victor Newman, a Kwakwaka'wakw artist from Fort Rupert, BC.  Joshua was awarded highest honors  and the graduation prize as  outstanding Native art student in the year 2000.  Joshua married into the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation and is currently living in Port Alberni, B.C. His two sons are Wolf Clan, and his boys serve as great inspiration for his current works in the traditional Nuu-chah-nulth style. In 1999, Victor Newman introduced Joshua to renowned Northwest carver John Livingston.  Joshua worked as John’s assistant from 1999 to 2006, where he learned the discipline and skill required to create works of the highest caliber.  John Livingston introduced Joshua to renowned maste