“Taku Red” Glass Vase by Alano Edzerza, Tahltan

“Taku Red” Glass Vase by Alano Edzerza, Tahltan Fist Nationblown and sand blasted glass14" high x 7" diameter Alano Edzerza belongs to the Raven clan of the Tahltan Nation in the Stikine District in Northwestern British Columbia. Born in Victoria in 1981, he has been an artist since he could hold a pencil; and received his first recognition of merit at age thirteen with a sculpture award from the Victoria School Board. This early talent developed rapidly into a professional career with international gallery and museum shows. Alano began working in Northwest Coast art under the tutelage of his family member, fellow Tahltan artist, Terrence Campbell. In 2002, Alano furthered his education by attending school in Arizona for jewellery-making under the instruction of Rick Charlie learning casting and engraving. When he returned to Canada at twenty-one, he continued jewellery-making, working with his cousin and studying the work of artists such as Bill Reid, Dempsey Bob, Dale Campbell and St