Ted Hart opened a new art gallery this week, featuring Native artwork by himself and his cousin, Zachary James.
Canoe paddles, wooden hats, and masks decorate the gallery on 2nd Avenue next the Magpie. Hanging on walls and displayed in glass cases, the pieces are decorated with black, ochre red, and copper blue shapes called formline designs, indicative of Northwest Coast Native art.
When 33-year-old Hart created his first wooden paddle, he used it to…
