Ep115 Mentor & Metalsmith - the metal art of Wesley Harris and Arthur Brecken

Wesley Harris began silversmithing under his high school Art teacher, Arthur Brecken. Both this gentleman and his subsequent instructor at Cranbrook Academy of Art allowed Wesley to learn by trial and error. The underlying inspiration in Wesley’s work is Nature. He lives in ruggedly beautiful wester...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarvis, Dale Gilbert
Other Authors: Harris, Wesley
Format: Audio
Language:English
Subjects:
Oral traditions
expressions and the written word
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/773
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Summary:Wesley Harris began silversmithing under his high school Art teacher, Arthur Brecken. Both this gentleman and his subsequent instructor at Cranbrook Academy of Art allowed Wesley to learn by trial and error. The underlying inspiration in Wesley’s work is Nature. He lives in ruggedly beautiful western Newfoundland and his studio overlooks the ocean where he creates high-end hollowware and jewellery. In 2015 Wesley was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA), and we are delighted to feature him on this episode of Living Heritage.

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