Great Blue Heron '98

Limited Edition of 200 prints by Calvin Hunt.

"At first glance, this Great Blue Heron designed by Calvin Hunt, seems to be just that: a traditionally based Kwakwaka'wakw Kwagu'l portrayal of a bird. But Calvin's print also humorously honors and teases the umpires of slow-pitch baseball, a sport he loves.

Great blue Herons are both stately and patient. They stand in the shallows, moving, perhaps even bored looking, waiting. Then a fish swims by, an instant decision is made, and it's all over - for the fish. So it is with baseball umpires. They stand behind a base, hands on hips; or crouched behind the catcher, calmy waiting. Then something moves, an instant decision is made and it's all over - for the player. The umpire waits for the next movement; be it a pitch, a hit or a slide into second.

Visual puns of this sort abound in Kwagu'l art. The traditional Kwagu'l language, Kwakwala, readily lends itself to wordplay and puns, some of them quite pointed. Yet Calvin also thanks those who adjudicate his favorite past-time: the little men that form the border of this print are interlocking figures of welcome and friendship.

Calvin created this print on behalf of the Port Hardy Umpires Association. Half of the edition goes to the Blues Umpires Convention, held in Vancouver, in 1999.

The print is hand produced by the screenprinting process, made of Stonehenge Cover white (rag). Paper size 48.5 x 61 cm., image size: 43.5 x 55.5 cm.

Size/Type:	Limited Edition Print
Price:	Can$ 250.00 (Convert Currency)
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