The artist portrait was shot by Derek Frankowski for the Sigma Artisan Series, check it out on their homepage there's a lot of good content:

Kootenay Characters Portrait, subjects discussed are the Rossland Wood Carving Symposium 2020 and how it is to be an artist in the West Kootenays.

"As you walk this trail, maybe you should begin, as you walk through the trees calling their name, Mxiɬp, Mxiɬp! It would be like someone calling your name, getting your attention. So they can hear you. They can begin feeling you, that you, have some love in your heart" Marilyn James, Sinixt Smum Iem

We acknowledge that we live, work and play on unceded Sinixt təmxʷúlaʔxʷ (Territory)

SHAW Spotlight - Rossland Woodcarving Symposium 2020