Posts by Rodney Sayers

Serpendant

The Sea Serpent “Haya-piii-a” is a Supernatural Creature which appears frequently in my work. The Serpent pendant is an ongoing open edition cast in Fine Silver. Each pendant is cast as a blank. Facial features, surface treatment and gem settings are added to each Serpent making each one original. Each pendant measures 3 1/4 ”…

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Searching for a Reason

This is a freight ship currently taking on cargo on the waterfront in Port Alberni B.C. It is being loaded with thousands of logs cut from second (or third) growth plantings, probably fir and hemlock. Many years ago, the logging companies planted these trees after clear cut logging large swaths of Vancouver Island. The trees…

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Nelson Joseph

Nelson Joseph carving

When I was just a kid playing in my cousins neighborhood, I would often see a mysterious figure of a man emerging from a nearby house. This man was often carrying a bundle wrapped in a flannel cloth, and would walk down the busy street towards town. I knew that this man was Nelson Joseph,…

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Letters to Hunter

Dear Hunter, Yet another year without your wise council, and another occasion to kneel and worship at the shrine of decadence. It was you who taught me that we must constantly be reminded that excess knows no bounds, so thank Heavens for Super Sunday. As I suspected, the media could not wait to hail Joe…

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Curmudgeon’s Corner

cur·mudg·eon Noun: -A bad-tempered or surly person. I prefer to see the curmudgeon as your worldly yet slightly grouchy Uncle who gives you his views straight up, who has a low stupidity tolerance threshold. The curmudgeon may be heard to say such wisdoms as “You made your own bed, now sleep in it”, “Fortune favours…

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