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Northwest Coast
Native Haida Artist - George Storry George Earl Storry IV was born on July 4th, 1954, in Old Massett, B.C. (on the Queen Charlotte Islands now known as Haida Gwaii). His mother, Sylvia, was the first born daughter of Godfrey and Victoria Kelly (nee Edenshaw). Victoria Edenshaw was the daughter of Henry Edenshaw, the son of Albert Edward Edenshaw, then hereditary Chief Idansuu of the Stastas Eagle Clan in Massett, B.C. Carving since 1978, George learned his craft from his cousin Fred Yeltatzie, who taught him the basic fundamentals of carving in the traditional Haida style. Since then, George has been mainly self taught, studying the old and new carvings done by masters past and present. He is also a creative jeweler, using precious and semi-precious stones to augment his original works in gold and silver. George Storry believes in his work. He believes in creating pieces that follow the craftsmanship and quality of the traditional Haida Artist. He believes in using traditional methods and modern day technologies to honor his ancestors through his art. It is this belief and drive that George Storry uses in all of his works of art. Able to create traditional masterpieces in all mediums from wood and argillite totem poles, masks, plaques, and chests, to gold and silver jewelry such as bracelets, rings, brooches, and earrings. Any special piece that you, the client, would order, George can deliver. Let your imagination soar and let George create your original masterpiece.
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