{"id":2301,"date":"2024-04-04T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T02:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2024-04-04T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T02:07:11","slug":"exploring-west-coast-art-indigenous-artist-khlatie-bhi-inspires-design-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/2024\/04\/04\/exploring-west-coast-art-indigenous-artist-khlatie-bhi-inspires-design-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring West Coast Art: Indigenous Artist Khlatie-bhi Inspires Design Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Klatle-bhi (pronounced \u201cCloth-Bay\u201d) was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1966. He began his life as an artist studying the works of his ancestors featured in museums and galleries. He spent many hours with artists Beau Dick, Wayne Alfred, Wade Baker and Rick Harry, absorbing their understanding and knowledge of native culture. His uncle, T. Richard Baker, also shared with Klatle-bhi the knowledge he gained over a period of many years working with renowned Haida artists Bill Reid, Robert Davidson and Jim Hart.&#8221; (klatle-bhi.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Story Of Klatle Bhi\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFfN85s76TQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;The Story of Klatle Bhi&#8221; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@colonydigital364\">Colony Digital<\/a> on Youtube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2307\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-816x1088.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1378-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2308\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-816x1088.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1376-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2309\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-720x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-720x1024.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-768x1093.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-1079x1536.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-1439x2048.jpeg 1439w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-816x1161.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1375-scaled.jpeg 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Klatle-bhi ran a workshop for the 1st year Product Design cohort as part of their Design History course. He started by introducing the class to West Coast art, then guided them through a charcoal sketching exercise so that they could each create artwork personalized to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2313\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-816x1088.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1387-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2312\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-816x1088.jpeg 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1359-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Design instructor Susan Ju describes the workshop,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-normal-font-size\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;We were fortunate that Pam Baker, our Indigenous designer in residence, was able to invite West Coast artist&nbsp;Klatle-bhi, to our DEPD (Product Design) History class on Mar 29. &nbsp;As the course content is predominately Eurocentric, &nbsp;I was interested in introducing the students to an Indigenous perspective.&nbsp;Klatle-bhi shared his personal story and his inspiration for his artwork while leading the students through a sketching workshop, which introduced them to Coast Salish art. The students had the opportunity to sketch their interpretation of their spirit animal.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"2302\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/strands-of-excellence-440x454-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/strands-of-excellence-440x454-1.png 440w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/strands-of-excellence-440x454-1-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Strands of Excellence&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"2304\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/salmon-440x454-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/salmon-440x454-1.png 440w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/salmon-440x454-1-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Salmon&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"2303\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/super-moon-1-440x454-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/super-moon-1-440x454-1.png 440w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/super-moon-1-440x454-1-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Super Moon&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above are some images of Klatle-bhi&#8217;s personal work. You can find out more about Klatle-bhi and his work by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/klatle-bhi.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/klatle-bhi.com\">klatle-bhi.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/klatle_bhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/klatle_bhi\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2323\" style=\"width:616px;height:411px\" width=\"616\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM-816x544.png 816w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-28-at-3.47.12-PM.png 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Klatle-bhi also shares his work on his Instagram page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/klatle_bhi\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/klatle_bhi\/\">@klatle_bhi<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In his carving, which has evolved over the years, Klatle-bhi is committed to the spiritual and cultural expression of his ancestors. Many of his carvings express his own personal and spiritual journey through life. Klatle-bhi has developed a style of carving which is unique and distinctive. It is his goal to achieve the highest level of craftsmanship and artistry that this cultural medium will allow. He believes that his journey will always continue. He has recently renewed his interest in creating prints and working more in glass, metal and other materials.&#8221; (klatle-bhi.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2318\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2024\/03\/IMG_1384-816x612.jpeg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are so grateful that Klatle-bhi could visit KPU and share his experience and knowledge of West Coast art with our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-1536x813.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-2048x1084.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/files\/2022\/09\/WSD_Primary-Logo_Black_CMYK_1_dual-KPU_ws-1-816x432.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Klatle-bhi (pronounced \u201cCloth-Bay\u201d) was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1966. He began his life as an artist studying the works of his ancestors featured in museums and galleries. He spent many hours with artists Beau Dick, Wayne Alfred, Wade Baker and Rick Harry, absorbing their understanding and knowledge of native culture. 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