Vern Point Biography

     Vernard Point is a member of the Chehalis band and resides in 
Victoria, BC.  He is a carver of over 20 years experience and would
like to acknowledge Pat Amos as his teacher.  Vernard has also been 
a member of the Canadian Military for over 20 years.  He is stationed 
on the H.M.C.S. Huron out of Victoria, BC..  Vern has his artwork
distributed all over the globe.   Private collectors from England, 
Germany, Australia, Japan and the U.S.A. covet his carvings.  
Publicly, Vern has his artwork in the British Columbia Provincial 
Museum located in Victoria, BC., the Canadian Impressions Gallery
and Arts of the Raven Gallery also in Victoria, BC.  His work 
(carved paddle) has been presented to a Professor Trask of the 
University of Hawaii.  Vern presented a Japanese Admiral with an 
Owl Mask.  The Canadian Embassy in New Zealand proudly
displays his art.  Vernard's work is truly coveted around the world.
He carves a new piece of art work and presents it to each new 
administration in the White House of the United States of America 
located in Washington, DC., since the  George Bush Administration.
The first piece presented to the White House is pictured at the end 
of his links.  Vern has many stories along with each piece.  He is 
a great character to pay attention to.  Vern prefers to talk with 
a potential buyer before work is commissioned.  He is somewhat 
spiritual in his approach to carving.  Vern likes to get a feel for 
what the buyer is truly expecting.  He will bend to a buyer's 
preference and is adaptable to the buyer's needs.  This contact 
puts him in a certain frame of mind he likes to enter before carving.

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