{"product_id":"small-argillite-bear-mother-pole-by","title":"Small Argillite Bear Mother Pole By","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c; background: white;\"\u003eGlen Pollard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c; background: white;\"\u003eGlen Pollard was born in 1957 in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, formerly known as the Queen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c; background: white;\"\u003eCharlotte Islands, Canada. He currently resides in Skidegate, located on the southeast coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA self-taught carver, Glen has worked with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif;\"\u003e argillite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003efor over 30 years. He is noted for his inlay work creating small totem poles, pendants and sculptures. His contemporary pieces use simple motifs and are finely executed with elegant form lines. He prefers to carve argillite but has recently begun working with wood and precious metals and enjoys creating three-dimensional sculptural pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 200%; margin: 5.25pt 0cm 5.25pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003eHis work is found in collections worldwide and in fine galleries along the Pacific Northwest Coast. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glen Pollard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50033146200312,"sku":"HGM-GLP-10","price":800.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0454\/6868\/0352\/files\/IMG_66102.heic?v=1784677861","url":"https:\/\/haidagwaiimuseumgiftshop.ca\/products\/small-argillite-bear-mother-pole-by","provider":"Haida Gwaii Museum Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}