Ejesiak Pitsiulak
Ejesiak Pitsiulak is an Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
Ejesiak primarily carves marble or serpentine, a local stone found in open pit mines in Nunavut. Serpentine is a rock similar in composition to jade. Just like jade, it is a very hard stone, so it takes a lot of artistic vitality to carve it.
Pitsiulak’s pieces have a great sense of movement and respect the traditional Inuit style of carving. The artist learned how to carve at home, watching his father sculpt.