{"product_id":"jm-bentbox-hand-carved-frog","title":"Bentwood Box - Carved -","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHandcrafted by James Michels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA white-space-prewrap text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eBorn in 1969 in Merritt, British Columbia, James Michels is an Indigenous artist of Metis and Cree ancestry. He apprenticed with Coast Salish artist Joe Campbell, under whose guidance he learned design, carving, and painting techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eHe specializes in making steam-bent cedar boxes carved and painted in the Northwest Coast style. In 2008, James was commissioned through the Royal Bank of Canada to create a large bentwood box, “The Mendl Gathering”, which contained abalone inlays and operculum shells.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandcrafted and carved red and yellow cedar bentwood box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Michels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40133277679795,"sku":"JM804W7","price":600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/wickaninnishgallery.com\/products\/jm-bentbox-hand-carved-frog","provider":"Wickaninnish Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}