{"title":"Ryan Cranmer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRyan was born in 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His mother belongs to the Namgis band of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation from Alert Bay, BC and his father is from the Heiltsuk nation of Bella Bella, BC. \u003c!-- split --\u003e Ryan Cranmer is the nephew of well known master carver Doug Cranmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a young age he was in the presence of first nations artists and would watch them work.. Master Carvers, like Beau Dick, Wayne Alfred, and Barry Scow, influenced his life and work as mentors and friends significantly. He learned to carve under the guidance of experienced carver Barry Scow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRyan is recognized for his brightly carved and painted masks and limited edition prints. He also has expanded his design skill to work with Native Northwest in making commercial items including clothing, ceramics and jewellery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pugwis-mask","title":"Pugwis Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Pugwis Mask is hand-carved by Kwakwaka'wakw and Heiltsuk artist Ryan Cranmer. It has been carved from red cedar, painted in black, red, green, and white acrylic, and adorned with cedar bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePugwis \u003c\/strong\u003eis an undersea spirit in human form with a fish-like face, gills, round eyes, and two large beaver-like teeth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mask, including the cedar bark, measures approximately 12 inches or 30 1\/2 centimeters high, 7 inches or 18 centimeters wide, and 4 1\/2 inches or 11 1\/2 centimeters deep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan Cranmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51614326489403,"sku":"Pugwis Mask by Ryan Cranmer","price":3100.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/2931\/files\/Pugwis1.jpg?v=1787960473"}],"url":"https:\/\/spiritsofthewestcoast.com\/en-au\/collections\/ryan-cranmer.oembed","provider":"Spirits of the West Coast Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}