Material for metal sculpture receives traditional blessing
On Jan. 3, Brenco Industries, Delta, ceremony on the material, a 1-inch-
British Columbia, began its part of the thick steel, before Brenco began the
creation of a metal sculpture designed waterjet cutting process. Out of
by Xwa-lack-tun (Rick Harry), a respect for his wishes and his culture,
Squamish Nation artist whose works plant operations ceased in both build-are recognized internationally. ings. All machinery was shut down,
Xwa-lack-tun requested permis- and staff gathered to watch the cere-sion to perform a traditional blessing mony. For the next hour, attendees
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experienced first-hand the wisdom recall events. Xwa-lack-tun called
and grace of the First Nations culture. upon some of the attendees to be wit-
Historically, the First Nations peo- nesses, who were later asked to share
ple did not possess a written language. their thoughts and observations with
Their culture and history have been the audience.
transferred from generation to gener- The artist did not speak directly to
ation orally. This brought about the the audience. Instead, he spoke
tradition of calling witnesses to later through his “speaker,” Aaron Moody,
by whispering to Moody and allowing
Moody to speak to the audience on
his behalf. This First Nations practice
removes the artist from being the center of attention, focusing instead on
the ceremony and the work itself.
During the ceremony, Moody wore a
$20 bill pinned to a blanket. Both
items were given to him by Xwa-lack-tun as payment for his services. The
witnesses also received a ceremonial
payment.
The sculpture, which will stand 8
feet high and 22 feet wide, will be
unveiled March 17 in Ambleside
Park in West Vancouver. According
to the artist, “Its thin yet structurally
sound construction is designed to not
only enhance the existing environment, but to strategically use natural
light and the changing seasons to give
it movement and life.”
At the base of the sculpture will be
a traditional Medicine Garden where
school children and residents can
learn about indigenous plants and
their traditional uses.
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ISO certifications
ICE Industries, Sylvania, Ohio, a
metal stamping and assembly company, has achieved ISO/TS 16949 certification, which specifies the quality
system requirements for the design/
development, production, installation, and servicing of automotive-related products. The certification
covers all the company’s facilities:
Acklin Stamping in Toledo; Deerfield
Manufacturing in Mason, Ohio; the
ICE Mississippi plant in Grenada; and
corporate headquarters in Sylvania.
Stainless Sales Corp., Chicago, has
earned ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification. This international automotive
standard is higher than the ISO
9002/QS-9000 certification the company achieved previously. Stainless
Sales Corp. is a stainless steel service
center specializing in precision-slit
coil.
The FABRICATOR | An FMA Publication
www.thefabricator.com | March 2007
