The perfect storm…
the collaboration of Noel Brown and Jack Willoughby can be described in no other terms. Together they create magic. The Whale Wall uses Brown’s design, and was fashioned by Willoughby. Noel Brown is a member of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, and has been carving professionally since 1995. Brown’s art and knowledge of the true cultural meanings of his carvings were passed down to him from his forefathers. His art can be found worldwide in galleries and private collections alike. Anvil Island Design, located on Vancouver Island, is home to the studio and workshop of metal artist Jack Willoughby. His career as an artist began in steel working, then teaching metal work at the BC Institute of Technology, where the freedom to create his own designs soon turned into a full time job. Willoughby is well known in North America for his unique, humorous and whimsical designs, using steel, aluminum and copper. His is often commissioned to do one of a kind metal art for clients all over the world.
