The Perfect Wedding Gift Idea – Inuit Carving
All newly weds are immersed in decorating of their new nest. A beautiful Inuit carving makes a great centrepiece for the living room or dining table. A beautiful piece of art that accents your furniture is something that normally goes forgotten in the pursuit of home decor. By giving your hosts a beautiful sculpture, you are almost certain to leave your footprint of their first new home. It will be something that will grow with them throughout their marriage and is something surely for them to remember you by every time they gaze at it in appreciation.
Carvings make an extremely unique gift. You are almost sure to have a gift that no other guests will think to give, making you and your sculpture one of the nights highlights. Your gift is destined to wow the audience and have them ask who made it and where is it from.
When they find out that it was made by an Inuit artist living in the Arctic, they will be amazed with a fulfillment of awe and intrigue. It is quite the exotic find indeed. How such a beautiful piece of art could be made in such a remote and desolate part of the world will be any ones guess, but this is what will make your gift stand out so much.
Inuit sculptures are much more affordable than you think. Even though they appear to be very expensive due to their exotic nature, and beautiful craftsmenship, you can actually acquire a beautiful sculpture for the groom and bride for just under $200. To do this, it is important to remember to buy from an online Inuit art gallery moreover than a traditional gallery (physical store). Brick and mortar galleries have no choice but to mark up their items an additional 40% due to the operational costs they incur (rent, utilities etc…). In fact, this rule does not only apply to carvings, but to pretty much any type of consumer goods.
If you enjoyed these pictures, you can acquire these sculptures and many more at the best place to shop for Inuit art – Inuit Art Gallery Inuit Gifts.
At www.inuitgifts.com you will find a beautiful assortment of Inuit sculptures at very affordable prices. Very often, people who are not familiar with Inuit art will most likely appreciate a dancing bear as their first carving. This is because it is one of the more difficult subjects for the artist to carve and has alot of movement and liveliness to it.
The Inuit artist has to carve the dancing bear sculpture to a certain precision that will allow it to stand on one leg while keeping the rest of its body balanced. Dancing bears are usual positive subjects in nature. This goes hand in hand with the emotions one should feel on their wedding day, which is why the dancing bear is a great wedding gift.
That being said, any appreciation for the arts should not be limited to ones opinion. Which is why you can find many more subjects of Inuit art such as loons, muskox, whales and hunters.
A nice detail you can include in your wedding gift is the artist’s bio. Since most people will be very intrigued in the fact that their beautiful piece was made in the Arctic, they will surely want to know what the artist looks like and how he lives. You can easily find write ups of the artists by just doing a quick search of their names on Google. If you have acquired a piece from an artist with some international notoriety, you can also find a list of their international exhibitions, and awards they have won. This is an important document to include as it adds considerably more value to your gift.
In conclusion, by acquiring an inexpensive Inuit sculpture for under $200 at a online gallery you are in essence giving your wedding hosts a beautiful and unique gift that is more likely to be worth double from a traditional gallery. It will grow with them and their family in their home as they start a lifetime journey together.
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