{"product_id":"full-moon-raven-by-mark-preston-art-card","title":"Full Moon Raven by Mark Preston | Art Card","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e9 x 6 Art Card\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull Moon Raven art card by the late artist Mark Preston\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e His cultural background is Tlingit, Yukon Territory. The artist estate is paid a royalty on every sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll cards feature authentic indigenous art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCards are 6 x 9\" in size and blank in side. Images on the card are approximately 5 x 7\". They are packaged with an envelope in a clear plastic sleeve.  An artist biography is included on the back of the card. Cards are printed on FSC certified premium paper and are proudly made in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cedarhilllonghouse.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/preston_mark.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMark Preston (Tenna-Tsa-Teh) was an Aboriginal artist from Dawson City, Yukon. He was of Tlingit and Irish ancestry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark was born in March 1960 in Dawson City, Yukon. He passed away in October 2022 after a long battle with cancer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark learned about his Tlingit ancestry through family and school study. Initially, he began studying art through European masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, but later discovered Northwest Coast Native artists such as Bill Reid, Robert Davidson and Roy Vickers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe cites Mark Rothko and Jack Bush as influences in his more recent aboriginal paintings and artworks which transcend the traditional Tlingit Native art form and move him closer into the abstract and contemporary realm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark studied various mediums in paper, cloth, wood, metals, stone and glass. He studied silver carving with well-known master jeweler and carver Phil Janze (Gitskan Nation) at Hazelton, BC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When I think about what art is, it is more than illustration or objects to be doted over. Art is the magic, the glue that binds us all together. It is the language that transcends its forms.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Preston worked in prints, jewelry, furniture and architecture, blending modern art with his Indigenous culture. His ideas were always changing, new, and innovative. He was a visionary who was continuously looking for new ways to express his creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canadian Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54846998118719,"sku":"POD2815A","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/0866\/6943\/files\/POD2815A_1024x1024_2x_064954ed-8725-4142-826c-77bade3b50d4.webp?v=1785521466","url":"https:\/\/ravensongsoap.com\/products\/full-moon-raven-by-mark-preston-art-card","provider":"Ravensong Soap and Candle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}