When he was younger, making models of fish, birds, and other animals helped Motondi acquire the art of soapstone carving, which he is still passionate about. Another career path he has steadfastly ...

As a child, Uttaq remembers spending weeks on the land with his father, hunting for caribou and muskox and looking for soapstone for carving. Once, during a summer trip on the land when he was ...

Soapstone, a metamorphic rock composed primarily ... The process involves detailed carving, smoothing, and finishing to ...