A Squamish Nation artist will soon have one of his creations immortalized on a gold Canadian coin.
Sculptor Jody Broomfield was chosen from 32 artists from the Four Host First Nations Society - which includes the Squamish, Lil'wat, Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh Nations - to provide the society's logo for the 2010 Olympics.
The honour also includes having his piece pressed onto the back of a coin as part of the Royal Canadian Mint's 2010 collection, which will be launched in February 2008.
"It will be a 14-karat gold $75 coin," said Broomfield, who said he considers having his work on a coin a great honour.
The Four Nations adopted Broomfield's logo in February this year with society putting it into widespread use earlier this month. The red and black design features four faces inside a circle.
"They wanted a logo that represented unity and working together towards 2010 and that's what the four faces represent," said Broomfield.
"There are also four eyes representing our ancestors who are looking over us everyday."
Broomfield, who normally works with wood but created the logo as a sketch, also included four feathers in the centre of the design. The feathers all point in different directions. According to Broomfield this is a symbol of the Four Nations welcoming the world to Vancouver for 2010.
Broomfield has been working as a fulltime artist for eight years, with a number of galleries in Vancouver carrying his creations. His work is also on display at the Path gallery in Whistler.
