Fathom Stone Art Gallery & Art Classes Whistler, BC

"You can’t miss the Stawamus Chief Mountain when you travel to Whistler via the Sea to Sky Highway. The granite edifice, the tallest monolith north of Yosemite, provides afine introduction tohowstone shapes and defines thislandscape. Fathom Stone Art is a gallery dedicated to artists' work in the local granite as well as marble, jade, quartz, and many other minerals. The grizzlies on display here, carved by founding sculptor Jon Geoffrey Fathom, are particularly popular. Examples of iconic inuksuit, thetall stone markers used by peoples of the Arctic region, are displayed alongsidecontemporary sculptures from leading stone artists across the region. Many of these sculptors began their careers as Fathom apprentices. You can, too, by signing up for a soapstone art carving class."