Olympic gold medal: heavy stuff

[shootingstar]

It is really is a tad heavy. I went to an event yesterday where women's 2010 Olympic gold medal snowboarder, Maelle Ricker spoke.

And 3-Grammy awarded, etc. Sarah McLachlan sang a few hits. She flubbed on a line but Sarah is a great lady to laugh at herself in front of an audience. Too bad, my friggin' camera flash didn't work, but she's in the link above.

Sat beside an agent who represents 5 Canadian athletes. Interesting stuff. We chatted in general about marketability of Olympic athletes and career transitioning.

[sundial]

Wow! It's not everyday one gets to hold an Olympic gold medal. Were you surprised by the design and detail of it?

[shootingstar]

No I wasn't surprised by the design that was chosen for the medals. If one is from the Northwest coast, it does suggest an aboriginal design. I'm not sure how other Vancouverites feels, but the design truly alludes to the cultural-historic region where 2010 Winter Olympics were held.

One does not find that particular dominant iconography/aboriginal design in Central nor Eastern Canada. The curved design is a direct connection to the Salish coastal aboriginals/native Indians and their stories. Which alot of those stories and legends have universal, cross-cultural appeal and meaning.

And I love flowing curved, aboriginal designs based on treasured icongraphy/symbols but I know not everyone likes it. Or more to the point, some people may not even understand the original cultural basis of some of the aboriginal artwork.

Now am over-analyzing this. I just go with the "flow" in artistic design and inspiration.