Medicine Man was created to honour the Lil’wat elder that blessed the basalt series at the start of the carving process. Medicine Man is the second in the three-part series (public art #117, #118 and #119). It can be found at the southwest entry to Meadow Park.
Artist Laurence Knowles is a stone carver. He was commissioned for his proposal to create sculptures that depict symbols from his First Nation culture. As the artist is from Haida Gwaii, he contacted the area’s Lil’wat First Nation to involve a Lil’wat elder in a blessing ceremony early in the carving process. The blessing was held at Rebagliati Park in Whistler Village, which was the site where Laurence carved the three sculptures. Those fortunate visitors that observed his work and spoke with him learned about his passion for stone carving, his life in the north and his work as an artist.