Christopher Lines

Christopher Lawrence Lines was born in Victoria, BC on October 23, 1976. Christopher is Kwakiutl and he currently resides in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. 

Chris’s mother is Dorothy Hunt. Dorothy’s parents were Helen Hunt, and Henry Hunt (Kwakiutl) (1). Christopher’s father’s name is Larry Lines. Christopher’s grandparents on his father’s side were Kimi Lines and Cecil Lines. He has lived much of his life in Alert Bay.

Christopher is a Contemporary Kwakiutl Carver. Chris began learning how to carve in 1998, and started carving fulltime in 2003. Chris has carved with his Uncle Stanly Clifford Hunt, his two sons Jason Hunt and Trevor Hunt, Richard Hunt, and David Knox. Chris uses a mixture of both traditional and non-traditional tools, but says, “I prefer to use traditional tools the majority of the time.”

1 Helen Hunt’s maiden name was Nelson, and she was from Kingcome.