I was born and raised in Fort Smith, NWT, a small town on the Alberta border. My first experience with soapstone was when I worked the Arctic Circle as a journeyman painter in the seventies. I was amazed at what I could make out of soapstone. I did not sell any of my artwork till I moved to Yellowknife in 1998. That was a turning point for myself because there was such a demand for soapstone art that I turned it into a full time hobby to support my family. I have sold my soapstone artwork all over Canada and overseas. I like the challenge of carving because when people order a certain thing it is never the same thing I have to create.

I was born and raised in Fort Smith, NWT and although I haven't hunted or trapped for many years the images of animals and survival are still within me. My family had moved to Yellowknife in 1998 and I was then introduced to a challenge of art through my husband, Gilbert Daniels, by becoming his polisher. I then took my challenge to the next step and created a piece of soapstone art which gratified my sense of well being. From that point becoming a self taught carver I engulfed in many art shows throughout Alberta, BC and NWT and onward after seven to eight years of carving. I can see many figures through the natural shape of the rock. I enjoy challenges through soapstone and of my family support.

Inuit Carvings offers soapstone artwork by Canadian Carvers Gilbert Daniels and Sandra Schaefer in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada. Traditional soapstone pieces done by local artists in the Northwest Territories. Inuit soapstone sculptures, fine art by Canadian artists in the NWT.