The son of the famous sculptor and graphic artist Tudlik, Latcholassie shared his father’s love of birds and became one of Cape Dorset’s most beloved sculptors. He is especially renowned for his quirky, often comical depictions of owls and hybrid “owl-people.” Latcholassie clearly enjoyed playing with the idea of animal-human transformation, but it is our sense that his sculptures were not shamanic in inspiration. Unlike that of most of his Cape Dorset peers, Latcholassie’s overall style was rather abstract, with simple realistic flourishes added to his often minimalist and exaggerated forms. With Transforming Owl, Latcholassie presents an enigmatic hybrid creature, with the upper body of an owl chick with tiny, charming wings seemingly grafted onto the legs of a kneeling human with strange oversize feet.