A new exhibition by silversmith Wesley Harris at the Crafthouse Gallery on Vancouver’s Granville Island is more than just a presentation of his work. It’s also a tribute to the man who introduced him to his life’s work more than 40 years ago as a teenager.

“Each of these pieces has a story,” said Harris to North by Northwest host Sheryl MacKay.

One of his pieces, a silver sphere that opens to reveal a mountainside, is a direct representation of a story Harris’ mentor, Arthur Brecken, recounted to him about his childhood in China.

Brecken was an Ontario artist who was raised in