Aaron Nelson-Moody

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| nationality = Canadian

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| field = Wood carving

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Aaron "Splash" Nelson-Moody (Tawx'sin Yexwulla, born 14 April 1967{{cite web|url=http://www.lattimergallery.com/artistbio.php?a=212|title=Lattimer Gallery - Artist Bio - Aaron Nelson-Moody|work=lattimergallery.com|accessdate=21 August 2013}}) is a Squamish carver working in the Coast Salish tradition.{{cite web|url=http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/nelson-moody-carving-out-a-niche/Content?oid=2167441&showFullText=true |title=Nelson Moody carving out a niche |last=Fraughton |first=Holly |date=12 March 2010 |work=Pique Newsmagazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219123820/http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/nelson-moody-carving-out-a-niche/Content?oid=2167441&showFullText=true |archivedate=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} Nelson-Moody's works include the doors to the B.C.-Canada pavilion at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.{{cite web |url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/features/apology/story.html?id=0cd8ee3c-af29-49d3-a9f9-f6cd7a738ed1 |title=First nations have key role in Games |last=Lee |first=Jeff |date=16 June 2008 |work=Vancouver Sun |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202173332/http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/features/apology/story.html?id=0cd8ee3c-af29-49d3-a9f9-f6cd7a738ed1 |archivedate=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |access-date=16 August 2013 }} He also creates Coast Salish based jewellery.{{cite web|url=http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/20111027/WHISTLER04/310279990/-1/whistler/a-different-type-of-mountain-carving |title=A different type of mountain carving |last=Poon |first=Christopher |date=27 October 2011 |work=Whistler Question |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113040/http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/20111027/WHISTLER04/310279990/-1/whistler/a-different-type-of-mountain-carving |archivedate=2 February 2014 |url-status=live }}

Nelson-Moody's Squamish name of Tawx'sin Yexwulla means "Splashing Eagle" giving rise to his nickname of "Splash".{{cite web |url=http://slcc.ca/the-spirits-within-carving-project-aaron-nelson-moody/ |title=The Spirits Within Carving Project Aaron Nelson-Moody |work=slcc.ca |publisher=Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023434/http://slcc.ca/the-spirits-within-carving-project-aaron-nelson-moody/ |archivedate=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |access-date=16 August 2013 }} He started as a carver, but branched out to jewelry when he looked for local Coast Salish jewelry for his wife but found little, and decided to make it.

Nelson-Moody was commissioned to work on the doors for the Turin Winter Olympics a year before their installation. The doors were made from red cedar. Based on a Coast Salish legend, the doors feature an eagle with a sun rising out.{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=a9bc879e-9198-4599-8d09-24b79d27328a |title=Turin exposure sparked lots of interest in carver |last=Lee |first=Jeff |date=19 March 2008 |work=Vancouver Sun |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105113912/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=a9bc879e-9198-4599-8d09-24b79d27328a |archivedate=5 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}