Salmon Run
I carved this piece for my wife who wanted a depiction of the annual salmon run. At the top of the piece is a replica of a carving by a Tlingit man who carved and sold his pieces from a bench next to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. My wife met him and bought a small carving he made of a salmon in the Pacific Northwest Coast Native American style.
In the middle section is a depiction of what salmon might look like swimming upstream to spawn. I carved side and top views and one fish upside down indicating a dead salmon which is what happens to them after spawning.
At the bottom of the piece is a side view depiction of two salmon laying eggs beneath a rock - the next generation.
I made this carving from a very nice tight grained piece of red cedar I salvaged from the site of a clear cut operation in the Olympic Mountains in Washington.
30" x 4" x 9" - Red Cedar
In the middle section is a depiction of what salmon might look like swimming upstream to spawn. I carved side and top views and one fish upside down indicating a dead salmon which is what happens to them after spawning.
At the bottom of the piece is a side view depiction of two salmon laying eggs beneath a rock - the next generation.
I made this carving from a very nice tight grained piece of red cedar I salvaged from the site of a clear cut operation in the Olympic Mountains in Washington.
30" x 4" x 9" - Red Cedar
This piece is no longer available, however a similar but unique piece can be commissioned. Contact the artist.