SALMON PROCESSING MACHINERY #3 Whalebone Watercolors Artist statement: Living in Alaska

Artist statement: Living in Alaska has opened me up for a visual world where large shapes intermingle with shining streaks of brilliant color

Devils Thumb

Image size: 10 3/4" X 21"

the dancing bear representation has been an integral part of the native culture

Image size: 20" x 14"

SALMON PROCESSING MACHINERY #3 Whalebone Watercolors Artist statement: Living in AlaskaPrint size: 8 1 2" x 7 5 8" This machine takes salmon that have been cleaned and headed, and cuts them into can length sections, then feeds them into cans, pressing them down with a kind OF piston, before sending the cans on to be checked and weighed. Tom Crestodina, an Alaskan fisherman, began making cutaway drawings in 2011 to connect with his young son, Franio, while he was out at sea.