Description:

This piece is made of various thicknesses of cowhide leather, wet molded, dyed and painted.
The main detail strip is cut from a thick leather piece and details stamped and carved into that strip.
The island rock details and the reflection of the island are made of thin cowhide wet molded over a form.
The hardwood backing plywood is sanded and painted with acrylic paint and it functions as a frame as well.
The leather is laminated to a birch plywood backing which keeps the leather stiff and a clear acrylic coating keeps it clean and protected from dust and dirt.
The scene is based on memories of the red canoe I used to paddle around the bay surrounding our family's island. The many rocky coves and the marshes we explored and fished and caught frogs.
One of those marshes lay between the main island and a little island where we had a sleeping cabin and that is what this piece depicts. The canoe waiting while I explored the rocky marsh for frogs or minnows

Specifications:

• Sculpture

• 10" X 12"

• 2024