I decided to create an Arctic Spirit Catcher Series. There are four pieces total and the series includes the Arctic Fox and Snowy Owl as well as the Polar Bear and Arctic Wolf shown here. These are available for sale and will debut at the Hickory Furniture Mart - Furniture Festival July 24th - 26th Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM and Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM where J W and I will be showing our latest creations from Wolf Song Studio.
I am no longer using wood screws in the construction process, instead I am using a method of tying the framework together that is more authentic and is actually sturdier. The newer pieces also feature framework beautifully carved by beetles (shown below). Due to global warming the pine beetle has increased in numbers and has killed a huge portion of pines across Canada and the Western U.S. An amazing natural disaster caused by man. The beetles kill the pines by clogging the tree's internal system with a fungus which forever stains the wood blue. Called ''Denim Pine'' or ''Beetle Killed Pine'' the wood is being used in everything from log home construction to furniture manufacturing. Beautiful and unique, using this wood is actually a 'green' practice because there is such a surplus of the still useable dead pine. The pine beetles are not at this time out of control in my region, but there is enough of this beetle killed pine wood lying around on the forest floor to create a fire hazard. I collect it from the forest, dry it out and then finish it for lasting beauty. I think it adds to the global warming statement the Arctic series was created to speak of.
