Song of Ozette by Christine McKay

SONG OF OZETTE/MAKAH WHALERS – There is an amazing stretch of wilderness beach on the upper reaches of the Washington Coast. My earliest memories were spending many days along that beach as a family, long years before this place was well known. Giant whale bones littered the sand, leftovers of old whale hunts by the Ozette People (Makah). We would sometimes meet very old Makah people, still fishing as in ancient times. They would point out whales spouting, smiling broadly at the delight of my brothers and me. It is still a place I go to in my head – the isolated beaches where Deer were unafraid, Ravens playing on the sea wind, Seals howled at night, sea kelp twining the log jams, Puma tracks wandering from tide pool to tide pool – ancient carvings on basalt rocks… I’ve included some of the carvings on this piece. I hear the cold Pacific seas rolling over black rocks – the sea is in my blood. Hence, the Song…

Size: 20” Base: 7×14”

Attachments: Turquoise, saggar fired beads, hemp twine

Price: $2095