Hooked on Wood

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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Spear fishing photograph taken in Michigan by Erwin Johnson, circa 1940s. Private Collection.
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Sacred Cod. 1784. Collection of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Boston.
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Chautauqua Lake Decoys, New York, circa 1880-1900. Private Collection.
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Chautauqua Lake Decoys, New York, circa 1880-1900. Private Collection.
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Decoys by Otto and William Faue, Hanover, Minnesota, circa 1930s. Collection of Tim Spreck.
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Bass decoy by John Tax of Osakis, Minnesota. Circa 1930s. Private Collection.
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Fish Decoys by Frank Mizra of Ely, Minnesota. Circa 1920s. Collection of Marty Hanson.
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Oscar Peterson Decoys, Cadillac, Michigan. Private Collection.
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Decoys by Hans Janner, Sr., Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Collection of George and Miriam Van Walleghem.
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Harold Rickert Decoys, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Private Collection.
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Factory Fish Decoys.
Top to Bottom: James Heddon and Sons "Batwing" Minnow, Dowagiac, Michigan; Busty’s Baits, Perry Sound, Ontario; and Paw Paw Bait Company, Paw Paw, Michigan. Collection of Frank Baron.
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Prehistoric Decoy, Alaska, 1,000 BC
Petrified ivory
4 1/4”
Collection of Gene & Linda Kangas, Concord, OH
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“Sonny” Bashore, Paulding, OH
Gizzard Shaw
Basswood
2 1/2 x 1/2 x 8”
NFS
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Jay McEvers, Vergas, MN
Totem Fish, 2002
Wood, paint
2 x 3 1/4 x 10 1/4"
NFS
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Harold Rickert, MI
Bass, Ca. 1970
Wood, paint, metal
13"
Collection of Gene & Linda Kangas, Concord, OH
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John Peeters, Menahga, MN
Sunfish, 2011
White pine
8"
NFS
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Scott Morrison, Belleville, WV
Flathead Catfish, 2001
Basswood, acrylic paint
2 x 3 1/2 x 6 1/4"
$600
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Andy Ripley, Erhard, MN
Flag Fish, 2001
Wood, paint
2 x 4 x 10"
NFS
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Ed Glinke, Wyandotte, MI
Chub w/Jigging Stick, Ca. 1940, 4 1/2"
Shiner w/Jigging Stick, Ca. 1940, 4 1/2"
Wood, metal, paint
Private Collection, Michigan
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John Russell, Scotland
Trophy Salmon, Ca. 1880
Wood, paint
48 1/2
Collection of Gene & Linda Kangas, Concord, OH
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Harold Rickert, MI
Trout, Ca. 1970
Wood, paint, metal
11"
Collection of Gene & Linda Kangas, Concord, OH

Life Aquatic

[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.SF.01.jpg]Satoshi Fujinuma
Untitled (No. 1), 2012
Japanese oak
6 x 4 x 3”
$ 1,800
2012.SF.01
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.SF.02.jpg]Satoshi Fujinuma
Untitled (No. 2), 2012
Japanese clethra
6 x 3 3/5 x 3 1/5”
$1,800
2012.SF.02
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.SF.03.jpg]Satoshi Fujinuma
Untitled (No.3), 2012
Japanese oak
2 4/5 x 2 x 3 3/5”
$1,500
2012.SF.03
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.SF.04.jpg]Satoshi Fujinuma
Untitled (No. 4), 2012
Japanese mulberry
3 x 2 3/5 x 1 4/5
$1,500
2012.SF.04
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.SF.05.jpg]Satoshi Fujinuma
Untitled (No. 5), 2012
Japanese clethra
5 2/5 x 2 4/5 x 1 4/5
$2,000
2012.SF.05
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.MH.01.jpg]Michael Hosaluk
Fish Husks, 2012
Rawhide
L 19, 17 1/2, 17, 14
$2,500
2012.MH.01
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.MH.02.03.04.jpg]Michael Hosaluk
Untitled, 2002 & 2012 (red)
Wood, acrylic paint, rice paper
6 x 3 1/2 x 7 1/2"
6 x 2 x 6 1/2"
3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 7”
$1,100 each
2012.MH.02-.03-.04
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.JJ.01.jpg]Janel Jacobson
Buckthorn Branch Happy Fish, #467, 2012
Buckthorn, mammoth tusk, horn
1 4/5 x 1 3/4 x 8”
$1,400
2012.JJ.01
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.JJ.02.jpg]Janel Jacobson
Long Nose Gar, #468 2012
Pine, horn, copper
2 x 1 9/10 x 9 3/4"
$1,400
2012.JJ.02
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.JJ.03.jpg]Janel Jacobson
Pink Ivory Happy Fish, #469, 2012
Pink ivory, Philippine ebony, mammoth tusk, horn, silver
1 4/5 x 2 1/2 x 4 1/5”
$2,900
2012.JJ.03
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.JJ.04.jpg]Janel Jacobson
Ebony Fantail, #470, 2012
Philippine ebony, horn, unknown dark wood
1 9/10 x 1 1/10 x 4 2/5”
$3,500
2012.JJ.04
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.MS.05.jpg]Merryll Saylan
Boardwalk at St. Ives, 2006
Mahogany, milk paint, oil glaze
2 x 28 x 4
$2,050
2012.MS.05
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.MS.06.jpg]Merryll Saylan
Swimming Upstream, 2012
Mahogany, milk paint, Fish: walnut, cherry padauk
4 x 28 x 4
$2,350
2012.MS.06
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.DS.01.jpg]David Sengel
Spaltwater Spawn, 2011
Red maple, trifoliate orange thorns
9 x 6
$1,250
2012.DS.01
Photo: Alistair Burke
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.DS.02.jpg]David Sengel
No Mayo, 2012
Curly maple
2 1/2 x 10 x 5 1/2"
$1,450
2012.DS.02
Photo: Alistair Burke
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.DS.03.jpg]David Sengel
Night School, 2012
Black walnut, honey locust thorns
18 x 12 x 7”
$2,200
2012.DS.03
Photo: Alistair Burke
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.DS.04.jpg]David Sengel
Post-Op Release, 2012
Apple graft, maple, steel
11 x 30 x 8”
$2,800
2012.DS.04
Photo: Alistair Burke
[img src=http://www.centerforartinwood.org/wp-content/flagallery/Life Aquatic/thumbs/thumbs_2012.DS.05.jpg]David Sengel
Fossilized, 2012
Red maple burl
2 x 14 x 11”
$350
2012.DS.05
Photo: Alistair Burke

Hooked on Wood and Life Aquatic

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Friday, May 18, 2012, 5:30 – 8:00 p.mOpening Reception for both exhibitions, join us and meet Curator Dick Walters and Adviser Gene Kangas who organized Hooked on Wood.  Hear overviews on the history of and contemporary trends associated with making and collecting Fish Decoys. Artist Merryll Saylan of California and exhibiting in Life Aquatic, discusses how artists assimilate inspirations, and design and make works that focus on specific themes.