July 27-29 - Sitka
During our first visit to Sitka in
2010, we spent time exploring many of the historical sights in town.
This visit, we were interested to
see more of the waterfront outside of our harbor, so we put the tender in and
headed south into Sitka Sound, where we discovered an entire group of small
private islands with some lovely private homes perched along the water.
Also during our time in Sitka, we enjoyed
walking the town, and especially visiting the art galleries ... where we
acquired a lovely woodprint by Eric Bealer, the quirky wood engraver we had met
in Pelican, with his puppy Truffle.
For years since we’ve had Engelenbak, we also have been looking
for the right piece of art to put in a particular spot on the boat in the
salon. As we were walking back from the Sitka Historical Totem Park we saw a
sign for a totem carver workshop ... where we had the good fortune to meet a
talented Tlingit
In his studio, we saw an
unfinished wood carving of a Tlingit canoe ... with what looked like a frog climbing
aboard the transom. He told us it was a piece he had begun carving years ago
but never finished.
We convinced Tommy to bring the
piece to the boat the next day to size it up for the “spot” we were thinking of
... and it fit perfectly. Now we just had to work out a timeline for when he
could finish the carving and paint it ... and where we could pick it up.
Turns out he was going to be in
Klawock in two weeks for a totem raising and potlatch ... so we made
arrangements to meet him there, sometime over the weekend of August 16.
Can’t wait!
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