Sacred Lamprey Octopus Image Size: 18"w X 30"h

Image Size: 18"w X 30"h

Image Size: 8"w X 16"h

This image comes on a 1-5/8” deep panel made from FSC Birch with black lacquered sides

I fell in love with this pose during a visit with a local Giant Pacific Octopus at the Oregon Coast Aquarium where their large male had greeted me at first with eagerness and excitement

32 poems and accompanying Cyanotype photos and Gyotaku art that trace my relationship with a place that has called me home since I was young - Cascade Head on the central Oregon Coast

Sacred Lamprey Octopus Image Size: 18"w X 30"hThis iconic eel is a revered food source for the original indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific NW and is a Tribal Trust species. It is also the favorite food of Bald Eagles in feeding their chicks. This species is anadromous meaning the are born in fresh water, and then venture out to sea and then return to fresh water again to spawn. It has seen a dramatic decline in numbers over the past 30 years. Image Size: 12h x 21w Sepia archival ink on 100%