All of these carved bone whales were hanging on the walls of my booth at the Farmers’s Market and were covered in a heavy layer of ash after the Christmas Day fire. The whales have been through an elaborate cleaning process, and while retaining a patina from the ash, smell only of Dawn dish soap now. I did throw out all of the bases and remounted them on driftwood. As an homage to their fiery history, I have finished the bases with Yakisugi, the Japanese technique of charring wood as a means of preservation. The wood has been deeply charred, lightly brushed and sealed with several coats of matt varnish. For the time being, I don’t have a wall at the interim market to display larger wall pieces. The three-whale piece (Pod} can be seen in my tiny galley along with a growing collection of larger wall sculptures. @peiartsandheritagetrail The small whale pieces can be seen @charlottetownfarmersmarket #bonecarving #yakisugi #whaleart #humpbacks #rightwhale