blagophilia

August 30th, 2009 by larry
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Day 6

I picked up this Otter carving in Seattle on my recent trip. Anyplace I visit if I can get a little statue or carving from there I will. It’s my way of taking a piece with me to remember. I was kind of hesitant to pick this piece up because of how it was made though. I still think about it.
The piece is carved by a native american artist from the ash from the Mount St. Helens eruption back in the 80’s. I like how the piece looks but, if it really is from that volcanic ash, it feels a little ghoulish. This ash was made from an event which killed 57 people, and did $2.74 billion in damage. Anytime I look at the piece I think of my vacation in Seattle, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I also think about what happened when the eruption occurred.