Common Loon - Tote Bag by Sunswamp Studios
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This is Fanter Lane, with Sunswamp Studios. I draw inspiration from the different Pacific Northwest ecosystems to do gouache paintings of the local birds that call these habitats their home. I grew up exploring the mountains and valleys around my house where I developed a intense interest and deep love for the different bird species that changed as each season came and went. Having a dad who shared this love we spent countless hours traveling around the state birdwatching. Having a mom as a professional artist we spent the hours I was not outside exploring sitting around a table doing art as a family, and birds became the main thing I choose to draw from childhood. This love of painting birds continues to be my main creative outlet as I dive deep into the joy of studying the fine detail of different species to create a realistic depiction of their plumages and capture their unique personality.
This large rectangular tote features my original artwork of a breeding pair of Common Loons. These large and elegant birds winter along the North American coast and breed on interior lakes throughout the boreal forests. If you ever get to hear the haunting calls of a breeding pair of these birds talking back and forth to one another after the sun has set on a forested northern lake it will not be an experience you are soon to forget!
- 20" Width x 15" Height x 5" Depth
- Handle length; 23"
- fabric weight 12oz
- 100% cotton canvas
- reusable, washable, and sturdy
- screen printed in the USA
ABOUT THE ARTIST, Cary Lane
Dedicated studio artist, in love with a fisherman, mama bear to two young adults, living 100% off grid on solar and hydro power for 26 years, dog rescuer, neighbor to an elk herd that roams the foothills of Mount Baker in Washington State, owner and artist of The Bowl Maker company, too many personal and collaborative art projects to count and always one or two in the hopper, adding to the spark and passing it on, sharing wonder by the cupful.
And then the dragon bathed me in fire. To my surprise, instead of burning up, I cracked open, like a seed that needs certain conditions in order to be ready to plant.
Time in the realm of story, where intuition is afoot and the great wheels of imagination and understanding are turning, inspires me.
A soul, just a moment ago dormant, is now wide awake and humming along.
I grew up in a safe circle of creativity and scientific wonder. My scientist dad and pianist mom gave me the time and paper to fill the kitchen table and floor with my paintings and drawings. At California State University Long Beach I found the ceramics department: a vibrant program led by dedicated professors and unified students. With ceramic sculpture I began my conscious adult life as a dedicated artist. Throughout my M.F.A. and various artist-in-residency programs, I discovered Bellingham, Washington, where I fell in love with a fisherman. We built our home in the foothills of Mount Baker, and home-birthed two children. Now I work as a mother and artist amongst dogs, cedar trees, and a close community. Art for me is a wonderfully fierce, necessary thing. It can not be separated from my being.
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