peace fish series

 

in 1996 i carved just under a dozen fishie ornaments from oak. i didn’t have any money at the time and thought this would be an inexpensive, yet personal way of saying, “hey you!! thanks for being a good friend and happy holidays to you!  as the years went by, i made more fish for more friends. it’s been almost 2 decades and the number of fish i make each season has grown to well over 600 fish. i still don’t have any money, but i’ve got a lot of friends. here is the entire list of fish so far… enjoy. 🙂

1996  fish #1 – wooden fish
hand crafted from painted red oak

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1997  fish #2 – old fashioned red fish
hand crafted painted aluminum

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1998  fish #3 – terracotta fish
hand crafted from terracotta

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1997  fish #4 – purple fish
laser cut anodized aluminum

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1998  fish #5 – lemon fish 
laser cut painted stainless steel

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1999  fish #6 – blue fish 
router cut sintra board

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2000  fish #7 – flounder 2000 
hand cut sheet aluminum

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2001  fish #8 – cheddar guppy
router cut dyed plywood

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2002  fish #9 – paperback hatchetfish 
hand crafted from cardstock

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2003  fish #10  – blue canvas tuna 
hand crafted from dyed and painted canvas

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2004  fish #11 – paper bag fighting fish 
hand crafted from coated paper

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2005  fish #12 – plasti-coated greenie 
hand crafted laminated paper

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2006  fish #13 – green eyed black fish
hand crafted from roofing paper and cardstock

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2007  fish #14 – tangerine sawfish 
hand crafted from cardstock

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2008  fish #15
potato chip fish 
hand crafted from corrugated cardstock

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2009   fish #16
atlantic pink eye 
hand crafted from painted cardboard

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2010   fish #17
mint minnow 
hand crafted from painted cardstock

 

 

2011   fish #18
freshwater big nose 
hand crafted from painted tissue and paper