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Updates
Precious BC Coral
Woolly
Mammoth (fossil) Ivory
Yew
wood
Semi - Precious Stones
Silver
Stone
Sculptures
Sculpture
Scrimshaw
Jewelry
Wire wrapping
Wood Carving
Fred Watmough
Tom Argue
Michelle Argue
Chris Dobranski
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Harpoon and Chris on the Ferry |
Chris's harpoon on the beach
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Close ups of the detail in the harpoon
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Dragon walking stick
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Gorgeous dragon spoon carved in wood |
Chip carved box with lid detail
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Raven head in progress with amazing
inlay eye by Verlyn Bateham- argillite moonstone and abalone
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Close up of bird's eye Bowl
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| Chris had the privilege
of watching Reg Davidson and his helper, create Reg Davidson's 'Haida
Grizzly'
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The artist with his dragon paddle
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Fred Watmough and Chris hanging out in
the carving sanctuary |
Chris with
his Bird's Eye Bowl
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Dragon paddle close up prior to polish |
After the polish has brought the detail
into highlight
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Close up of Steve's painting
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The completed dragon paddle with
Steve Collinson, the Artist who painted the Haida art on the handle
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Carved Sand Cast Candles in the formation |
White Sand exterior on this beautiful
Bees Wax Candle
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Top of the white sand candle
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A new look to the old craft of sand cast candles
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Close up of harpoon head prior to putting it on the
harpoon
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Harpoon head on the shaft
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Close up on the Raven head on the
harpoon
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The whole harpoon completed, in it's element
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Chris won Peoples Choice at the Feb. 18th, 2006 Art Show at the Queen Charlotte Visitors Center.
The display is done and the piece is sold. What a gorgeous harpoon.
On to life off island, Chris is down on Vancouver Island again. We will miss
him and hope he comes back soon.
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Chris grew up in Alberta, moving to BC ten years ago. Tahsis is
where Chris began to carve. For the last 8 years carving mainly in wood, he has
touched on many mediums but keeps coming back to wood.
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In 1999 Chris won People Choice and 3rd place over all, in a
Campbell River Art Gallery Carving Contest.
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Chris enjoys working with other artists and has done many pieces
in conjunction with others, including the Haida of Queen Charlotte Islands. Each
bringing their own talents to the piece to create an astounding end product.
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Keep Checking back Chris has been actively working on his art,
there will be more to add before we know it.
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Enjoy!
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Contact Information
We welcome any questions:
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- Located:
Coquitlam, BC Canada
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- Contact: Tom and
Michelle
E-mail
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General Information, Sales and Customer Support
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Dragon Creations - an
on-line art gallery for the artists Fred Watmough (BC Coral sculpture, some
mammoth ivory scrimshaw and pointillism). Tom Argue (Yew wood carvings and
hair pieces, BC coral and ivory jewelry) Michelle (Watmough) Argue
(semi-precious stones and sterling silver jewelry. hand wrapping ). BC Coral
and Mammoth (fossil) Ivory art represented in both jewelry and sculpture.
Yew wood is carved into many art forms. Semi-precious stones are wrapped and
woven into fine jewelry. Come, enjoy a journey through a mixture of beauty
and knowledge through art. BC Coral, Mammoth Ivory, Yew wood, Sterling
Silver, and Semi-Precious Stones, something for every eye. Lime stone
sculpture. Sculpture, carving, wrapping, coral, ivory, stone, and
silver. Wood carvings of all sorts, stone and more jewelry, even candles
have been added to the mix. Come and enjoy!
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