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Maple Burl, A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny

A Sign
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A small sign on the concrete wall behind the sculpture read:

Maple Burl
Wood Sculpture
by
Bryan McEneny

Bryan McEneny
Woodcarving Gallery
Seal Rock, Oregon

Maple external link Burl   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Seals Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:51:06 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5916
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Seals Carved
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Seals were carved from a solid piece of Maple Burl. The uncarved part of the burl became the base for the sculpture.

Maple external link Burl   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Seals Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:51:10 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5917
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Four Seals
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Five carved seals crowded the piece of Maple Burl. They all appeared to be swimming together with wood as their water.

Maple external link Burl   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Seals Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:51:30 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5919
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Close Shot Of Head
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A close up shot of one of the five seals carved from Maple Burl. Notice how the polished grain of the wood helps to bring the seal to life.

Maple external link Burl   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Seals Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:51:39 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5922
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