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Oregon Bigleaf Maple, A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny

Five Sea Turtles
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Five sea turtles were carved from a single hunk of bigleaf maple wood. This sculpture was mounted on the wall of the outside walkway leading from the entry into the actual aquarium.

Oregon bigleaf maple external link   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Sea Turtles Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:04:28 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5790
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The Sign
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A small sign next to the sculpture read:

Oregon bigleaf maple
Wood Sculpture
by
Brian McEneny

Brian McEneny
Woodcarving Gallery
Seal Rock, Oregon

Oregon bigleaf maple external link   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Sea Turtles Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:04:32 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5791
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Top Left Turtle
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A close up shot of the sea turtle on the top left of the sculpture.

Oregon bigleaf maple external link   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Sea Turtles Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:04:36 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5792
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Top Right Turtle Back
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The back of the top right turtle had holes in it from the original wood.

Oregon bigleaf maple external link   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Sea Turtles Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:04:38 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5793
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Top Right Turtle Head
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A close up shot of the head of the top right turtle. Notice how it appeared to be mounted on wood, rather then carved from that wood.

Oregon bigleaf maple external link   •  A Wood Sculpture by Brian McEneny   •  Brian McEneny Woodcarving Gallery external link   •  Sea Turtles Sculpture   •  Oregon Coast Aquarium internal link   •  Newport, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed 11:04:39 Saturday 2 January 2016)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 20 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5794
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