John Soward's Handmade Glass Fish

John Soward's beautiful miniature glass fish are individually handmade using no paints or molds so each fish is truly an original. John's artwork is most often displayed in a cherry frame but is also available on the lid of a mahogany box or as a statuette on a mahogany base.  LINK

Long Live the King

Elfish the King was created by artist and designer Debra Dubrac as part of the 2004 Anchorage Wild Salmon on Parade Festival. Wild Salmon on Parade is an annual festival where artists and designers transform salmon into artistic creations to help raise awareness about the plight of salmon and ther habitat. The artistic salmon are put on dislplay around downtown Anchorage before being auctioned off at the end of the festival as a benefit for local organizations.

The festival will be taking a break in 2010 but you can still view the galleries of entries from the last 6 years at the organizers web site. LINK

The Champions for Trout Collection

In 2008 six World Champion fish carvers donated a carved miniature trout to be part of a one-of-a-kind collection that was auctioned off to benefit fish conversation. You can still view this collection of world class carvings on the Champions for Trout website.

John Ward Sculptural Arts

John A. "Jack" Ward is an Atlanta area fine artist renowned for his cast bronze and metal fabricated sculptures.  LINK

Sporting Artist Looks for Beauty

Photojournalist Don Himsel interviewed Mike Savlen for the Nashua Telegraph, included was this nice little video clip combining Don's images with Mike talking about his work.

Koi Vey

Koi Klub founder Yoske Nishiumi's transformation sculpture of a koi into an Asics sneaker.