Come meet Artist Roger Fernandes and watch him carve a granite Welcome Stone at the Miyawaki Urban Forest

Artist in Residence Roger Fernandes at the
Miyawaki Forest of the Shoreline Historical Museum

Artist in Residence Roger Fernandes of the Lower Elwha Band of the S’Klallam Tribe will be working on site at the Miyawaki Forest at the Shoreline Historical Museum this week (to Friday July 19, 2024)

18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133

Starting each day around 12pm and ending around 8pm, he will carve a piece of Cascade granite to create a welcoming feature into the Forest. 

"With a variety of skills and knowledge, we are thrilled to have him connected to this project and place." 

Even though the Museum is closed on Sunday and Monday, please come by and visit him and the Forest over this next week! Please note that his hours are subject to change.

Fernandes, artist, storyteller, and educator, is carving a 6’ x 3’ glacial rock with images based on the local tribal teachings, thanks to a grant from the Rotary Foundation.

He will be working on site at the Miyawaki Forest at the Shoreline Historical Museum until Friday, 7/19. 

According to Fernandes, "The carvings will represent local tribal stories that teach our relationship to the plants and brings storytelling into the meaning of the rock and carved designs." 

He continued, "Plants are our greatest teachers."

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