Chinook Salmon Moving Upstream Mirror Octopus Occasionally found in the open

Occasionally found in the open ocean and saltwater estuaries

I fell in love with this pose during a visit with a local Giant Pacific Octopus at the Oregon Coast Aquarium where their large male had greeted me at first with eagerness and excitement

500 pounds

I feel hope and optimism as I print these delicate beautiful creatures

Chinook Salmon Moving Upstream Mirror Octopus Occasionally found in the openThis iconic powerful fish is returning to the river of its birth navigating through turbulent waters back to its original home in order to spawn and give rise to the next generation. Image Size: 22h X 44w Archival Indigo inks on white mulberry bark paper, with Suminigashi marbled background pattern, and then Salmon printed and mounted on heavyweight rag paper, then cut out and raised on wooden pegs to float on top of hardwood birch panel with black