| It's interesting how carvings come to be...
During a conversation with a friend of mine, he mentioned how nice it would be to leave something behind when he retired from the position as president he held at the North Central Guide Outfitters (NCGO). Something that would represent his contribution to the association, a legacy of sorts. To obtain one of my carvings to auction annually at their banquet was mentioned and left at that with no confirmation it would ever happen.
While alone, I pondered the idea and decided to take on the project unknowingly to my friend Bert. I wanted this carving to be like no other so I selected one of the largest shed moose antlers in my collection. Just the size would allow me to capture all that I had to portray from the following:
- the representation of a legacy
- incorporate the N.C.G.O
- incorporate Bert
- incorporate Mary-Jane, Bert's wife (sentimental value)
The principle layout, a man riding a horse leading a packhorse, is the actual logo of the British Columbia Guide Outfitters Association with one exception, I carved Bert's face on the man's head who's riding on the lead horse. 'Lobo Peak 47 miles' was carved into the signpost to represent two things: one, the name of Bert's guiding camp, and second, 47 miles representing the age of Mary-Jane at the time of this carving. (Sorry MJ, cats out of the bag)
The base I designed to accommodate a section of glass between the top and bottom slabs of wood. The glass is engraved with the North Central Guide Outfitters name; the logo of the British Columbia Guide Outfitter's Association, and the title of the carving, "The Legacy".
The carving was presented to the North Central Guide Outfitters at their 2005 Annual Fundraising Dinner Banquet.
The idea, to become an annually auctioned piece that the successful bidder takes ownership of the carving for one year and returns it for the following year's banquet to be re-auctioned. This will ensure Bert's contribution to the NCGO will live on.
All the best Bert... Your legacy has begun
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