I lived in Seldovia, Alaska for 30 years helping my husband fulfill his dream of owning and operating an Alaska fishing charter business.  I was happy to help him and fell in love with Seldovia.  It is a quiet, secluded, and beautiful little fishing village, and there are a lot of sea otters around Seldovia; especially at the Outside Beach, which I used as the background for my artwork.

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I painted the background using acrylics.  I sculpted the sea otter out of a piece of coyote hide.  I am not allowed to use sea otter fur in my art, because it is a protected species.  Only native Alaskans can harvest and sell sea otter fur.

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The nose and mouth of the sea otter are pieces of caribou hide.  The whiskers are moose hairs.  I found the sea shell at the Outside Beach in Seldovia.  The rocks in front of the sea otter were sculptured out of caribou fur.  This 9" x 12" piece of art was placed in a deep shadowbox frame, covered with glass for protection.  I'm sure it will bring you a lifetime of enjoyment!

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Cost $700.00 + tax & Fed Ex shipping