This 14’ diameter panel, located at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen WA, is an abstract Sun based on elements from the indigenous art forms of Southern Washington and Northern Oregon. The inspiration for this work was to bring attention to site specific art forms that at this time were not being practiced and yet remain significant. These types of designs would also have been found in Puget Sound. On the panel there are four spruce paddles, the upper pair are a Quinault type of paddle,while the lower are a type associated with the Chinook tribe of the Columbia River area. The panel is made of Douglas Fir, the creatures are made of Red Cedar and represent (clockwise from top) an Owl, Coyote, Gull, and Bear. It was important that wood of a large spruce tree from the construction site would be utilized for this art project, this was milled up and became the paddles. Project partners: Washington State Arts Commission, SRG Architects