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Adrian Dorst

Wood Carver

Tofino, British Columbia

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Bio

Adrian Dorst is widely known in Canada for his fine nature photography which has been published in numerous books and magazines. Less well known is the fact he is also an accomplished artist in wood and stone. Adrian first began carving in the mid-1970s, creating birds and portraits of people in western red cedar. Later, he began carving bowls in the shape of seals, sea lions and Canada Geese in red alder, the goose being particularly popular. He later experimented with soapstone and sculpted a number of elegant raptors. Recently he returned to carving bowls in red alder, though this time large and ornate.