Rosemaling on Bearbread (artists conk)
Hand painted rosemaling on a harvested and dried Bear Bread (Artists Conk)
This rosemaling is based on the Norwegian folk art and inspired by the small and scenic fishing town in Southeast Alaska called Petersburg, also known locally as Little Norway. Each year a festival, the Little Norway Festival, is thrown in honor of their Norwegian heritage.
This beautiful style, wth it's flowing lines and intricate designs, make for charming and colorful additions to any home, or to be given away as unique gifts.
This conk is 5 1/2” long × 4” high × 2 1/2” wide, and free standing.
Bearbread (artist's conk) make an extremely unique and often overlooked canvas for artwork.
The conk grows from dead trees in rural Southeast Alaska where I can harvest them myself with great care.
The conk has a woody texture on the back with a soft and easily damaged surface on the underside which I use as my canvas once dried. I harvest each bear bread, being careful not to bruise or dent the soft underside (not always successfully, and those pieces must be repurposed or left for the little critters to gnaw on in the forest) as I hike my way home.
Once at my home, I must leave the bearbread to dry for a time before I spend the time to clean them. Since they grow in the wild, they often have moss growing on them, spruce needles growing into them, dirt caked on, and sometimes even unwanted mini critters. I painstakingly clean each side so nothing remains that could damage them or the artwork.
Once cleaned, I prep the soft surface with my chosen paint color for the background until the porous surface is smooth.
After the paint has dried I am then able to freehand the animal shape I want. Each bearbread has a unique shape and I try to fit the right painting with the right shape for a better finished product.
Once I am satisfied with the outline, I proceed to add the details into the painting to make the outline pop. This process often takes a few frustrated sighs and erasing as I shape and reshape the design until I am satisfied it fits the bearbread perfectly.
Then it's on to the detailed painting as I bring the desgn to life.
Once completed, I allow the paint to fully dry before sealing the entire bearbread, front, back, and underside, with a hard coated sealer to ensure no damage occurs to the artwork and conk.
Now it is ready to go to it's forever home.
If you buy this product, the painting will be the same, but the bearbread shape may change due to the individual uniqueness of each bear bread. No two are alike.
The artwork is hand-drawn and handpainted.
Hand painted rosemaling on a harvested and dried Bear Bread (Artists Conk)
This rosemaling is based on the Norwegian folk art and inspired by the small and scenic fishing town in Southeast Alaska called Petersburg, also known locally as Little Norway. Each year a festival, the Little Norway Festival, is thrown in honor of their Norwegian heritage.
This beautiful style, wth it's flowing lines and intricate designs, make for charming and colorful additions to any home, or to be given away as unique gifts.
This conk is 5 1/2” long × 4” high × 2 1/2” wide, and free standing.
Bearbread (artist's conk) make an extremely unique and often overlooked canvas for artwork.
The conk grows from dead trees in rural Southeast Alaska where I can harvest them myself with great care.
The conk has a woody texture on the back with a soft and easily damaged surface on the underside which I use as my canvas once dried. I harvest each bear bread, being careful not to bruise or dent the soft underside (not always successfully, and those pieces must be repurposed or left for the little critters to gnaw on in the forest) as I hike my way home.
Once at my home, I must leave the bearbread to dry for a time before I spend the time to clean them. Since they grow in the wild, they often have moss growing on them, spruce needles growing into them, dirt caked on, and sometimes even unwanted mini critters. I painstakingly clean each side so nothing remains that could damage them or the artwork.
Once cleaned, I prep the soft surface with my chosen paint color for the background until the porous surface is smooth.
After the paint has dried I am then able to freehand the animal shape I want. Each bearbread has a unique shape and I try to fit the right painting with the right shape for a better finished product.
Once I am satisfied with the outline, I proceed to add the details into the painting to make the outline pop. This process often takes a few frustrated sighs and erasing as I shape and reshape the design until I am satisfied it fits the bearbread perfectly.
Then it's on to the detailed painting as I bring the desgn to life.
Once completed, I allow the paint to fully dry before sealing the entire bearbread, front, back, and underside, with a hard coated sealer to ensure no damage occurs to the artwork and conk.
Now it is ready to go to it's forever home.
If you buy this product, the painting will be the same, but the bearbread shape may change due to the individual uniqueness of each bear bread. No two are alike.
The artwork is hand-drawn and handpainted.
Hand painted rosemaling on a harvested and dried Bear Bread (Artists Conk)
This rosemaling is based on the Norwegian folk art and inspired by the small and scenic fishing town in Southeast Alaska called Petersburg, also known locally as Little Norway. Each year a festival, the Little Norway Festival, is thrown in honor of their Norwegian heritage.
This beautiful style, wth it's flowing lines and intricate designs, make for charming and colorful additions to any home, or to be given away as unique gifts.
This conk is 5 1/2” long × 4” high × 2 1/2” wide, and free standing.
Bearbread (artist's conk) make an extremely unique and often overlooked canvas for artwork.
The conk grows from dead trees in rural Southeast Alaska where I can harvest them myself with great care.
The conk has a woody texture on the back with a soft and easily damaged surface on the underside which I use as my canvas once dried. I harvest each bear bread, being careful not to bruise or dent the soft underside (not always successfully, and those pieces must be repurposed or left for the little critters to gnaw on in the forest) as I hike my way home.
Once at my home, I must leave the bearbread to dry for a time before I spend the time to clean them. Since they grow in the wild, they often have moss growing on them, spruce needles growing into them, dirt caked on, and sometimes even unwanted mini critters. I painstakingly clean each side so nothing remains that could damage them or the artwork.
Once cleaned, I prep the soft surface with my chosen paint color for the background until the porous surface is smooth.
After the paint has dried I am then able to freehand the animal shape I want. Each bearbread has a unique shape and I try to fit the right painting with the right shape for a better finished product.
Once I am satisfied with the outline, I proceed to add the details into the painting to make the outline pop. This process often takes a few frustrated sighs and erasing as I shape and reshape the design until I am satisfied it fits the bearbread perfectly.
Then it's on to the detailed painting as I bring the desgn to life.
Once completed, I allow the paint to fully dry before sealing the entire bearbread, front, back, and underside, with a hard coated sealer to ensure no damage occurs to the artwork and conk.
Now it is ready to go to it's forever home.
If you buy this product, the painting will be the same, but the bearbread shape may change due to the individual uniqueness of each bear bread. No two are alike.
The artwork is hand-drawn and handpainted.