I have just returned to the great state of Alaska and blew out the tranny on my chevy on the drive home from Portland Oregon. I had this Idea for an octopus carving while I was driving the Alcan and then when I arrived I had the image in my head. The hardest part about this piece was carving the suction cups on the octopus! Worked on this piece for a whole two weeks! Its my Favorite wood carving! I also have this filmed on youtube! check it out:

 
This is a wood sculpture of two humpback whales jumping over one another.  I got this idea while watching whales actually do this at “Beluga Point” several years ago.  I have been wanted to get the thought from my mind onto a block of wood and I think it turned out well.