Beach Wrack

In the context of this installation, “beach wrack” refers to any item deposited at high tides on the beach.

• Bones*

• Bull kelp* Visit The Mysterious World of Bull Kelp

• Buoy

• Cable

• Chain

• Crab carapace* Visit A Rainbow of Crabs

• Concrete block

• Cornerpiece

• Driftwood*

• Feathers*

• Hook

• L-trim

• Oyster shell*

• Particle board

• Plastic sheets

• Rope

• Sea glass

• Shell necklace*

• Shotgun shells

• Springs from upholstered chair

• Tire

• Wood planks

*Organic material will return to the beach at the conclusion of the exhibition.

Objects

• Boots

• Canoe sculpture

• Cards

• Cassettes ”Ocean” courtesy of Tomo Nakayama & The Land, the Water, the Sky” courtesy of Blackbelt Eagle Scout

• Cassette player

• Chair

• Compass

• Craft paper courtesy of Christine Chaney

• Float

• Gloves

• Log book

• Map of Skagit Bay

• Mug

• Pencils

• Photographs

• Poem “After the King Tides” courtesy of Jessica Gigot

• Pushpins

• Rocks

• Ruler

• Storage box

• Tidal knife sculpture

• Weaving courtesy of James Davis

Texts

Fate and Transport of Coastal Driftwood: A Critical Review | Enda Murphy et al | 2021

Incorporating Indigenous Voices in Regional Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Pacific Northwest| Lauren A. Dent et al | 2023

The Need for Storytelling and the Relational in an Age of Isolating and Overwhelming Dystopian Information | Sharon Arnold | 2024

Swinomish Marine Conditions Monitoring Technical Report| Daniel J. Sulak | 2024

Turning with the Tide and Time in the Salish Sea: Change in Estuary and Nearshore Habitats and Species Dependent on Them | Correigh Greene et al | 2026

References

The Maiden of Deception Pass: A Spirit in Cedar | Kenneth C. Hansen | 1983 | Hear the story at Samish Indian Nation

Northwest Treaty Tribes magazine | Winter 2026

Tidal Currents of Puget Sound | Starpath Publications

Tide Graph Calendars| Evergreen Pacific Publishing

Tide Tables and Dot’s Fishing Guide - Puget Sound | Bayless Enterprises