Fathom (A Drift Log) Inventory

FATHOM (A DRIFT LOG) Inventory

Surge: A Geography of Flow Exhibition Museum of Northwest Art

October 3, 2026 - January 10, 2027

Beach Wrack

In the context of this installation, beach wrack refers to any item washed up on the beach from the sea. All organic material listed below will return to the beach at the conclusion of the exhibition.

Buoys
Chain
Decorative cornerpiece
Dried bull kelp
Driftwood
Feathers
Oyster shell
Particle board
Plastic sheets
Rope
Sea glass
Shell necklace
Springs from upholstered chair
Steel cable
Wooden planks

Objects

Boots
Cards:
- Cetaceans of the Salish Sea courtesy of Salish Sea School
- Driftwood Islands on Puget Sound, Wash.
- Else Thorensen courtesy of Cascadia Art Museum exhibition
- Guy Anderson courtesy of i.e. gallery exhibition
- Salish Reliquary courtesy of the artist
- View from Mt. Erie
Compass
Craft paper courtesy of Christine Chaney The Wabash Project
Gloves
Log book
Maps
- Copy of vintage map of Fidalgo Island
- Nautical map of Skagit Bay
Mug
Pencil
Photographs from site:
- Drift logs Nos. 22, 31, 48, 49
- Driftwood on beach
- Damaged stairs on beach
Pushpins
Rocks
Storage box
Weaving of hand-spun Shetland courtesy of James Davis