Dennis Demarchi, carvings, Sooke Harbour House art gallery

Dennis Demarchi is a wildlife biologist by training, and a self-taught carver, who uses his knowledge of his subjects' anatomy and habits, gained in his formal education, to inform his art. Initially, his main interest was in wooden decoys but that expanded to include detailed water birds and trout. There are several of his gulls on display in Sooke Harbour House, including one flying over the large dining room table. (The Philips have a strong emotional attachment to seagull images, as Sinclair's mother loved gulls and the ocean.) Dennis works primarily with local woods: Western Red Cedar, Rocky Mountain Juniper and Big-leaf Maple. He was born and raised in the interior of British Columbia.
	Riverbank Hideout Fish: Rocky Mountain Juniper, abalone Base: deer antler Left front trout 11.6" Right front trout 10.6" Rear trout 13.2"

	Liberta Western Red Cedar, glass and oil paint 22"w x 8.5"d x 3.9"h
	Glaucous-Winged Gull, Standing Western Red Cedar, steel, glass and oil paint. Base:Western Hemlock 16.1" x 5.5"d x 13.6"h