Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Adam McIsaac. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Sea to Summit, 2019

Adam McIsaac
American (born 1972)

Location: Lake Stickney Elementary School, Lynnwood

About the Artwork

Artist Adam McIsaac created Sea to Summit as six wood carvings for six classrooms at Lake Stickney Elementary School. The carved cedar sculptures reflect the natural world surrounding the young students. In order, we see a squirrel, a diving otter, two woodpeckers, a running deer, a sea bird in flight, and a salmon. The active animals also reflect the energetic young learners.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Mukilteo School District.

About the Artist

Adam McIsaac creates carved wooden sculptures, as well as paintings and prints. He is a non-Native artist, and he studied under the non-Native artist Duane Pasco, who has made the study of Indigenous artistic traditions of the Northwest Coast his life’s work. McIsaac uses carving tools and materials based on Indigenous Northwest Coast carving traditions. He continues to learn about these traditions by working with local Indigenous communities, with a focus on the artistic traditions of the Columbia River tribes. McIsaac lives and works in La Center, on the Columbia River in Southwestern Washington.