July 23, 2018. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Fisherman Ken.

Many years ago we bought a folk art statute for the front yard. The figure was 6 feet tall and was clearly a fisherman, wearing a slicker and hat, all yellow. The grandchildren named him Fisherman Joe. He was beautiful and was a welcome addition to our yard, which could be seen from the road. Three times, Joe was painted by Mal. The last time, Mal said that he would only paint him again if we dried him out. But Fisherman Joe was too heavy so we allowed him to die a natural death. This winter, he was taken away. We commissioned Ivan to make a sculpture for a replacement. We talked through every possible options. We thought about a girl flying a kite, or seals or a whale. Eventually we decided on another fisherman. Then Rita suggested we ask Ivan to make a model of Ken. Ivan thought it was a grand idea so Rita took pictures and sent them to Ivan. When we were in Texas, Ivan asked for profile pictures which were done by Suzanne. We wondered if we would ever get to see Fisherman Ken in person.,. On Thursday evening, as Mr.G. turned into the driveway, Ken spotted the sculpture, complete with a yellow slicker and hat. We were both thrilled. Ivan has done a marvelous job. He turned a picture into a 3 D sculpture which actually looks like the Ken of old. Fisherman Ken is alive and well on Western Head, Nova Scotia. It is a marvel!!