A couple of years ago, I built a tribal Orca fence sculpture (Killer Whale Fence Sculpture), based upon a design that I saw while traveling in the Pacific Northwest.

The build went over so well, that I was asked to build a Tlingit native tribal Frog fence sculpture. I was given a couple of preferred images from the web, and went to work. Here is the chosen design.

I needed a canvas to paint the frog on, and as I like to use scrap lumber whenever I can, I decided to piece together some redwood fence boards. As usual, I used my biscuit joiner to do so, then glued and clamped the boards. The wooden canvas measured approximately 19″ H x 18″ W.

Once the glue was set, I sanded the top, creating a smooth wooden canvas on which to draw and paint.

Now, to get the image drawn. I decided the best way was to use a projector. While I do not own one, I was able to check one out from the local library. I set up the projector in the garage, adjusted the image to fit the board, and began tracing. You can see below, that I have the left side of the image traced out.

Once the tracing was complete, I used a jigsaw to cut around the basic shape of the frog.

A few days later, I began painting. A rather tedious job that was done over several days. Lastly, I put a clear coat on top, preserving the paint from the weather.

Here is the tribal Frog hanging on the fence. It turned out much better than expected.

These two were meant to be together!