Friday, May 20, 2011

Fish Decoy Donated to Young Life in Ely, Minnesota

I donated this fish decoy to the Young Life Auction in Ely, Minnesota.  The Auction is at the Grand Ely Lodge in Ely, MN.  It begins at 6 p.m. tonight.  The fish decoy is valued at $150 to $175 and is handcrafted from cedar.  It has vintage Hills Bros Coffee fins and a copper tail that I salvaged from copper I found at the dump.  It has woodburned, then painted accents.  It is properly weighted to swim and is a fully functioning fish decoy.  It is in my folk art style and is the only fish decoy carved in the shape of an "S" that I have made.  It is signed on the bottom.

I've donated a decoy to support this organization for kids for the last several years.  You can support them by bidding at the Young Life Sweet Spring Auction each year.  Thanks.

FOLK ART NORTHERN PIKE DECOY BY TIM STOUFFER, ELY, MN
IT IS 10 3/4 INCHES LONG