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Artwork raised for placing at UW’s HUB

Originally published September 18, 2015 at 9:03 pm Updated September 18, 2015 at 10:34 pm

Marvin Oliver’s canoe carving, “Raven’s Journey,” is about to be placed Thursday on a wall of the University of Washington HUB by, from left, Ricardo Castro, Roger Waterhouse, Yves Vetter and Denise Bisio, with ArtSite, an art-installation company. The 300-pound artwork is of red cedar and depicts a raven, salmon and wolf. Oliver, a UW professor and one of the Northwest Coast’s foremost contemporary sculptors and printmakers, is of Quinault and Isleta Pueblo heritage. A glass depiction of a moon, clouds and ravens will be placed above the canoe. The cardboard template in the foreground was used for placement of wall brackets. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Scaffolding was used to help with the placement of Marvin Oliver’s “Raven’s Journey” canoe carving at the University of Washington HUB instead of a lift. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Before installing the brackets used to hang Marvin Oliver’s piece, careful alignment is made because of the complexity of hanging a 16-foot carving weighing 300 pounds to a wall. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

This artist’s depiction of a glass moon, clouds and raven will be hung over the red-cedar canoe in Marvin Oliver’s piece at the University of Washington HUB. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

The cardboard template is lifted from the scaffolding to help in placing the artwork of UW professor Marvin Oliver on a wall of the HUB. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Roger Waterhouse with ArtSite, the art-installation company, creates a gap in the bracket from which “Raven’s Journey” will hang at the University of Washington. The gap will allow expansion and contraction of the red cedar piece without cracking. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Precise measurements for the mounting “Raven’s Journey” are made before the piece is lifted into place. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Roger Waterhouse, with art-installation company ArtSite, checks measurements so brackets or cleats will fit precisely when “Raven’s Journey” is placed on the wall behind him. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Denise Bisio, with ArtSite, helps with finding proper alignment for cleats or brackets attached to the back of Marvin Oliver’s canoe carving “Raven’s Journey.” (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

Marvin Oliver’s “Raven’s Journey” is lowered into support brackets in the HUB at the University of Washington by ArtSite members. The 16-foot-long canoe carving is of red cedar. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

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