Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King

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Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King
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"Jakob Two Trees" by Thomas Dambo in Issaquah, Washington, USA
ArtistThomas Dambo
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Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King is a public art project featuring sculptures of Nordic trolls made from recycled materials by Danish artist by Thomas Dambo. [1] [2] Statues were installed in Bainbridge Island, Issaquah, Portland, and Vashon Island. Seattle saw installations in Ballard and West Seattle. [3] [4] [5]

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The project is funded in part by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and managed by the Seattle-based Scan Design Foundation. [6]

Sculptures

Each troll has a name:

• Pia the Peacekeeper - Bainbridge Island [7] [8]

• Jakob Two Trees - Issaquah [9] [10]

• Ole Bolle - Portland [11] [12]

• Oscar The Bird King - Vashon Island [13] [14]

• Frankie Feetsplinters - Ballard [15] [16]

• Bruun Idun - West Seattle [17]

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