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Feb 8, 2024

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." --Henry David Thoreau

Meet The Fanciful Wooden Trolls of Pacific Northwest Forests

Venture out to the U.S.'s Pacific Northwest for an extraordinary encounter with trolls -- not the kind that fits in your pocket, but immense, fanciful wooden sculptures scattered across the forests. The creator, long-standing Danish artist Thomas Dambo, spent a decade carving over 100 of these enchanting creatures out of recycled materials, materializing his environmental activism into art. "I want people to know that trash has value. My trolls do that, and also help me tell stories, like the legends I grew up with. In nature, there is no landfill. Nature is circular, everything has a meaning and everything is recycled," expressed Dambo. Six of his towering creatures now reside in traditional Coast Salish territories due to the large-scale public art project, "Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King". So, prepare your explorer spirit and join the legion of 'Troll Hunters' out in the wild!