The painting is of a supernatural serpent vessel who carried a young boy around the world 4 times after he was resurrected from near-death.

Alex says the boat was exhibited at a show and then paddled in a race, which is exactly what I think of our kayaks– beautiful works of art that are for real serious paddling. Another picture if you read on.

It was in an art show here so a lot of folks and tourists in town saw
it, and I think it would have sold if the price had been reasonable.  Beau
wanted a large number on it and I didn’t want to argue about it.
My boyfriend paddled it in a race here a few weeks ago and people were
taking pictures of it all the time (I was in edmonton), so I think people
find it pretty sweet. I still gotta polyurethane over the painting, then
it’s gonna go to a gallery in port mcneil and maybe to one of beau’s art
shows in vancouver in the fall.  Mostly I think he wanted it to be
photographed as part of his ‘modern art’ repetoire, but we’ll see what
happens after that.  maybe it’ll just end up with me. it’s pretty wierd
thinking of it just hanging on someone’s wall, but i guess that’s what
these carvers and painters deal with all the time. -Alex Schiebel

1. The whole class would build one kayak.

2. The class would take about 5-8 days.

3. I would allow (but not prefer) drop-ins.

4. It would cost about $250-300 for five participants.

Not sure about scheduling yet, or where we’d do it, but if you’re interested, let me know!

Kiliii says, “Unfortunately due to both the rising costs and the effort involved in marketing our expeditions, we’ve decided it’s best to close down our public kayak adventure program. Both Canada and Mexico also began asking for additional permits which have made it cost-prohibitive for our trips to the BC coast and Baja. But my enthusiasm for kayaking certainly hasn’t ceased, rather I am refocusing energy on kayak design and a new kayak due next summer.”

And no, we did not paddle up the orcas. WA State now has new rules regarding kayaks at a distance of 200 yds, but since they are quite a bit faster than we are and we are forced to stop if they come close, then we pretty much sit still for 4 hours while play around us. But I tell you, it’s the singing. For the NW Coast Indians, singing brings the seals. For us, it brings whales. Always has.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1725701030/full-circle-kayak-expedition