Fred Croydon, the artist, was born and raised in Hawaii. His adult years have been spent in the Pacific NW, where he became seriously interested in the NW Coastal Native Art in it's many forms. He was intrigued by the bold, and sometimes colorful, graphics of the many clans. He traveled through the coastal regions of Washington State, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Mainland, and Alaska, observing and learning about the art and the cultures of the first people, at their culture centers, and at over 250 totem poles in various locations. He also studied the differences in...more
