Brian R. Kologe

photo:  Egils Zarins

Baidarka

Wood, twine, possibly some fabric

Aleutian kayaks are less the works of individuals than distillations of communal improvisation. One can easily see how fish and mammal skeletons inspired this particular design’s distinctive architecture. It is a tool for hunting, practical and yet also magical.    

Mostly, I am a writer: essays on the arts, boats, and fishing with occasional forays into fiction.