Meet "Looking to the West"​

It's hard not to smile at a tufted puffin. Between the bright bill and sweep of golden head feathers, it manages to look elegant and a bit comical at the same time.

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This weaving was created from retired commercial fishing gear from the Port of Newport, giving material from the working waterfront a new job: telling the story of one of the coast's most recognizable seabirds. The original weaving stays one of a kind, but this design lets the puffin's personality travel beyond the gallery wall.