Inked in history
A mockup of second place winner Audrey Christo’s design in the proposed mural location.
Tattoo artist wins mural
contest in Clatskanie
Learn more
To learn more about the mural project,
visit clatskaniearts.org/mural-project
BY ZOË BUCHLI
If you stop for a visit in Clatskanie, you
may notice something diff erent about the
south-facing wall of the old Clatskanie h ospi-
tal on North Nehalem Street.
It’s getting a makeover by a tattoo artist.
The once raw brick and plaster space will
soon honor Raymond Carver, famed Ameri-
can writer and poet who was born in the build-
ing in 1938.
To view more of Dylan Eckland’s work, visit
dvecklandtattoo.com
The project is part of the Clatskanie Arts
Commission’s second annual mural competi-
tion, created to boost economic growth. This
year, the commission asked artists to send in
submissions inspired by Carver’s work to be
painted onto the side of the old hospital. The
building’s 81 foot by 30 foot wall is visible
from U.S. Highway 30, a view the commis-
sion believes has a lot of potential to attract
new visitors.
Seaside tattoo artist Dylan Eckland won
this year’s competition. His design is in the
process of being painted onto the building’s
exterior wall.
“(Dylan) captured Raymond and his
words and made a connection to our commu-
nity,” said Jeremy Furnish, the mural project
director.
Eckland has worked as a tattoo artist for
about four years. He said he saw the compe-
tition as an opportunity to work in a diff erent
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medium and push his work into the public eye.
Eckland had come across Carver’s work as
a tattoo artist, so when Eckland’s wife found
the mural contest online, she encouraged him
to send in a submission.
“I like to expand and do diff erent types of
art,” Eckland said.
He combed through Carver’s work for
hours to fi nd inspiration for the design, and
then spent weeks bringing his design to
fruition.
This is Eckland’s fi rst public art showcase
on something other than human skin.
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