Ornaments on the Governor’s Tree

Warren Westerberg’s Art class was picked this year to provide ornaments for the Christmas tree in at the governor’s mansion in Olympia.

The theme for this year’s tree is “boats.” Students located historic photos of various watercraft with ties to Washington state. Vessels represented include Columbia River steamboats, lumber schooners, square rigged ships, state ferries, pleasure craft, fishing boats, native canoes, warships, and hydroplanes.

Using a vector drawing program, students outlined the various boats. The drawings were incorporated into ornament frames which were cut from lightweight plywood using a laser cutter. The cut frames were backed by watercolor wash backgrounds and assembled.