The Vashon Troll
A Thomas Dambo troll has arrived on Vashon - and not just any troll. Come visit Oscar the Bird King!
How do I visit Oscar?
Oscar is located at Pt. Robinson park on Vashon Island - just a quick ferry ride away from Fauntleroy in Seattle, Pt. Defiance in Tacoma, or Southworth near Port Orchard. Click here for Washington State Ferry routes and schedules from your nearest terminal.
What are the Northwest Trolls?
“In nature, there is no landfill. Nature is circular, everything has a meaning and everything is recycled,”
- Thomas Dambo, recycle artist.
This September 2023, Danish recycle artist, Thomas Dambo completed his “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” installation of large-scale whimsical Trolls in the Pacific Northwest. Presented by Scan Design Foundation, whose mission is to support Danish-American relations with a focus on environmental sustainability, these publicly-accessible, large-scale sculptures made from recycled materials are located in Portland, Bainbridge Island, Issaquah, West Seattle, Vashon Island and Ballard. Each Troll plays a specific part of an underlying environmental story.
Importantly, the project reinforces the shared values of environmental stewardship for watershed protection, restoration, and preservation of riparian habitats. With over 100 sculptures all over the world, these troll inspire people to get out into nature, explore, have adventures and protect our natural spaces. Because the trolls are located on traditional Coast Salish territories, the project is working closely with the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie tribes and celebrates human experience of art by amplifying the connections of cultural heritage between Coast Salish tribal communities and Danish and Scandinavian traditions.
Follow Thomas Dambo on Facebook and Instagram @ThomasDambo
Learn about all the PNW trolls at www.nwtrolls.org
Questions? Email VashonTroll@gmail.com
Who is Thomas Dambo?
Thomas Dambo is considered the world’s leading recycle artist, and is famous for his various art installations around the world, most notably his Troll sculptures. His work has reached millons of people through photos, videos and stories shared online, and through international media sources such as BBC, National Geographics, The Huffington Post, ABC, Lonely Planet, Treehugger, El País, Reforma and many more.
Thomas Dambo Talk and Q&A
September 12 at Vashon Center for the Arts
was recorded.
If you are interested in donating for the ongoing maintenance of Oscar, The Bird King
contact : VashonTroll@gmail.com
