Whimsy and Wonders: Trolls (and Other Things)

Thomas Dambo

Northwest Troll: Way of the Bird King

Ole Bolle
Nordic Northwest Campus
Portland, OR
September 6, 2023

Frankie Feetsplinters
National Nordic Museum
Seattle, WA
October 23, 2025

Bruun Idun
Lincoln Park
Seattle, WA
October 24, 2025

I can't wait to have seen all six of them!

Speaking of trolls- and Seattle-, it would be remiss of me not to mention the Fremont Troll. Despite having visited Seattle many times prior, I finally only saw it a few years ago- October 2019! The artists for this sculpture are Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter, and Ross Whitehead.

Not trolls at all anymore but there was a temporary installation at Orenco Woods Nature Park in Hillsboro, OR that I visited back in December 2019 that gave me the same vibes- especially of Luke Pearson's Hilda graphic novels, to be exact. Head Over Hills by Patrick Dougherty