Oregon Rain Sticks

Around 1000 years ago, the people of Chile turned dried cactus husks into
instruments they believed would induce the gods to send rain to the people.
The Oregon Rain Stick is my modern interpretation of this ancient
religious and cultural percussion instrument.

A traditional South American rain stick is a hollow tube typically created
from a dried cactus husk. The thorns grow in a spiral pattern from top to
bottom and are broken off and reinserted into the resulting hole. A suitable
material was used to cap both ends. It was then loaded with small pebbles
or beans which moved across the inverted thorns creating a sound like a
brief rain shower.

An Oregon Rain Stick follows the same basic form and function as the
traditional rain sticks. But instead of using cactus husk and thorns, I use
exotic woods and hardwood dowels to create a truly unique work of art.

Oregon Rain Sticks