by Executive Director | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Shorebirds are often seen wading along the shoreline. From the artist, Dale Weiler: This black-bellied plover, originally carved by William Mathews back in the early 1900s, is the second bronze rendition of one of my father’s watercolor paintings. Dad had a reverence...
by Executive Director | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
Brook trout are not technically trout but are part of the char family of fish. After sculpting this trout as a stone bas-relief, I knew it would look especially great as a bronze. Then, I loved experimenting with the patinas to see how much more life I could breathe...
by Executive Director | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
I immediately saw a burrowing owl in this oddly shaped piece of stone. Owls will “mantle” their prey, or put their wing over it, to hide it from other animals. That is exactly what I saw looking at this steatite. It reminded me of a matador or bullfighter...
by Executive Director | Jan 15, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of yule marble I’ve ever carved. From the artist, Dale Weiler: There’s a dustiness to the stone that is quite unusual. Once I looked deeper into the marble, I saw a giant kingfisher just below the surface, resulting in...
by Executive Director | Jan 13, 2023 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures, Uncategorized
Ravens are some of the smartest birds on the planet and they generally mate for life. There’s a mystical air to the raven that has always captivated me. The strong relationships they forge with their life mates and other species is extraordinary. Ravens can live for...
by Executive Director | Jul 6, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
I want to create water movement in the stone From the artist, Dale Weiler: The stone for the canvas back duck is the perfect vehicle for generating water movement. There’s a thin layer of quartz in the steatite (the stone used) that helps accentuate the effect...
