by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Sale
WE CAN’T LOSE THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES Wild elephant populations around the world are in a major decline, due principally to poaching. The African species population alone has fallen by 30% in just the last ten years. I sculpted The Tipping Point after I...
by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
THE STONE TOLD ME THERE WERE RED WOLVES INSIDE The inspiration for the original stone sculpture of “Just Settling In” was an encounter we had with critically endangered red wolves at the NC Zoo in 2018. We met 3 newborn pups and it was love at first sight....
by Executive Director | Jan 27, 2020 | Conservation Art, To Be Donated
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE Our founders had the once-in-a-lifetime experience in 2018 of walking alongside polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba. Seeing these majestic animals up close and personal gave them a whole new appreciation and respect for polar...
by Executive Director | Jan 27, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Sale
I HAVE A PASSION FOR ALL BIRDS, BUT RAPTORS ARE MY FAVORITES. From the artist, Dale Weiler: Their speed, aerial dexterity and intensity in their endeavors is breathtaking to experience. The Secret depicts a Harris hawk in a mantling position. The bird will strike this...
by Executive Director | Jan 27, 2020 | Conservation Art
IT’S A PENGUIN! How do you capture a penguin in art? Well, when they are babies, they have a lot of layers of fat to help keep themselves warm. I created Baby Buddha after seeing an infant Adelie penguin. With its overabundance of baby fat, it appeared to be...
by Executive Director | Jan 27, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
I FIND THE SNOWY OWL TO BE THE MOST INTRIGUING AND MYSTERIOUS OWL SPECIES. I find the snowy owl to be the most intriguing and mysterious owl species. The thought of it gliding silently and invisibly through falling snow in search of its prey conjures up all kinds of...
