by Executive Director | Jan 16, 2023 | Sculptures
This dove art is very special to me This piece was sculpted as my best friend and mentor, David, was dying. Each day, I would call him to discuss my progress on the sculpture. When I finally finished work on it, I called to let him know and learned he had just passed...
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...
