Kastings

"In The Company of Cats"

2012-02-09T09:07:00.000-05:00

"In the Company of Cats" was one of my early sculptures inspired by my first journey to Africa. They were the groundwork for my journey into the world of wildlife art. To me they were primal, essence of cheetah, an energy of creation that started me on another long journey. I love this piece, and happily many other people have as well as it has been sold out since early 2003. BUT it has been brought to my attention that one set is available from one of my collectors. It is sad when one must part with old friends, it it is an opportunity for someone else. The cats are about 6"H high and it was an edition of 20 with no APs cast. The molds are long gone. If you are interested please call get a hold of me (karryl@karryl.com. 303-666-8582)

2011-10-28T16:11:00.000-04:00

I am honored to be included in this wonderful show. Come on by! Opening is Sunday, Oct.30th from 1-4. I will be there along with many of the other artists. My good friend Paula is featured artist! See you there!!

Waterfowl Festival and more

2010-12-14T17:14:00.000-05:00

This fall was exceptionally beautiful! As usual for November we headed to Easton,MD for the Waterfowl Festival. Vic took a few days of vacation so we could arrive early for some special time together. We let our favorite b&b, the Ruffled Duck Inn, Oxford,MD, pamper us.

Every morning our gracious hosts, Joyce and Dennis, surprise us with both a visual and culinary feast. (I highly recommend staying there when you are in the area.)

As a special treat this year Vic booked us for a 2 hour horseback ride (one of my favorite activities) through beautiful Lumas Ponds State Park, in Deleware. We couldn't have asked for better weather. Our horses were a treat. Mine was a sweet, rolly polly boy named Tonto.

Vic and his sturdy mount.

After our ride, we headed back to Oxford with a detour through Bombay Hook. Fall and evening light made it a most wonderful ride. We were greated by 2 foxes almost as soon as we started the drive in the hook. As we continued through, there were many birds and spectacular foliage.

Vic and I continued our quiet moments together in Oxford over the next few days, taking walks around Oxford. We love the boats and the peaceful little town.

You can see what a colorful fall it was!
The Waterfowl Festival was blessed with perfect weather. The crowds filled the town of Easton. my booth was in the little historic Christ Church again, so it was easy for old friends to find me. They are gracious hosts there and it is one of my favorite shows to take part in. Here is a peek at my booth before people came to enjoy.

The show went very well and it was especially nice to spend time with our artist friends.

September

2010-10-31T21:16:00.001-04:00

September, Magic and I completed our migration, returning to PA. Paula and I converged in Lancaster for the Pembroke Welsh corgi National specialty. Combining her paintings and my sculptures resulted in a lovely booth. It was a pleasure to be around so many wonderful dogs (and people). It definitely brought up wonderful memories of my Tinker and Topaz. Paula immortalized them in her painting "Security".

You might remember from my posting in May, all the wonderful corgi reference I gathered. The inspiration resulted in the dreation of a number of new works featuring the corgi. The smaller pieces are little studies capturing some typical corgi attitudes. "Sleepy", "Sit" and "Rollover" are miniatures in bronze.

Slightly larger, in the 3-4" high and about 6"long, are "Speedy", and "Playful". All these have been done in red and white and tri.

Corgis are very curious and have an abundance of energy. They were used to drive cattle, herd ANYTHING else, keep the rats down and take care of the kids. They are a large dog in a small package. Their curiousity is insatiable, and they can crawl into your heart in a moment. Well, at least into mine. In this larger sculpture the corgi had been playing ball when something came by on the other side of the fence, a cat? another dog? maybe a butterfly, or better yet, you. 'The Garden Fence" is 12"high.

Summer Continues

2010-10-19T14:03:00.000-04:00

August proved to be as busy as can be; exciting and challenging. Magic and I continued our regular walks, one of my favorite times in Colorado. Morning sunrises and evening sunsets are renewing inspirations for me. Hands in clay occupied my day. New Corgi works, touch up on an elephant I had started at the Evergreen Gallery during a wonderful open house, and for fun, (as if all that wasn't fun) a roadrunner! After Vic and my adventure at the Brookfield Zoo watching the roadrunners in a fun natural exhibit, I knew one would errupt at sometime, so here it is in clay. (#1 is taken, bbut let me know if you are interested, edition of 20).

The sculpture shows in Loveland came and went so quickly I hardly knew what hit me. I had a lovely booth at the Invitational. Weather was good and so were the crowds. "The Offering", my giraffe with its 2 hornbill friends, sat in the center where many people stopped to get have a giggle. Love all those smiles!

Best of all was getting to deliver it to its new home after the show. It will live in a lovely rock garden.

It was only a short time of working on waxes, getting the next group of pieces ready for foundry when it was time for the next big adventure:

The 50th Anniversary show/celebration of the Society of Animal Artists!

Off to San Diego! Many of us stayed at the Town and Country resort where meetings and greetings and headquarters were set. It's a lovely place, roses and cosey places to sit, 3 restaurants to choose from right there as well as being right on the trolley station, and a mall across the street. I shared a room with artist Sandra Blair. We had a blast!

Getting in a day early allowed me to visit with an old friend and then a special surprise (indulge me, I'm a grandma) a surprise visit from my daughter and grandson Isaiah!

We found a lovely playground and of course some water!

The Society had so many activities! Besides our wonderful chances to meet and greet ( I don't think Bob and Diane Mason had a moment of privacy) we headed to the Wild Animal Park. My favorite was the shoebilled stork. It looks like it stepped right out of Alice and Wonderland.

Another highlight of the day was the cheetah! My favs always. 2 young cheetahs got lunch, hand fed by a keeper who obviously addors them.The cheetahs each had their own place to stand and waited patiently as she alternated handed them their yummy meat.

Oh, confusion set in here. But then, the order doesn't matter, just that it all happened. Our first adventure was a whale watching adventure! Although the whales were scarce, we saw seals, sealions, gulls, pelicans, and much more. Porpoises played with us as we returned to the harbor.

Being animal artists, we couldn't have been happier with a day at the San Diego Zoo. Since my piece in the SAA show is my Guenon monkey, "The Sage", I was happy to find that the zoo has Guenon's! (photo of live guenon courtesy of Annie Coulter who came to my rescue when my camera decided not to work in the low light).

We spent the whole day winding the many paths through the zoo, spending much time in the aviaries. By evening we were quite happy to enjoy a wonderful dinner right there in an area just for us.

The bird show was amazing, clever and entertaining. Before the show we enjoyed an intimate moment with a young Eurasian eagle owl who needed some exposure to people for his training. Sweet!

I couldn't help but make friends with this little polar bear.

Saturday was our meeting with an amazing talk by Robert Bateman. After a wonderful lunch I had the priveledge of riding with Bob and his lovely wife Birgit to our opening at the Natural History Museum. There I was one of a few of our artists to be giving demos for the public. Kids love to see the animals happening out of lumps of clay and I had clay to share with those who just couldn't help but get their hands busy. A few of us took an extra day to just wind down and visit the harbor in San Diego. All too soon we were on our way home.

Summer

2010-10-17T21:09:00.000-04:00

Arriving back in CO for the summer, Magic and I fell into a wonderful schedule of walking and work.

An open house at Evergreen Fine Art Gallery had me talking to some wonderful people while working on a new elephant sculpture.

Inspiration and fun came from a visit to the Denver Botanical Gardens where instalations of Henry Moore sculptures were framed by beautiful plantings.

July some very special people came to visit. My daughter Heather and grandson Isaiah! (see them in the web series http/www.lienonmetheseries.com ) We visited the zoo, played in fountains at a park, visited the mall downtown Boulder and met friends at my favorite place for brunch (and hike) Chatauqua park.

One of my favorite places, The Flatirons.

Isaiah and I shared a special moment together.

A special treat at the Denver Zoo was a chance to see the new infant orangutan and we saw a fossa!

I had never seen a live fossa before! Unfortunately he was not very cooperative as far as photography.

They are found in Madagascar

I really did get some work done, but the high country called me again and a trip up Mt Evans became a necessity. Beautiful mountain terrain just fills my soul and the area is known for good mountain goat viewing. We were not dissappointed.

What Happened to June!

2010-07-14T20:02:00.001-04:00

Well it was as busy as ever!

"The Sage", a Guenon monkey, (7 1/2"H, 4"L, 4"W)

and "Speedmaster", a cheetah, (12"H, 13"L, 8 1/2"W) are in the Art of the Animal Kingdom XV in Bennington, VT until Aug 18th.

Vic and I took a short trip to Chicago visiting family. A trip to the Brookfield Zoo added even more wonderful reference material. I was quite taken by a wonderful exhibit of the southwest featuring roadrunners, Gambols quail and Montezuma quail.

A new exhibit featuring north American mamals had recently opened, including a small herd of bison.

But.... my favorite animal at the zoo was this one

From Chicago I flew to Denver for the book signing and events at Saks gallery in Cherry Creek, Denver. I am pleased to be one of 97 artists featured in the book "Sculpture of the Rockies". My kiwi sculpture, "Nosing Around" is in the book, but "Free Spirit", giraffe (10"H,8"L,5"W) represented my work at the gallery for the show and signing.

It was a treat to meet the other artists and all the wonderful people who came to see our work.

"Take a Stick of Bamboo"

While in Colorado I picked up the finished pandas that where the quick sculpt at SEWE in Charleston, SC in February. I think they are just charming!

Vic and I spent a wonderful anniversary in the Denver area and then flew back to PA. After a few short days of packing the truck and last minute organization, my trusty travel companion, Magic the Newfy, and I hopped in the truck and made the trip back to Loveland, CO. Here we will be for a busy summer!

"Along came pretty little May"

2010-06-05T13:47:00.009-04:00

Sculpture In the South in Summerville South Carolina came upon us all too quickly. The drive in that direction was much more pleasant than in February and we left plenty of time to hit the beach in Mt Pleasant first. We welcomed the chance to cool our feet in the sand.

On the way back towards Summerville we took a detour to Cypress Gardens (not the big one in FL). A flat boat took us around the lovely glassy black waters.

I came face to face with an alligator who "ate" me.

The show went well and the weather stayed nice the whole weekend. Thank yous to all who made the time so pleasant, especially our wonderful hosts Ned and Nancy who welcomed us like family into their home.

"Butterflies are Free" got a lot of attention outside the tent.

I wan't home but a few days when off I went with my good friend to visit a new friend for some Corgi reference. New sculptures are on the horizon as I will be vending the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Nationals in Sept. Thank you Gigi for sharing your wonderful dogs and especially those yummy puppies!

I have a special new friend! I just know there will be another corgi in my life.

Memorial day weekend had Vic and I on the road again. We visited his sister and family for an exceptionally fun time. Side trips to the Brookfield Zoo and the Botanical Gardens were a treat. A special bonus was visiting the Chicago Art Institute for a Monet exhibit (preceeded by a yummy lunch of dim sum with Laurie and Ron)

At the Botanical Gardens, Vic and I spent a quiet moment together.

And time does fly. Memorial day Vic dropped me at the airport and he continued home. I flew to Dallas and soon will be on to Denver for the book signing "Sculpture of the Rockies" at the Saks Gallery in Denver. Come if you are in the area! Sat. June 12th from 1-4. (http://www.saksgalleries.com/ )

April thrills!

2010-04-19T20:27:00.000-04:00

A hint of spring in the air and I decided to head for Maryland. A number of reasons here, a need to visit some good friends and a bit of artistic guidance and inspiration. The intent was to meet a group and have a fun time at the National zoo, but who knew we would be met with summer temperatures and the promise of huge crowds. No matter, plans are easily changed. A hike around the reservoir, some pups in tow was a kick. Met some lovely ladies riding their horses on a lovely day. Thumper, my friend's 5 month old pup, got some good training in as well.

The next day three of us crazy artists drove around the wonderous countryside in search of farm animals. The trees were just pushing their little buds out and new spring green was happening all over. We came across some lovely horses grazing, how peaceful!

Of course I always have to snuggle on those guys. Nothing like a little horse fix to brighten the day.

A few sheep here and there a sweet donkey still fuzzy with winter coat and of course cows.

Last stop of the day was a jackpot, many wonderful, curious COWS. In-your-face beautiful cows! (I love cows, in case you can't tell). They came close and we got up close and personal. We all came back with some wonderful bovine ideas to paint, draw and sculpt.

Speaking of painting, the cows were so compelling that I actually tried my hand at a bit of oil painting. Don't panic. You won't see me competeing in any shows with it. It has been many years since I held a brush and it was a wonderful exercise. Soon to be repeated, I hope. I believe that playing around with paint will acually help my sculpture. It's good to get some different brain connections working. Refreshing.

A quick trip to the Easton area for some business and connecting with another friend, always love that area. We took a lazy way home and had a delightful lunch at a little Italian deli downtown Annapolis. YUM! Weather was hot, but trees were bursting and a trip to the Arboretum was just the place to see the show. I was thrilled at the colors and textures! It's a place I would definitely return to.

A special treat wass their beautiful koi.

The second part of my trip was to my sculptor friend Paul Rhymer's to do some serious mold making. He currently has quite the unusual "mascot" in the studio thanks to Paul's special talent as a taxidermist.

The zebra is only temporary.

I spent a fun couple of days there. Carolyn, Pickles the dog and I had a lovely walk along the Patomac just a short distance from their house.

With Paul's help and Pickles' supervision, I got the three pandas that I did for the quick sculpt at SEWE molded.

quick works Wednesday

2010-03-31T20:06:00.007-04:00

Before delving into a more serious work, I often do "sketches" in clay to see how things lay out.

I also enjoy doing small quick fun works.

They keep my fingers nimble and they often are full of personality.

Where did February go?

2010-03-11T21:21:00.022-05:00

Computer problems off and on since January. Ok apology done. Now on with life.

The Pittsburgh area was blessed with the notorious snows of winter 2010. Shoveling snow became a daily exercise along with stomping out paths in the back yard for little Andy-roo to do what he needed to do. We started out putting his little coat on for him, but he soon showed us he was a sturdier beast than that. Magic (the Newf) thought she was in heaven.

That's a ball in Andrew's mouth. He will chase them forever.

Mid Feb. we headed south for Charleston, SC for the Southeastern Wildlife Expo hoping to leave snow behind us. (ha ha on us). It took only 3 tries to find routes that weren't closed to get the dogs to the kennel, and only one blocked route to get out of PA.

The goal...a pina colada and lunch at Coconut Joes and a walk on the beach! our traditional start to the show.

And we made it!
A walk on the beach and gulls.

Our hosts for the week were Scott Penegar and his lovely wife Kay and their kids Oliver and Anna. (Scott was also in the show). It was a wonderful stay.

The booth looked great and it was so good to see our artist "family" and our wonderful collectors and friends in Charleston. It is a very gracious city and we always enjoy our time there.

One of the highlights of the show was the quick paint/sculpt. I just so enjoy the energy of having people aound me cheering me on as we all race to finish a piece in an hour's time. I did pandas this time. Last year, you might remember, I did elephants.

The auction afterward was spirited and fun.

Thank you Elizabeth, your pandas will be cast this summer.

And the year is off and running

2010-01-28T19:06:00.009-05:00

The weather has offered me another opportunity to study many shades of grey. Cardinals at our feeder brings me much joy with their splash of red.

Two new sculptures make their debut this year, just in time for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) www.sewe.com , Feb 12-14

With "The Offering" , I explore friendship. The yellow billed hornbill has one of his very favorite treats. He is offering this gift to his friend, the giraffe. Sweet giraffe, sometimes what is dear to someone doesn't sit high on someone else's list of favorite things. Another hornbill is peaking around to see what's going on."The Offering" is an edition of 10 and is 9"H, 18"L, 17"D

A smaller version of the giraffe "Daydreamer" is 2 1/2"H,4"L, 4"D

Also making its appearance is a darling Guenon monkey being quite pensive. His head tilts just enough to give him a curious note.(no his name is not George). "Guenon" is an edition of 25 and is 7 1/2"H, 4"L, 4"W.

I have to report and "endangered" species. There are only 4 left in the edition of "Baby Too" . (3 1/2"H)

Holiday Wishes

2009-12-27T21:13:00.003-05:00

I can't believe how fast the year has run. So many adventures, sculptures created, shows attended, time with friends and family. Posts ran away from me, but....
I always have time to wish all my friends and family a very special year full of wonder.

June Blooms

2009-07-06T19:15:00.012-04:00

"MMM...Tasty" is in the spotlight again. It was chosen to be in the Art of the Animal Kindom XIV in Bennington, VT, June 13-July 26. (www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org )

The Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh had a special members night for their members to preview their new exhibit on robots. We were thrilled to discover some old friends included in the exhibit.
I was excited to see Klatu from the classic science fiction movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (the original, not the remake).

And of course C3PO and R2D2!

My birthday was shared with my cousin's wedding in the Cleveland area. My folks flew in from Dallas which was a special treat.

The bride and groom were lovely dancing their first dance, but my favorite couple on the dance floor were my parents. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this June!
Dad took Vic and I and my Uncle Marvin and Suzanne out to dinner to celebrate my birthday. With sculpture always on my mind, the pile of garlic mashed potatoes became ...well...a rabbit.

The restaurant celebrated my birthday too and treated me to a lovely tart complete with candle!

The next week we headed to Cincinnati for the Riverspan Sculpture show held on the "purple people's bridge". The bridge spans the Ohio river connecting Newport,KY with Cincinnati. It's a lovely venue and the breeze from the river made an otherwise very hot weekend bearable. This was my first year doing this show and we enjoyed meeting the people in the area.

Monday morning we started on our next great adventure, an adventure we hope will last many years. We drove to the Toledo area to pick up our new four legged, furry child. Andrew is just about 1 year old, a Cavelier King Charles spaniel. It meant we were on the road all day, but it was well worth it. He is quite the little lover.

The Merry Month of May

2009-07-06T17:18:00.018-04:00

Wow, it's been a long time since my last post! Well I guess I better get caught up. May 15-17 was Sculpture in the South held in beautiful Summerville, SC. Thank you Nancy and Ned for being wonderful hosts letting us stay at their house. The weekend was amazingly wet, but we managed still had some wonderful people come to enjoy the sculptures. Azalea Park provided a wonderful backdrop for outdoor pieces.

Both "Slurp" and "Butterflies Are Free" attracted much attention. The tents tried valiantly to keep us dry. The quick sculpt was a fun event.

Elephants were my subject again. There are endless possibilities for a small group.

Home for a few days and then off to my friend Michelle's to get the elephants fired in her kiln. On the way down I stopped at my "bff's" daughter's (she is my daughter's "bff") and get a baby fix with her her son Max (my grandson's "bff"). Confused? me too.

At Michelles we fired the ellies and worked in her studio, took some walks and visited the Richmond zoo. We road the sky ride and looked down on the rhinos. Along the way some Galapagos tortoises have a discussion.

Since we all had birthdays coming up in the not too distant future and I don't get down to see her and her husband often, we held a birthday season party. The theme was dinasaurs. Movie of the night was "Night at the Museum". Pizza and yummy treats were had by all.
When I returned home I presented Vic with a "discard" from my friend Paula. I have my bike, but it was hard to get Vic convinced to ride when we didn"t have wheels for him. Well now he has wheels and for those who know him...guess what, it doesn"t have a motor!
The end of the month was the opening of "Wild Things" at the Annmarie Gardens in Solomons, MD.( www.annmariegarden.org ) I was pleased to have 2 pieces accepted for the show, "Neck 'N Neck" and the big "Butterflies Are Free".

I unfortunately did not get to the opening but word has it that Butterflies recieved an award!!

Cleveland zoo

2009-05-27T17:26:00.010-04:00

Vic and I had a wonderful afternoon at the Cleveland Metro zoo early April. We were thrilled with some of the beasts that are featured there. Lots of walking and perfect weather made it very enjoyable.
An island of Colobus monkeys was a black and white sensation.

And speaking of black and white, the zebras were a treat as well in a lush pasture shared by some Egyptian geese.

We observed a cheetah up a tree, a California Condor munching a rabbit and a lovely group of lesser flamingos.

The grizzly bears were surprisingly active.

We headed home having enjoyed some wonderful time together and collected great reference for future art works.

April in Dallas

2009-05-27T17:04:00.008-04:00

What more can I say! Heather managed a few days off and flew to Dallas where Great grandparents, Great uncle, aunt and cousins reside. It was easy to fly in and join the fun.

Grandma Karryl

Great Grandma love.

Great Uncle Jan and Great aunt Cindy have a Portuguese Water Dog, Hannah who thought Isaiah was delicious.

Isaiah helped Great Grandpa read the papers
and did some reading on his own as well.

The visit was all too short, but there was sculpture to be done at home so we reluctantly hugged our goodbyes

Peace!

A Sneak Peek at Spring

2009-05-09T20:50:00.005-04:00

The winters in Pittsburgh can seem very long. Just when I thought I'd had about enough gray and cold the Phipps (Pitts' botanical gardens) held a special members evening. Their spring groupings of tulips, pansies, hyacinths and more were the perfect medication for the winter blues.The orchid room is magical with it's lovely variety of delicate plants. Some look like special little creatures. It was a magical evening. I guess with all that gray I just needed a dose of color to lift me up!

Gone to the Dogs

2009-05-09T17:54:00.007-04:00

At the end of March was the AKC all breed dog show in Pittsburgh. I love going to the show where I can enjoy everything from the itty bitty chihuahua to the giant, elegant Irish Wolfhound. I find something wonderful with each one. Both conformation and obedience were featured over two days.We each have our favorites and Vic was quick to make friends with a Clumber Spaniel. It is one of the breeds on our list of possibilities to add to our family.
One of the pleasures of going to an all breed show is getting to know what I'm not familiar with. The Tibetan Mastif is an ancient breed, but new to AKC. I had never met a Tibetan Mastif puppy before and this little girl was a charming teddy bear.

Although I wouldn't choose to live with one, I love the spunk of both the Border Terrier and the PBGV

How's this for a face! The Neopolitan Mastif has the greatest wrinkles. I got to feed him a cookie and he has a velvet muzzle.

Finally by the end of two days we were dog tired. The breed that stole Vic's heart was the Cavelier King Charles Spaniel. We made some wonderful friends and I got some great ideas for sculptures to come.

Ellies go home

2009-05-07T20:37:00.004-04:00

In March I headed to Virginia to visit my friend Michelle who just happens to have a kiln. Perfect for firing the quick sculpt elephants. Spring was beginning to show her colors. Daffies, forsythias, flowering pears lots of wonderful colors. I love the new spring green leaves popping up on the trees. Virginia is ahead of Pennsylvania in the coming of spring so it was a treat to soak up the spring there.

We fired the elephants and mounted them on the wood base. Off they went to their new home.

SEWE continued

2009-02-22T16:32:00.007-05:00

Thursday was a special preview for collectors. It was a wonderful time to talk to some old friends and make some new ones. It was a relaxed afternoon. Evening was the big opening event. Great food and drink. The "belle of the ball" was Rachelle Siegrist looking beautiful in a dress her mom had worn and made for herself many years ago. It seemed like it was made just for Rachelle.
One of the highlights of the show was the sale of "Uno" , my wolf sculpture. This is the last one available in the edition and the mold will be destroyed.

Friday afternoon was the exciting "quick draw", actually a quick paint and sculpt. Some of the artists came with material in hand and at the signal we had 1 hour to create a piece. We each created at our booth so people could walk around and see the artists at work. I chose to work in a paper clay that will need to be fired. This gave me the freedom of control of the piece from start to finish. It's material I enjoy working quickly in.Three little elephants emerged in clay on my sculpture stand. Behind me in the photo frame we had pictures of the 2 baby elephants that where born in the Pittsburgh zoo this summer. Watching them play with each other was the inspiration for the piece.
When all was done an auction was held of all the pieces created in that hour. One by one artists were put on the spot with their pieces held up for all to see and bid on. A great auctioneer kept things going at a fun pace. My little "ellies" I named "Playmates" caused quite a stir. I couldn't believe all the people bidding on my little group!

Thank you to all who participated. it seemed that everyone was having an amazingly good time! My little elephants will be fired in a kiln the end of March and mounted on a wood base and sent off to it's new home. I had so much fun creating this piece. Working in front of everyone was a thrill. I sure hope we get to do it again next year.

Charleston, SEWE continued

2009-02-22T08:55:00.008-05:00

Wednesday morning is work time. I so enjoy catching up with my sculptor friends. Hugs all around. We worked hard getting all the stands, lights sculptures and whatever else we need up to our space upstairs in the historic hotel. Part way through the process, Vic wisely gets me out of the booth for lunch. This gets me back to see things with a fresh eye. Actually he plans it so we don't miss having a meal at Hyman's, yummy seafood. We shared some fried green tomatoes. He had scallops and I had shrimp and grits. Yum. All too soon it was back to work. I think the booth looked good!Wednesday night we stopped by Mills House for the opening there and to visit our carver friends. Thursday morning we had a little free time. Wind was blowing and it was a little chilly, but nothing like Pittsburgh. There's a lovely walk we like to take. We see lots of birds and you can look across the water to Charleston.

The bridge from Mt Pleasant to Charleston is beautiful!
One year along our walk we saw otters, but this year we were mostly entertained by the birds. I was quite taken by this little one.
As we started our drive away from our little morning treasure, I spotted some white birds splashing about in a lovely area protected by some bushes. I couldn't resist just a little more time. Leaving vic in the car I crouched down to catch a group of ibis having their morning bath.I guess Vic couldn't resist one more picture either.No more time to diddle about now. We changed into our meeting the people clothes and headed into Charleston to the show. (to be continued)

Charleston in February

2009-02-21T12:51:00.012-05:00

Once again we headed to Charleston, SC to participate in the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition. We started our drive after Vic got home from work on Monday making our stop for the night in Bekely, WV. Just in time to catch the Westminster Dog show. Tuesday we set off early for our first destination, Isle of Palms. It's our tradition to arrive in time for a late lunch at Coconut Joes and this year was no exception. After all the cold and gray of Pittsburgh I was craving some warmth and a walk on the beach.
Coconut Joes was waiting for us with all it's funky splendor. I ate yummy coconut shrimp and fish tacos...
and I drank a frozen pina colada (with coconut on top) with "Rhett Butler".

The weather was spectacular and the ocean was calling, so off we went for an incredible afternoon.
Birds as usual were a treat. The gulls are so habituated to people I got some great shots up close and personal with the camera (thank you again, Terry for lending me the lens).
I think my favorite was catching the pelicans as they skimmed along over the ocean.
This sand dollar was so perfect in the sand. I found that I loved looking at the shells where they were, lying together or partially buried in the sand. Their color is never quite the same when you take them from their home.

Our afternoon was over all too soon and we needed to head to Mt Pleasant to check in at the hotel. I almost lost it that night when I pushed the wrong buttons and somehow lost the signal on the TV just before the 2nd half of the Westminster dog show was to begin. I'm a little technically challenged. Vic saved the day and we cheered as Stump, the Sussex spaniel had a very special win at 10 years of age. (to be continued)

In Celebration of the Life of Tinker

2009-02-05T20:31:00.012-05:00

We said our goodbye's to our beloved Corgi, Tinker this evening. Cancer progressing quickly through her little body caused us to make a difficult, but necessary decision.

Tinker came into our life as a feisty little pup, full of energy, curiosity and an amazingly clever mind. She loved people, especially children. She played well with others, and took her job of taking care of her "family" very seriously.

Our old Corgi, Topaz tolerated her puppy antics and taught her all she could.

When Tinker was old enough she got her own "puppy" to train. Our Newfoundland, Magic always looked "up" to her short teacher.

Tinker loved to help me move the miniature horses back and forth to their exercise arena. Her favorite friend was Shadow, a miniature stallion.

Tinker was always on the go. She thought any water hose was there for her enjoyment.

We remember all her puppy antics like when she carefully unravelled a rug, one strand at a time, and see them now as expressions of her creativity and cleverness. We will miss our Tinker.

Many Shades of Gray

2009-01-26T12:13:00.008-05:00

Winter outside of Pittsburgh has inspired thought on how many shades of gray there are. From "sunny" grays to snow shower grays to endless layers of clouds grays. I have discovered that within these varied grays are many colorful, uplifting moments. Most of these have surrounded my bird feeders.

This pondering of grays has spread further than the weather report and is filtering into my art by way of drawings. I have been rediscovering how much I enjoy pencil, pen and crayon and am going on a further exploration of "gray".

So much to discover!

Inauguration Day!

2009-01-20T20:09:00.004-05:00

There are many uses for sculpture. Even "Butterflies are Free" was feeling patriotic today!

We spent the day watching history and Magic, my goofy Newfy decided she wanted to take part too. Here's to Hope!

Starting the New Year

2009-01-20T19:38:00.012-05:00

A New year's day brunch at a friend's and some fun walks in Maryland countryside started the new year. Then off to Dallas for the Safari Club show. I love going down to the show since I get to stay at my favorite "bed and breakfast", Mom and Dad's house! My sister-in-law, Cindy was the best chauffeur, getting me to the show and back.

A dozen of my sculptures were displayed in the booth with John Banovich's paintings. I love having sculptures and paintings displayed together.

Happy Holidays!!

2008-12-20T09:13:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving

2008-12-20T08:56:00.007-05:00

We accidentally discovered a great way to save on holiday travel. Just mix up the dates. Our Thanksgiving in Dallas ended up a week early, but it worked out great! Since I'm the GRANDMA now I was thrilled to have a few days with Isaiah, and the rest of the family as well, of course.

This was the first meeting for Isaiah with my folks, his great grandparents!

He's quite the happy boy.

The Waterfowl Festival

2008-12-20T07:32:00.012-05:00

Arriving at our favorite bed and breakfast, The Ruffled Duck Inn (www.ruffledduckinn), in Oxford, MD was like a wonderful homecoming. We shared hugs with Joyce and Dennis and caught up on the year’s events. There are 3 bedrooms upstairs, each with their own theme. In the past we had stayed in the “West Indies” room complete with monkeys and wonderful drapes from the canopy of the four poster bed, but we were planning to be there a full week, so we chose to stay in the “Cape Cod” room. Wes and Rachelle Seigrist (www,artofwildlife.com) stay in the Savannah room during the Waterfowl Festival.

From here we took some time to explore a little of Delaware. After a short hike we drove to a spot between 2 ponds that were covered with snow geese. We munched sandwiches while listening to honking geese and watching them fly overhead.

The Waterfowl Festival was wonderful. We enjoyed seeing our friends and collectors and in spite of the difficult economy and iffy weather many came out to enjoy the events and see what’s new. New in the booth this year was

“A Mighty Roar”,

“Itchy Colt”

and a new mini dog, “Bumble”.

Our favorite photographer, Brenda, came by and took her annual pictures of us in the booth. Thanks Brenda!!

(photos of Karryl in the booth and Karryl and Vic taken by Brenda Ashworth)

Chincoteague

2008-12-16T10:33:00.019-05:00

This November Vic took his first real vacation in what seems like forever. We chose to spend some time in Chincoteague. The appeal was the hiking trails, a great place to see the ocean and of course WILDLIFE.

The ponies stayed their distance this trip. The birds however put on a spectacular show. We spent a lot of time taking photos of great blue heron fishing. Vic spent lots of time taking pictures of me taking pictures of everything else.

I caught an egret seeming to walk on water.

Vic was thrilled to see the Sika deer and the endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel.

We watched shore birds and enjoyed the ocean view.

There’s a wonderful loop that is only open to vehicles after 3 pm. This makes it a wonderful place to walk. We followed the road around and were treated to hundreds of snow geese. It gave us goose bumps watching the arrival of new geese and the larger flock on the ground would rise.

Continuing around the loop, we came upon a snapping turtle! He demonstrated his wonderful jaw chomping ability when

another hiker moved him off the road so when the road opened to vehicles he wouldn’t get into trouble.

After a few days there, we decided to explore the more north entrance to Assateague.

There we walked trails by dunes and I climbed a tree. Well, it was there. Ponies were closer there. In fact they tried to hitch a ride.

From there we checked in at our favorite bed and breakfast in Oxford (the Ruffled Duck, more on that later!) as a base for a day explore before setting up for the Waterfowl Festival in Easton.

October is busy too

2008-11-24T18:53:00.004-05:00

Early in the month Vic and I took advantage of lovely fall weather and some amazing fall color. A short hike took us to an historic location, the spot where the first shot of the French and Indian War occurred. Spooky.

We also stopped at our favorite demonstration farm to visit cows, pigs and sheep.

October; A quick trip to Colorado

2008-11-24T18:42:00.004-05:00

Since I didn’t get to spend my usual summer in Loveland doing the sculpture shows and catching up on foundry work, I had to fit work in this fall. I was a little late for elk bugling, but a ride into the mountains upon first arriving allowed me a last glimpse at the sparkling gold of the aspen leaves before they fell.

I spent much of the time completing my new pieces;
“A Mighty Roar” (7"H)“Itchy Colt” (6.5"H)

and two Gemsbok (oryx, antelope) that are based on a thick piece of black granite with rough cut sides. They are quite dramatic.
These will be with me along with many of my other works at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, MD November 14-16.

A Busy September

2008-11-24T18:27:00.006-05:00

Labor Day weekend was the start of a lot of exciting activity. Vic and I headed for Highland Park, North of Chicago to spend time with his sister Sarah, brother-in law and other family. We especially enjoyed watching his grand nephews and niece splash about in the pool. It was a special family time. Saturday morning we headed up to Greenbay, Wisconsin for the opening of the Society of Animal Artist’s annual show.

“MMM…Tasty” was not only accepted into the show, but was chosen to be a part of the tour. Select pieces will be shown in a number of Museum’s around the country over the coming year. I am honored to be chosen.

Vic left the day after Labor Day and I stayed with his family.

Later in the week Sarah joined me in a drive to Wausau, Wisconsin to attend the opening events at the Bird’s in Art show at the Woodson Museum. What an amazing weekend!!! Artists attended from all over the world. We were treated so graciously and made wonderful new friends.

My little kiwi sculpture, “Nosing Around” was chosen for the show AND was chosen for the Bird’s In Art Touring exhibit as well!

A few weeks later was the opening reception for the Artists for Conservation show at the Hirem Blauvelt Museum in Oradell, NJ. The weekend was full of events, but an unexpected illness kept me from attending. My sculpture “MMM…Tasty” was there to represent me. Yes, the same sculpture chosen for the SAA show. It’s a popular piece. This makes me especially pleased since it’s a piece I am particularly fond of.

A visit to the Getty

2008-11-03T18:55:00.006-05:00

While in LA I had the oportunity to see a wonderful exhibition of busts by Bernini at the Getty Museum. Parking is at the bottom of the hill and we rode to the top in the train. Great views!

The building is great but the real treat was the grounds. The flowers were amazing!

Guess who was my favorite flower in the garden!

Just Call Me Granny

2008-10-30T16:24:00.014-04:00

July I headed for LA for the birth of my first grandchild. Isaiah David made his arrival and is, of course, the most beautiful baby ever. Mom Heather and Dad Ammar are thrilled with their little bundle of joy. They are holding up to the challenges well (Isaiah has PKU, very rare and unexpected).

Isaiah was greeted by his family.Grandma Raida was there to help out. After I arrived Grandpa Ramzi arrived too. Then Aunt Tamara, Uncle Jason and cousins Layla (4) and Jenna (about 5 weeks) and Grandpa David arrived as well. It was a full house!

Just 6 days after he was born, we all celebrated the birth of Isaiah's best friend Max, born to Heather's best friend Stephanie and Zach. Stephanie's Mom Dianna is my best friend, so we have 3 generations of best friends! That's the best kind of family!

Oh, and of course Heather's poodle Umba and Stephanie's dog Sammy are best friends too!
Max and Isaiah hang out together. (Isaiah is the one with lots of hair)

Going Back to Summer

2008-10-11T15:22:00.009-04:00

Early summer, Terry Miller. Paula Waterman and I held a wonderful open house at Paula’s. Paintings, scratchboard, pencil works and sculptures were displayed together beautifully. A belated thank you once again to all our friends who joined us. We have held this event in December in the past. I'm not sure which season is best. We'll see.

We all had our Birds In Art entries there. What fun to see them together!!

The day after we took advantage of a great day and visited the Maryland Zoo. We were treated to views of the baby African elephant as well as some amazing vulture poses.

A trip to Orlando

2008-07-07T13:15:00.014-04:00

A wedding in Vic's family in Orlando in June gave us the perfect excuse for a little vacation. With limited time, we chose to spend a at the Wild Animal Kingdom. Going on "safari" is just my cup of tea. It was hot, but the animals put on a good show. Natural wildlife displays were well thought out and the animals entrtained us. Or maybe we entertained them.

There was an amazing display of bats! A case with a skeleton on the side gave a lot to study. Fascinating!

The free flight show was a treat. The ground hornbill opened the show followed by anamazing array of colors and feathers. A bit of humor mixed with an environmental message made it a great show. Afterwards we got up close and personal with some of the cast. Here is a spectacled owl. Sweet.

We grabbed a quiet lunch (yes there are quiet out of the way places there) with some ibis, egrets sparrows and sneaky (but fun) black birds. Down the way another treat. Otters!!!

Day 2 we spent at Epcot where we found Nemo again, got "shrunk" in "Honey I shrunk the audience" and visited many countries. France was a favorite. We watched a wonderful tour movie and then stopped in the pastry shop. Yumm!! A light rain just thinned the crowds and made it cooler.

An added bonus to the trip was the resident flock of sandhill cranes on the grounds where the wedding was held. Life is good!

Birds In Art!

2008-06-14T20:41:00.002-04:00

Three little words with amazing power in the art world. The show is held each year at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum of Art in Wasau, WI. It is an honor to have "Nosing Around", my little kiwi study, chosen to be in this year’s event. Opening weekend will be Sept.6. Check out www.lywam.org

April/May

2008-06-08T17:08:00.012-04:00

In April I had a wonderful time introducing my friend to my Colorado world. She wanted some magpie reference so a trip to RMNP (Rocky Mountain National Park) was in order. I promised her lots of magpies. And the park did not disappoint. We headed west out of Loveland up the canyon on a bright sunny day and were treated to a bachelor herd of Rocky Mountain big horn sheep. They had conveniently placed themselves across from a turn out so it was a grand photo op.
Coming into Estes Park we spot our first magpies and elk of course.
The park has its own weather and the peaks were shrouded in clouds. I never get tired of being in the mountains. We had additional sightings of magpies, deer, elk, Stellar’s jays and more. I think Paula was pleased with our expedition.

Paula in rocky Mountain National Park.

Vic flew in for a weekend to surprise his daughter for her birthday. Becca met me at the zoo and definitely was surprised to find dad there too. As usual there was lots going on at the zoo. The polar bear seemed quite bored with the day. Our zoo time ended and we rounded up Sean and celebrated over Mexican food (yum).

May has been a quiet month which has allowed me to concentrate on heeling my back. I wrote newsletters, did a bit of sculpting and caught up on the business of art and enjoyed watching the birds.

February and March:

2008-06-07T17:35:00.010-04:00

SEWE, Charleston, SC:
In February we headed for Charleston for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. We arrived by noon the day before we needed to set up. This gave us the chance to visit our favorite restaurant on the beach, Coconut Joes.

I sipped a pina colata and ate coconut shrimp. Yum!

We then spent the afternoon walking on the beach watching the birds and just enjoying.

My back had gone out before the trip and it was nice to take a quiet afternoon.
The show went well although Vic had to do all the set up and take down.

Art show at the dog show :
My three poodles, "Play Bow", "Roll Play" and "Played Out" were in the Art Show at the Dog Show this year. Louise Peterson was the guest juror this year. Thank you, Louise.
LA,

March I took some time to visit my daughter in LA and meet Ammar’s family. We all invaded the DR’s office and crowded around the screen so we could get a first look at my grandchild to be. Heather and Ammar will be having a little boy! Due date July 23rd.

Catching up on January 08

2008-06-07T16:32:00.007-04:00

Jan. 08 Safari Club Dallas and Safari Club International:
January of this year started off with Dallas Safari Club show. I was invited to show in John Banovich’s gallery again. The show went well and it was good to see some familiar faces. A special reception was held in the booth.

I stayed with my folks and made sure to have some time with my brother and his family.
I next went to Colorado where I spent the break between Dallas and Safari Club International in Reno, NV.
I caught up on some wax work, checked on the foundries, shipped some pieces and fit in some time at the Denver Stock Show.

Tom touches up the patina on"Slurp"!

Safari Club International was nothing short of amazing. Yes, that’s a car in the booth! John’s painting "Inside the Red Zone" adorned the hood of Kevin Harvick’s #29 car. The hood was auctioned off to benefit the new Banovich Wildscape Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization for wildlife conservation.

Looking back at September and October

2007-11-27T20:31:00.000-05:00

Busy is the best word for Sept and Oct. Labor day I flew to meet Vic at Laguardia airport and from there we flew together to Boston. We spent the weekend on the Cape visiting my cousins and attending vic’s niece’s wedding. We saw the ocean, ate sea food and had a wonderful time.
Back in CO it was time for a road trip. My good friend Dianna had never been to Yellowstone, so off we went. First night was Cody, WY where we took a tour to watch wild horses. We watched stallions sparring. What a sight!

Yellowstone showed its treasures. We saw grizzly, ate lunch in a bison jam while bulls pushed and battled around us. We saw moose, elk and deer. We watched waterfalls and geysers. Joining us were artist friends Wes and Rachelle Seigrist. We shared a cabin in Colter Bay and spent a few days exploring both Yellowstone and the Tetons. One of my favorite sightings was the otters playing.We had great bird encounters including a dipper who preened carefully in front of us before wading into the running water.

The end of the trip was in Jackson where we attended the Miniatures and More Art Show and Sale at the National Wildlife Art Museum. Both Rachelle and I were in the show. The receptions were wonderful. We spent time catching up with our artist friends and meeting new people.Here Alice and Mark Eberhard, me, my friend Dianna (standing) and Rachelle.We played tourist in Jackson, walking around the galleries and eating great food.

Vic took a quick weekend so we could go up to Rocky Mountain Park to watch the elk bugle and see the changing Aspen leaves.

In October I was a featured artist at the Masters Gallery of Loveland. We had a lovely reception. Wes and Rachelle came into town and stayed with artist friend Diane Mason and her husband Bob. We explored Rocky Mountain Park and were treated to a wonderful big horn sheep encounter.Wes and Rachelle were treated to a tour of Art Castings foundry where both Diane and I put our work through. We walked through Benson Park to see the sculptures there. We snuck in a quick visit to the Denver Zoo on the way to the opening of the SAA members show at the Wildlife Experience in Parker, CO. The reception in Parker was amazing! A large number of members showed up for the weekend. The show is a beautiful show in a very special venue.

After a busy summer/fall it was time for Magic and I to make the migration back to Pennsylvania. We were blessed with good weather for the journey. The first night we stayed with artist friend Terry Donahue and his family. He lives in Omaha, the perfect distance for our first stop. As we went further East we were treated to an amazing display of fall colors. Magic was thrilled to be back with her "sister" Tinker. Tinker wasn’t so sure.

catching up on Aug

2007-11-23T17:02:00.000-05:00

In August we had the Loveland sculpture shows. My booth was with a fantastic group of artists in the Sculpture Invitational.

Vic and I went to the Denver Zoo where we got to see the newest member of the zebra exhibit, only 5 days old.

A lovely trip up through the Rocky Mountain National Park with my collector/friend Bwana Jane brought some wonderful marmot and pika encounters.

2007-11-06T09:19:00.000-05:00

While in Colorado, web access was spotty, so I plan to catch up now on all the amazing adventures:

What a busy summer it has been! Mid July had Magic (my trusty Newfy traveling companion) an me on the road to Colorado. We arrived just in time for me to attend a fund-raiser for the DeWildt Cheetah conservation center in South Africa.. A lovely brunch and auction was held. My sculpture "Lick" brought a much needed donation for the cause.
In attendance were two live cheetah presented by Rob and Barbara Dicely of Leopards Etc. Kamau is a normal coated cheetah and Kgosi is a king cheetah. What a treat to watch them!

Adoption!

2007-08-28T20:53:00.000-04:00

With a percentage of sales of my cheetah and wild dog sculptures this year, I have been able to adopt a wild dog pup from the DeWildt Cheetah Concervation Trust in South Africa. I have named her Promise (Missy for short). She is adorable!

Chihuly at the Phipps

2007-07-07T19:51:00.000-04:00

The Phipps Conservatory is host to an amazing installation by glass artist Dale Chihuly. It was amazing and inspirational! We went in both daylight and at night when carefully placed lighting brought a totally different feel to the exhibit. The interplay of Chihuly's innovative forms and colors in glass along with the varied vegetation in the conservatory was quite exciting.

Poodle Specialty

2007-07-04T20:35:00.000-04:00

Mid June my artist friend, Paula Waterman and I shared a booth at the National poodle specialty in Salisbury, MD. (check out her blog: http://www.inkwellstudio.blogspot.com/ ). Our work compliments each other well and we got a great reception. "Roll Play" my bronze poodle with its feet in the air got a lot of attention.

At the show we saw poodles of all shapes, sizes and clips. Most amazing of all was Pi, a corded poodle who could fly!

Spokane...on the way to the Oregon coast

2007-06-04T10:55:00.000-04:00

I flew into Spokane and spent a few days with fellow artist Linda Besse before we started our road trip to the coast of Oregon where we were to do demonstrations at the Keep It Art Sea Gallery for the Memorial day weekend. She lives outside of the city high in an animal rich, wooded area. Wild turkeys did their best to entertain us. We gobbled back and forth and they answered. Little quail had me laughing.

A close neighbor has a lovely herd of Fjord horses. This stallion was most impressive!

Keep It Art Sea Gallery in Lincoln City Oregon

2007-06-04T10:48:00.000-04:00

The Gallery in Oregon held an open house event over the Memorial Day weekend and a number of the artists came to do demos of their work. It was a productive event and I have a good start on this little colt. It's 10"H,7 3/4" L and 7"W. I also took time to visit the Soda Creek Gallery in Sisters, Oregon that also carries my work.

On The Oregon Coast

2007-06-04T10:05:00.000-04:00

Linda Besse (fellow artist) and I had too much fun exploring the Oregon coast from Lincoln City down to Newport. We got wonderfull reference of birds and seals. While exploring tide pools a sneaker wave got me!

2007-05-15T14:12:00.000-04:00

Vic helped design and execute a system for the safe transport of the new baboon sculpture still in clay. This will prevent anything happening to the sculpture even if the crate is turned upside down. It will be slid into the crate where it fits snug so no rattling will occur.

2007-05-15T14:06:00.000-04:00

This weekend we spent time building special crates for the transport of finished sculptures and sculptures needing to be shipped to Dan, my trusty mold maker-man.

Giraffe on the run

2007-05-11T18:51:00.000-04:00

This little giraffe is about 9"high.
I created it while doing a presentation at the Highland
Park Highschool Focus on the arts program.

The wonderful thing about creating to be cast in bronze is I can have this young giraffe touch the ground with only one foot. This sculpture was inspired by a young giraffe I observed at the Denver Zoo last summer.

Visiting family in Dallas

2007-05-11T18:30:00.000-04:00

I just recently returned from doing some fun demos in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. It was a wpecial treat since I was able to stay with my folks,visit my brother and his family and have a special rime with my daughter. Mom and Dad's yard held some special treats, baby bunny and doves!

"Got Gnus?" finds a new home!

2007-05-11T18:19:00.000-04:00

It's been a busy time here. I just returned from a visit to the Dallas/Ft Worth area where I visited my big cheetah, "Got Gnus?" on display at the Lewisville library along with some of my other works. "Got Gnus?" was then moved to its new home in the Weston Gardens in Ft. Worth. If you are ever in that area the gardens are well worth the trip.

New Sculpture,"Family Matters"

2007-04-04T19:11:00.000-04:00

"Family Matters" my new sculpture of a baboon family, has been juried into The Art of the Animal Kingdom at the Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, June 16-July 26.
"Family Matters" is alimited edition of 20 and is about 11"H.

2007-03-25T17:59:00.000-04:00

As you can see, my work comes in all sizes. It was a treat to work on this giraffe. It's 4 feet high and would be perfect in a garden or public setting. It's name is "Slurp"since he's bending down for the long drink. There are 3 small birds hitching a ride. It is still in clay, resting in my studio in Colorado waiting for someone to jump on the pre-cast special price. Let me know if you are interested; karryl@karryl.com

2007-03-25T17:51:00.000-04:00

This is "Flash" an Australian Shepherd in typical pose. He is shown here already in bronze, but waiting for patina.

New Poodles!

2007-03-22T23:07:00.000-04:00

A poodle play bow! Here shown in clay. This will be cast in bronze as will the rest of the poodles shown below.
This series of poodles will be available soon. Pre-cast special prices are being offered on these limited edition sculptures. Contact me (karryl@karryl.com) for more information.

2007-03-22T23:01:00.000-04:00

Here is the poodle in quiet repose. This version is approximately 6"L. This is shown in wax to be cast in bronze.

2007-03-22T22:54:00.000-04:00

Here is the miniature version of the sleeping poodle, shown again in wax to be cast in bronze.

2007-03-22T22:49:00.000-04:00

Here is a miniature version of the poodle having a satisfying roll. This is shown in wax soon to be in bronze.

2007-03-21T20:22:00.000-04:00

Here it is in wax in 2 views. This version is approx. 12" long.