Hide & Seek

1997 Miniature Common Loon with Juveniles
4" High x 15" Wide x 11" Deep
$4500 USD plus shipping and handling
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This 1/4" (.25) scale miniature sculpture depicts a trio of Common Loons; an adult with two juveniles. The entire carving is created from a single piece of Tupelo, having been carved down from the top of the block of wood, with no inserts or laminated wood.

Each feather is individually carved into each loon. The piece is entitled, "Hide & Seek" because while they are juveniles, the common loon will often lay down upon the water to "hide" from predators, and they will also "seek" food from its parent.

There are glass eyes inserted into each loon, and the entire carving is hand painted in acrylics. The water is sealed with polyurethane. There is felt on the bottom of the base which is has been signed and dated with a wood burner.

The collector who purchases this sculpture will also receive a copy of Wildfowl Carving Magazine's 1997 Competition Magazine in which this piece was included, having won 1st place in the Sea Bird category, and 2nd Best in Show overall, at the annual Pacific Flyway Decoy Association's (PFDA) Wildfowl Arts Festival held in Sacramento, California.