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American Avocet. The body of this piece is made entirely from one block of wood and took approximately 2 months to complete. The legs were made from welding rod with plumber's putty applied to form the muscles and feet. After the carving was completed, and the bill took 7 hours alone as it is 2mm across at it's narrowest, and if you could look at the underside of the bill you would see that the lower portion is carved in it's entirety as well, all of the detail was burned onto the surface prior to painting.

Dimensions: Life size. Edition: Unique. Carved Alabaster base with footprints of the bird carved into the surface.

Availability: NFS. In private collection of Cynthia Molson Lutsey.