22 Park Street
Moravia, NY 13118
ph: 315-730-0401
alt: 315-497-0778
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Hippopotamus & Cattle Egret
"Pest Control"
American Alligator & Wood Duck
"Al 'n Woody"
Common Snapping Turtle & Duckling
"Canard du Jour"
Vertical Iroquois Sculpture
Vertical Iroquois Sculpture
(Entrance to the Savannah Dhu Conference Center)
Black Terns
Black Tern (Juvenile)
Black Tern (Adult)
Big Brown Bats
Snake
Saw-whet Owl Cake Topper
Designed by Steven Fland
Light and Lethal
by Fold'em Gear
www.foldemgear.com
Mallard Drake
Mallard Hen
Wood Duck Drake Decorative Gunning Decoy
While experimenting with the interpretive style, I created my "Dinner Series". It features different feeding patterns of a variety of species. Each piece is primarily sculpted out of Black Walnut and lacks extreme detail. First in the series was "Al 'n Woody", which includes an American Alligator and Wood Duck. Wanting to carve an alligator, I stretched the competition rules (of The Ward Foundation World Championships), which states that identifiable waterfowl must be shown. As one can see, with the feather on the snout and the foot protruding from the mouth, the Wood Duck is identifiable, just not totally visible. While this piece did not win, the unique perspective is still discussed.
The second in the series, "Canard du Jour", represents a Common Snapping Turtle about to prey on a duckling. In the wild, Snapping Turtles are a predator of young birds.
The most recent piece in the series is "Pest Control", depicting the symbiotic relationship between a Hippopotamus and Cattle Egret. Cattle Egret will typically follow large animals eating the insects they stir up. They will also land directly on the skin of these animals, and feed on skin parasites and biting insects.
The Black Terns and Big Brown Bats were commissions for a nature center to be used in an educational format.
Copyright 2010 The Steven Fland Gallery. All rights reserved.
22 Park Street
Moravia, NY 13118
ph: 315-730-0401
alt: 315-497-0778
stevenfl