by Executive Director | Jul 6, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
I want to create water movement in the stone From the artist, Dale Weiler: The stone for the canvas back duck is the perfect vehicle for generating water movement. There’s a thin layer of quartz in the steatite (the stone used) that helps accentuate the effect...
by Executive Director | Jul 6, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures
I CREATED THIS PIECE TO COMMEMORATE MY FATHER. From the artist, Dale Weiler: Shorebird art is one way to honor my father. As a world-renowned sporting art watercolorist, my dad was captivated by how beautifully and simply the early carvers created their shorebird...
by Executive Director | Jul 7, 2022 | Conservation Art, For Sale, Sculptures, Uncategorized
I created this chipmunk art to see how many acorns a chipmunk can cram in it’s mouth Chipmunk art was not really on my mind when I watched a cute chipmunk jam its mouth full of acorns. Then I started thinking, why not sculpt one in stone? And carve it in Carrara...
by Executive Director | May 4, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
Giraffes are One of Our Favorite Animals I first saw this piece in the stone as a petroglyph (a simple tracing of its outline in the rock). I find this ancient form of depicting wildlife mesmerizing. The bas relief on the opposite side of the stone is its mirror...
by Executive Director | Mar 4, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Donation
WE LOVE RHINOS From the artist, Dale Weiler: This piece is part of my Petroglyphic Paradigm Series. As was the case in all the pieces in this series, my first glimpse of this beautiful beast was as a two-dimensional petroglyph on the back of the stone. The bas-relief...
by Executive Director | Jan 28, 2020 | Conservation Art, For Sale
LOTI AND I LOVE OWLS! Loti and I love owls! And owl art helps us connect with the raptors. They have a mysterious quality about them and are most active at night which adds to their allure. The exception to this behavior is the burrowing owl, which is more active...
