Ice Bears width-27 Fossilized Walrus Tusk (scrimshaw) in

Fossilized Walrus Tusk (scrimshaw) in Sterling Silver

we want to be playful long before we want to be earnest

yet recognizable and familiar

10 am in the morning

from majestic “Big Sky” scenery to marooned saloons where the walls talk of the olden days

Ice Bears width-27 Fossilized Walrus Tusk (scrimshaw) in10. 5" x 21. 5" x 15. 5" Edition of 24, 1997 This was my first non feline sculpture! I've always been fascinated by the Polar Bear's appearance: that fat, fluffy wedge shaped stuffed teddy bear like body contrasted with a detailed, angular, sculptural head and long, powerful neck. But the more I learned about these wanderers of the North, the more I found they are like the Big Cats! Carnivores like the cats, they are mostly solitary, though the young