Public interest in these small carvings
was strong and requests began for these pieces alone, to be used for
jewelry or other ornamentation. Over the years the process has been
further refined and developed, evolving into the unique and
specialized process I use today. Each piece is strong enough to be
worn practically, without unnecessary concern about breakage.
Pintail
Also know as
Sprig the Pintail with its longer neck and long tail is several
inches longer than mallards while actually weighing about 20%
less. Swift in flight and graceful in appearance the Pintail can
also be recognized at a distance by the male’s short distinctive
whistling call.
Pintail population surveys have usually recognized them as the
second of third most abundant duck species in North America.
Pintails have the widest range in the Northern Hemisphere of any
other ducks. They winter as far south as Borneo Malaysia, India,
and Central Africa. Breeding populations move as far north as
Siberia, the Scandinavian Peninsula, Iceland and Greenland in
the summer.
The North American range includes the Great Lakes, Central
Kansas, southern Colorado, northwester New Mexico and southern
California.
Also know as
Sprig the Pintail with its longer neck and long tail is several
inches longer than mallards while actually weighing about 20%
less. Swift in flight and graceful in appearance the Pintail can
also be recognized at a distance by the male’s short distinctive
whistling call.