Cynthia Lewis SWA

Some years ago, I picked up the tip of a goat's horn, just where it starts to unfurl. As it was such an interesting shape, I kept it & eventually, it became the basis of this carving.

I saw a photograph on the front of a book about Cougars. This book had so had so many photographs illustrating the life of cougars that I ordered it direct from California. After first creating a relief of an imaginary view of cougars in their habitat, I created this mother carrying her cub.

Why is it called 'Sharing' ? Because, before I began carving the stone, I 'saw' inside, the vague shapes of a man leaning towards a seated woman. It turned out that the head & legs belong to both of them. ..... Of course, you may see something else.

I saw a photograph in a news item about a man from Kazakhstan & his pet eagle.. and I thought about modelling the eagle because, as my first bird, it might be exciting. It was actually quite difficult & took much longer than I'd expected, as the wax for every single feather had to be shaped separately & applied one at a time.