Sculpture
Wildlife
JUNE BLOOM
This piece reflects the joy of springtime in the desert. In May and June the arid landscapes of the Southwest become awash in the various hues of cactus blossoms. At that same time tiny Gamble quail are often seen in groups of a dozen or more, trailing after a watchful parent. I've put this effuisive bloom of flora and fauna together in this piece. I especially loved working on the patina.
CowgirUp Exhibition 2026, Purchased for the Sigler Family Private Collection.
Dimensions: 16"h x 12"w x 9"d
SPRING FEVER
I think we all feel at least some sense of joy and renewal when spring rolls around each year. The wild critters I have combined in this piece have come through the winter with more than a little pent up energy that just has to be expressed.
This sculpture is part of a series of miniatures based on the wild creatures of the high desert wilderness surrounding my home in Sedona.
Dimensions: 18"h x 8"w x 8"d
MOUSE HOUSE
This little field mouse has made a home under a ancient and partially buried
Mimbres pot.
Dimensions: 6"h x 8"w x5"d
JUST CHECKIN'
During our travels in various parts of the world, my husband and I spent many pleasant hours in sidewalk cafes.
Aside from great people watching,
these venues offer opportunities
for close interaction with birds
who come to scavenge crumbs
scattered about the paving.
Sometimes they venture
boldly to the tabletop. This
sculpture is the result of
times shared with birds at the
sidewalk cafes of Paris.
Dimensions: 7"h x 6"w x 6"d
NO CUCKOOS HERE
Cuckoos are notorious for inserting
their eggs into another bird's nests. None of the hard work of caring and feeding babies for these clever, but invasive birds. In my piece a watchful wren is making certain that no cuckoo has an opportunity
to invade the privacy of her nest.
Bronze and Burlwood Bowl
Dimensions: 7.5" x 11" x 8"
ESCAPE GOATS Goats are fascinating subjects for sculpture. Their bony bodies and exuberant athleticism tend to make the manipulation of clay a delightful experience.
Since I do love punning, this piece lent itself very well to a bit of fun.
Dimensions: 15"h x 12"w x 8"d
DOWN JACKET
Birds have a built in way to withstand the icy winds of winter.
They just shake and fluff up their feathers, creating a warm. downy jacket. Of course this puffer coat makes
them seem several sizes larger.
I love that larger than life image
and find this curvy, soft form
a joy to sculpt.
This piece is free-standing and also
features colorful autumn oak leaves.
Cardinals are also associated with comforting those who are grieving.
Dimensions: 9" x 10.5" x 6"
BEARBACK RIDERS
I have seen several images and documentaries that feature bears cubs hitching a ride on their mother's back.
Even though I haven't seen this myself
I have created my own version with this
piece. Now I think I've fallen in love
with bears.
Bases vary with each casting.
Dimensions: 13"h x 9.5"w x 8"d
STANDING ROOM ONLY
The first in a series of sculptures, this piece is dedicated to vanishing or
endangered species throughout
the world. Polor bears as a species
are constantantly stressed as our
oceans warm due to climate
change. Receding polar ice
reduces their access to hunting
grounds. They must adapt or face extinction. Only a few bears have learned to enlarge their diets to include foraging and hunting on land.
Bronze and Cast Glass
Dimensions: 9" x 10.5" x 6"
COMFORT ZONE
Javelina are frequent visitors to my home, often arriving in rather large groups called squadrons. They frequently travel in a mixed bag of adults, adolescents and tiny newborns. On one hot summer afternoon I watched them gather on the far side of my fence, and ignoring me completely, they proceeded to bed down and settle in for a siesta. This was a perfect opportunity to think about creating a new sculpture and it was such fun to capture their dream time in clay.
Dimensions: 20"h x 5"w x 8"d
THOREAU'S LULLABY
This piece was inspired by a mockingbird's song. It made me remember the cacophony of sounds that can be heard near
a pond as evening falls.
Thoughts of ponds inevitably led me to
Thoreau...
Dimensions: 28"h x 11"w x11"d
SOLD
LIFT OFF
There is an abundance of Gambel quail
in the Sedona area. Mostly, one encounters
them marching in lines across the roads,
but now and then they are startled into
flight from cover. This fine fellow is
captured rising from a clump of iris.
The quail was interesting to sculpt
but making the fancy curled petals
of the iris blossom was a challenge
and basically, just a lot of fun.
Dimensions: 15"h x 21"w x 11.5"d
SOLD
OVER ACHIEVER
Acorn woodpeckers are abundant in pine forests. They are "groupies", prefering to live in close proximity to each other. A gathering of them, with their happy chatter and distinctive black and while feathers and bright red caps, is a treat for the eyes and ears. They are the misers of the bird world, drilling miriad holes in tree trunks to stash more acorns than they could possibly use. My woodpecker has drilled an enormous hole and is perched happily with an acorn secure in it's beak.
Dimensions: 14" x 10.5" x 8"
WISTFUL MISHA
This little black bear is intent
on watching the bees and wild
honeycomb so far above
her reach, She is hoping against
hope that somehow it will fall if
she just wishes hard enough.
Dimensions: 16"h x 8"w x4"d