Summer 1996

Beginner' Notebook: Carving Order out of Process
Carving: "The process of defining and refining shape by an orderly sequence of artistic cutting."—The Author
by Frank Russell

It Just Can't Get Any Better Than This!
Painting an American kestrel step-by-step
by Floyd Scholz

Art for a Park
A new building houses live fish, epoxy tree, and wooden birds
by Eric Kaiser

Sanderling Pattern by Dan Williams

The Lewis & Holland Expedition
Wherever the wild birds flock
by Candice R. Tennant

Finishing the Flow
Hints on creating strong, imperceptible insertions
by Dan Williams

Whistling Wings, Whittled, Ducks, & Wetlands
Milwaukee Public Museum, February 1996-March 1997
by Dennis C. Poeschel

The Northern Shoveler
Much more than a “shoehorn strainerbill”; reference photos
by Steve Maslowski

The Avian Leg and Foot
Using anatomy for more accurate representation
by Dennis C. Poeschel

Turned Head Sleepers, Part Two
Carving the decoy
by Frank Werner