Fall 1999

Jeff Rechin did the cover's ruffed grouse sculpture

Beginner's Notebook: Hocus Focus
The right set of eyes can transform your art work
by Victor Paroyan

Judith Nicoll
England's ambassador for bird carving
by Curtis Badger

Decorative Tundra Swan, Part One
Sculpting the body
by Vic Kirkman

The Hunting Decoy, Part Four
Assemble and paint the decoy
by Willy McDonald

The Common Merganser
Hardy fishers of the north
by Steve Maslowski

Feather Close-ups, photography by George Wilkes

Atlantic Puffin Project, Part Two
Paint the smoothie
by Steve Brettell

Miniature Wild Turkey
Use hand tools to rough out the tiny gamebird
by Jeff Rechin