At the Waterhole art-code-GXS-029 Inlaid with Turquoise and set

Inlaid with Turquoise and set with 12 round brilliant cut diamond

Sterling silver and 14K gold with lapis

but to have them to appear to be coming alive

Framed:  71” x 100”

This was always a risky idea

At the Waterhole art-code-GXS-029 Inlaid with Turquoise and set5" x 8" x 7" Edition of 24, 1999 Some may think of elephants as just big round shapes on cylindrical legs, but I find fascinating nuances of line and form in their huge and expressive bodies. This, and their great heads the bony structure so evident under the wrinkles of skin, the undulating shapes of their colossal ears, and those eyes, so deep, so sad, so wise inspired me to do this sculpture. Since Elephants live within such strong social bonds,