The Oak and the Antler

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Brother Steve working on a sample carving of a boar before

he begins making his wooden bench.

The Watts Chapel in Compton England. Mary Watts (1849-1938)

created a stunning structure filled with paintings and sculptures with

Celtic, Art Nouveau, and Egyptian influences.

See Link below for a short video of the chapel.

I have two hawks that are in my neck of the woods in the

summer who set up a nest not far from the house. One afternoon

while cutting the grass with a push mover I made my cut down

the lawn. When I turned around here was this magnifcant

hawk feather sticking right up in the grass like someone put it

there. I looked up but did not see the bird but I knew he

must have been around. Here is my attempt at painting that

feather in watercolor. I threw in a few acorns as well.

Just a painted wolf skull.

To all of you Tolkien fans out there. I could not resist posting a

link to the song from "The Hobbit" The dwarfs are singing about

their mountain and their treasures stolen from them by the dragon

SMAUG! It makes my hair stand up....

Click on link below to here the song.