where natural history meets art
Ingrid, our curator and apprentice carver, and Bob, our founding director, have been layering and painting foam board to create the shoreline in our Fall Wetland diorama.
The foam will be covered with sand and a clear acrylic to form the beach and water surface.
Enjoy this preview/work-in-progess photo! We are looking forward to sharing this with you in the Spring.
In the past few months, Bob completed four new birds: the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), and Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).
He will be taking a break from carving to work on the Fall Wetland Diorama.
More details and photographs are available in our January 2009 newsletter, which is mailed directly to members. Non-members may print copies from our website.