
Live elephant skin study
Part of the joy of my work is getting to spend time with the animals. I love to explore all
aspects, including animals in captivity and the chance to put hands on.

With artist friend Cynthie Fisher at Dallas Zoo visiting with elephant experts and critiquing the mother and calf clay maquette

Elephant photo safari in Africa – Cow and calf
This cow and calf were inspirational for the monument project. This pair was photographed in
Tarangarie (I think…. GEEZ! I can’t remember where I saw some of these animals!)