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DAVID HWANG STUDIO
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* I - 80 EASE
* TO  " US - 50 "  SACRAMENTO / SOUTH LAKE
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SUN ART GALLERY
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IS
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TOWARDS CARSON CITY
* US - 395  TOWARDS VIRGINIA CITY /
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* LEFT INTO HEAVENLY VILLAGE CENTER
* SUITE # 36A
SUN ART GALLERY
1001 HEAVENLY VILLAGE WAY
IS
LOCATED IN BETWEEN
PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE AND CINEMA.
Ironwood Wildlife Sculptures

Thomas Suby & Ramon' DC, Bisbee, AZ

The medium from which an original sculpture is shaped has varying degrees of importance in its
emergence to final form. For me, this rich desert wood has always had a place of equal importance
to the wildlife depicts. I was first introduced to Desert Ironwood ( Olneya Tesota ) through the
stylized forms of the Seri Indians on the Sonoran coast of the Gulf of California in the mid 1970s.   
It is a deep-rooted Acacia that produces lovely purple flowers in the spring. It grows along
washes throughout the lower elevation of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, California and
Northern Mexico. These sculptures are the result of many years of collaborative effort between
artisan friends and myself in Sonora. We begin with wood that is long dead and often hundreds
of years old. We develop a figure from photographs, models, film and/or direct observation.
Next we chalk a form on a log, doing our best to use this valuable wood in an efficient and
effective way, chipping it downs to a workable shape with a heavy hatchet. Because of its
density and homogeneity, it works a lot like stone, resulting in many similar techniques,
including the use of rotary tools with carbide bits, chisels, files and sandpaper ranging from
60 to 600 grit. My friend, Ramon has an especially good feeling for movement and character.
Ultimately, I bring them to my shop for the final detailing and finishing.
My appreciation in the miracle of diversity of form in animals has deepened with each year.
I hope each piece does justice to the wildlife and to the beautiful wood.
1 - EVER WATCHFUL   $2,499.95
H 21" X W 8" X D 7"
2 - LG. BEAR ON BASE / FISHING
SOLD
3 - PEREGRINE FALCON
SOLD
4 - QUAIL I
SOLD
5 - MT. GOAT   $699.95
H 11" X W 7.5" X D 4"
6 - RAM ( BIG HORN SHEEP )   $799.95
H 11.5" X W 7.5" X D 5.5"
7 - GREAT GREY OWL  
SOLD
8 - IVORY BILLED WOOD PECKER   $349.95
H 11" X W 5" X D 4.5"
9 - EAGLE ON BRANCH
SOLD
10 - JAY   $299.95
H 9" X W 7.5" X D 4"
11 - RESTING BEAR
SOLD
12 - STANDING EAGLE   $539.95
H 11.5" X W 7" X D 6"
13 - KING FISHER   $269.95
H 9" X W 5" X D 5"
14 - CEDAR WAX WING   $239.95
H 8" X W 5" X D 3"
15 - SMALL BEAR
SOLD
16 - BLACK BEAR   $339.95
H 7" X W 9" X D 4"
17 - ROBIN AND 4 CHICKS
SOLD
18 - GREAT HORNED OWL   $1,699.95
H 15.5" X W 6.5" X D 7.5"
19 - HAWK
SOLD
20 - STANDING BEAR   $239.95
H 8" X W 4.5" X D 4.5"
21 - SLEEPING BEAR   $399.95
H 5" X W 10" X D 6"
22 - FISHING BEAR
SOLD
23 - 4 BEARS WITH TREE   $1,799.95
H 12.5" X W 17" X D 10"
24 - BUFFALO  
SOLD
25 - BEAR W/ DEAD TREE
SOLD
26 - OWL BOOKENDS (WOOD ZIRACOTE)   
SOLD
27 - CONTENTED BEAR
SOLD
28 - HORSE   $649.95
H 9" X W 9" X D 5"
29 - 2 BEAR W/ GRASS & TREE STUMP   $519.95
H 8.5" X W 10.5" X D 5.5"
30 - STANDING BEAR
SOLD
31 -  STANDING BEAR W/ 2 CUBS   $2,099.95
H 18" X W 12" X D 9"
32 - RED MESQUITE BLACK BEAR   $599.95
H 9.5" X W 14" X D 5.5"
33 - TROUT BOOKENDS   $449.95
H 8" X W 11" X D 5"
34 - QUAIL II
SOLD
35 - LEAPING TROUT   $269.95
H 8" X W 6" X D 5"
36 - WOLF
SOLD
37 - SQUIRRIL
SOLD
38 - GOLDEN STALLION   $799.95
H 12.5" X W 8.5" X D 5"
39 - EXPERIENCED   $1,799.95
H 10" X W 11" X D 7.5"
40 - CONCERNED MOTHER   $2,099.95
H 12" X W 11" X D 9"
41 - NICE CATCH   $1,299.95
H 10" X W 11" X D 6"
42 - RIVER OTTER
SOLD
43 - BEAR RECLINING W/ FISH   $249.95
H 3.5" X W 7" X D 3.5"
44 - BEAR   
SOLD
45 - BEAR
SOLD
46 - WOLF
SOLD
47 - HUMMING BIRD   $279.95
H 7.5" X W 4" X D 4"
48 - ROEK WREN
SOLD