Now THAT’S Some Carving
Some years ago I became acquainted with artist David Warther, the astounding sculptor who fashions historic ship models in ivory and ebony. Adjunct to his artistry David dealt in documented heritage ivory (pre-ban “estate” ivory) to clients far and wide. Thanks to enviro-hopesters inhabiting the swamps of DC in recent years virtually all commerce in ivory has been deemed icky and thus illegal, ultimately redounding unfavorably to elephants (and I say this as a lover of elephants, but history is a powerful instructor about the results of declaring something to be contraband, but then enviro-hopesters prefer wishful thinking to empirical observation).
Nevertheless David’s unparalleled artistry continues with materials he already held in his personal inventory, and he sent me a new video about his work and the museum featuring it.
The new video is not yet on-line, but here is the previous one for your viewing pleasure.
Quick Quiz About Ivory
- Which of these two animals is native to North America, bison or pigs?
- Which of those two animals is more abundant in North America now?
- Why?
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