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Phil Hansen

Highly Commended in Ornamental
Karearea strike
Catalogue Number: 466
Category: Ornamental
Phil
Hansen

NZ Falcon (Karearea) striking a Bellbird. Wood (including falcon's feet & talons) is Macrocarpa. It is 680mm tall x 600mm x 400mm. Feathers textured with pyrography. Birds painted with acrylics. Hung with rod embedded in wing. Completed October 2021.

The egg came first
Catalogue Number: 465
Category: Ornamental
Phil
Hansen

Wood carving representation of "Gods hand" holding the very first egg between thumb, middle finger and forefinger. It was carved from a Pokutukawa tree branch in 2022. The overall height is 270mm. The carving has been finished with a sanding sealer, two coats of Danish oil and then rubbed with Beeswax.