Birds
Bar-throated-apalis
Anthobaphes violacea
These stunning little birds were regular visitors in the milkwood trees around the house on the Breede river where my family and I spent our time during the Covid lockdown. I was lucky to be able to study the bar-throated apalis up close daily. The branch that the bird is sitting on is part of a shrubs root system. Part of my ‘upside down world’ series.
Title: Bar-throated-apalis
Edition: 25
Size: 19 x 27 x 12cm
Material composition: Patinated bronze on crystal base
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We were extremely lucky to spend the first three and a half months of lockdown 2020 in isolation in my favourite place in South Africa – Cape Infanta. Many thanks to my friend Neil (Beetle) for letting us stay in your house.
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I believe if you’re looking for subject matter to sculpt, it’s often what surrounds you on a daily basis that make the best subjects.
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