"DOLPHIN DANCE" - Dolphin Sculpture Bronze

Growing up on the high Mojave Desert of Southern California, Bill just naturally was one of those kids that had to catch lizards, snakes and turtles. Smooth sculptured creatures with intricate scale patterns were particularly fascinating to the young Biophile. Mrs Hunt was less enamored with Bill’s Herps and drew the line at snakes in the house. Still, the flora and fauna of the Desert, the High Sierras and the Pacific Ocean instilled an early and life long interest in Zoology and Natural History. Bill is a 1974 graduate of Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. While Bill considers himself a Marine Biologist/Artist, his Degrees are in Fisheries Management, with emphasis in Invertebrate Zoology and Marine Mammals. He has worked as a Field Biologist, Salmon Hatchery Manager and operated an Aquaculture Lab raising Maine Lobster. He was a docent for the Cabrillo Marine Museum in San Pedro, CA in 1979 when he produced his first fabricated metal sculpture. He was a guide for the Cabrillo Whale Whale Watch Program and met Rebecca on a whale watch trip in 1980. With that background in mind; “If it’s a Fish, If it eats Fish or if it is eaten by a Fish, It is potential subject matter for one of Bill’s sculptures. Case in Point:

Offered here is a limited edition bronze of a Bottle Nosed Dolphin titled "DOLPHIN DANCE". This is a true hot cast, ceramic shell investment, lost wax bronze. This Dolphin measures 7 inches long and stands 7.5 inches high on a 4 inch diameter Green Marble Base. This one is signed, dated '97 and is numbered 23/90