Name: Love Shack
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Item No: TJWD
Made In: England
Status: Fixed Edition
Carving Date: 2006
Release Date: 6/26/2006
In Store Date: 9/1/2006
Edition Size: 1000
US Issue Price in USD: $75
Dimensions (Inches): 2.75 x 2.5 x 3.75
Secrets
& Variations:
The story of a bird returning from extinction was too amazing to
ignore. The bird, the magnificent ivory-billed woodpecker, was believed
to have disappeared from its Southern United States wetland habitat as
it had not been sighted for many years. Then on February 27th, 2004,
Bobby Harrison and Tim Gallagher spotted one in Arkansas. This was
followed by an intensive search and more sightings. The plight of this
woodpecker is far from over, but if it can regain a toehold, what an
amazing recovery! Peter’s model shows why the woodpecker has been so elusive over the years. He's hiding in his tree stump which is well stocked with food. Inscribed on the sliding lid is "Hi Cecil", a reference to Cecil Williams, the proprietor of Wild Birds of Pleasant Hill, who brought the woodpeckers’ rediscovery to Peter’s attention. Another inscription, “C.Eckman”, refers to Christian Eckman, an HK collector who first asked Peter to carve the ivory-billed woodpecker many years ago. Note that 100 of this 1000 piece fixed edition have a more vividly colored squirrel, and only 50 portray an interior mouse operating a power drill. This is Peter’s first model with a vertical lid.
Update: 10-20-06
We have discovered an new interior variation featuring Grubs in place of the standard Mouse.
