'Flying Eagle,' sculpture | 
 enlarge | Brand: NOVICA
Category: Kitchen
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Sales Rank: 911269
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 4 x 7 x 13
ASIN: B00011V2BY
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| Features:
| • | Handmade by I Wayan Rendah | | • | Ships from Bali within 7 days | | • | Each artwork is unique -- wood grain, color, and pattern will differ slightly from picture |
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Product Description
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. An eagle dives furiously in pursuit of its prey, talons poised to snare a fish from the water in Wayan Rendah's dramatic hand-carved hibiscus wood statuette. Representing wood carving in its highest expression, Rendah brilliantly captures the intensity of a snapshot moment. Makes an inspirational addition to any desk top. Artisan Info: I Wayan Rendah's work has also been featured in Home Maker's magazine and in Keepers of the Arts, a beautiful hardcover book available through Novica. "I was born in Bali on June 17, 1973. I am the oldest of seven children, in a family consisting of four brothers and three sisters. I started to learn to sculpt at the age of eight when I was still in primary school, learning from my father how to carve traditional statues from wood. Balinese woodcarving touches me very deeply. I have learned a variety of arts in Bali, such as gamelan dance, but carving a piece of wood gives me an incomparable sensation. "At first, I sold my statues to the sellers in the art market and at small shops. After I finished school, I studied with Wayan Purna so as to have a stronger foundation to build upon, because even at a young age I knew that what I wanted was to be able to create the ideas I had in my head. But to do this I needed more experience, and the tools
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