Thursday, 2 July 2009

Caribou

A couple of weeks ago, a parcel arrived from Hopedale, Labrador. I was expecting it, and I opened it carefully with excited anticipation, as I knew the contents were delicate.

These were inside.

A pair of caribou, carved from aspen wood, and with tiny antlers cut from real caribou antler.

Brian of Nain Bay has three of these wonderful carvings, and when I saw them on his blog, I fell in love, I wanted one... or maybe two. They are exquisitely carved by Ross Flowers of Hopedale. Ross carves in the winter, and fishes and hunts during the short summer months. I spoke to Ross by phone, and he graciously carved these two beauties just for me!
Thank you, Ross!

About 5" long, and standing 3" high at the shoulder, the caribou are all slightly different. I am thrilled with them.

I wish I could afford a whole herd.
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26 comments:

  1. Craver Vii2 July 2009 at 16:09

    Neat. Sculptors must have extra strong hands, to have that kind of control, don't you think?

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  2. Xtreme English2 July 2009 at 18:49

    gorgeous! i've never seen anything quite like these. you say you wish you could afford a whole herd....i'm afraid to ask what just one costs, though i think two is perfect....congratulations!

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  3. Bogey2 July 2009 at 21:30

    Nice bit of Canadiana. Canada does have some very talented people eh! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am sure to be back to visit when I'm not fighting to keep my eyes open.

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  4. Angie Ledbetter3 July 2009 at 00:24

    What expert craftsmanship! Gorgeous. Hope you can slowly build your herd.

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  5. Ash3 July 2009 at 04:05

    So nice :-)

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  6. Gerald (Ackworth born)3 July 2009 at 10:10

    O yes gorgeous indeed

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  7. CanadianSwiss3 July 2009 at 11:19

    They're cute! Congratulations. He should make Caribou cows, too. Maybe you'd get a heard then ;-)

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  8. rosemary3 July 2009 at 13:09

    They are beautiful. Caribou are magnificent creatures....

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  9. photowannabe3 July 2009 at 14:30

    Wow, these are really neat. I love hand crafted things like this. I don't blame you for wanting the whole herd.
    Also sending you belated Canada Day wishes.
    I have missed so many days of blogging, I think people think I have flown the coop.

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  10. PeterParis4 July 2009 at 16:34

    Really, really beautiful!!!

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  11. Vintage to Victorian4 July 2009 at 16:39

    Absolutely fabulous.

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  12. OldLady Of The Hills4 July 2009 at 16:49

    Ohhhhh, they are really wonderful! I can see how and why you fell in love with them....Very sweet, they are! Congrats on getting them.

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  13. EG CameraGirl4 July 2009 at 20:33

    How cool! They look like...more. ;-)

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  14. Diane5 July 2009 at 12:41

    I wish I knew how to whittle!

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  15. OldLady Of The Hills5 July 2009 at 14:28

    I really love these little guys...!

    To answer your question about the Gift Bag Shopping---I do it ALL myself--ON-LINE! A place called ORIENTAL TRADING...It is a treasure trove of all of this kind of stuff......I order it...They send it!
    So....I choose everything, myself, right here in front of my computer....So I guess you could say...I am the 'creative' person' who helps me....LOL!
    It's great fun, I must say...and all the ladies just love their little Gifts!

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  16. Lowell5 July 2009 at 22:52

    These are truly gorgeous. Lucky you!

    Thanks for coming by Ocala DP! Much appreciated!

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  17. lettuce6 July 2009 at 03:41

    ah those are so beautiful!

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  18. Anonymous6 July 2009 at 04:34

    That's a cute caribou sculptures. Look how they are neatly done. Beautiful!

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  19. Libby6 July 2009 at 06:10

    They are beautiful. I admore anyone who can carve out of wood, it must take lots of time a patience.

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  20. Wendy6 July 2009 at 17:42

    They truly are beautiful! How talented he must be to carve so well!!

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  21. •°°• IcyBC •°°•6 July 2009 at 20:17

    Those are beautifully carved caribou..

    Thank you so very much on the information you've given me on the names of the flowers! I'm learning a lot every day..

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  22. Anvilcloud7 July 2009 at 09:52

    You wanted caribou and you were herd. (Sorry)

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  23. Hilary7 July 2009 at 23:09

    Oh they're wonderful. What a lovely gift.

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  24. Ginnie Hart8 July 2009 at 12:51

    Did you ever see the movie, Never Cry Wolf, Sham? Make sure you see it sometime, if you love these creatures!

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  25. Neva12 July 2009 at 21:09

    how stunning!!!! Wow...they are beautiful.

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  26. Ming the Merciless18 July 2009 at 08:24

    They are absolutely gorgeous. Ross is a very talented fella.

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