Thursday's Eye Candy #1

[Plumberdv]

Ok guys, here's something special! Most of you remember the Cow Bone 110's that were offered on the Web Specials page a short while ago. I bought a couple and decided that they would benefit from some art work.

Well, I'm thrilled with the way it came out. The artist that did the scrimshaw work for me was Leesa Martin, the lovely and talented wife of our own David Martin.

The subject matter for this one comes as sort of a tribute to my late wife. She was a liscensed wildlife rehaber that specialized in raptors. Of those, her favorite was the Barn Owl. The reason for that special attachnment was the fact that she hatched (in an incubator), six Barnies and raised them to maturity. They were released into the wild when they were grown and a couple of them even stayed around our place for sometime.

Thank you Leesa, it is wonderful!
Here it is.

 

[Flatlander1963]

That is simply amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CaseyChaos]

Phenomenal work!! Great looking piece of art you now have!

 

[BG42EDGE]

Gotta love the barn owls.

That's the most expressive face of all the owls.

 

[Plumberdv]

Here's a few pictures of the critters that were the inspiration for this art work.

 

[wolf-man-12]

Beautiful work and a very talented person to bring out the natural looks of the Owls that way. A+ all the way.!

 

[trevytrev]

Wow! Outstanding work. Mr's Martin is very talented, congrats on the blade Plumber.

 

[THE_LONGBOW]

Irrelevant

 

[Pack Rat]

An excellent tribute to your late wife Dave!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

Excellent Artwork Ms. Martin!!! :thumbup:

Fantastic knives. :thumbup:

 

[David Martin]

Thank you Plumber . DM

 

[imafritz]

You said they were great and you werent kidding my friend. Man alive is that a great looking piece of work. Nice work Leesa. Look out Yellowhorse, Remer and Cody

 

[oregon]

What a feast for the eyes. Ohhh la la.

Your pics of a terrific 110 with the value added artistry of Mrs. Martin will keep me going for the remainder of February.

Thank you kindly for sharing.

 

[Plumberdv]

Thanks everyone. I am VERY proud of this one. There's another one (Camel Bone 500)that Leesa did for me with a different theme that's also pretty close to my heart. I'll be posting it soon. I planned on making it Thursday's Eye Candy #2, but I may wait until tomorrow.

 

[edbeau]

Knife looks great, Dave. It will always be very special to you and Thank You for sharing the pictures with us.

 

[Evil Eye Earl]

Great lookin' knife,the artist brings the Barn Owls to life.
Thanks for sharing

 

[338375]

Very nice Dave. I'm sure your wife would be very pleased. The pics of the Owls are great too.

DM, your wife does very nice work.

 

[skyhorse]

That's FANTASTIC! :thumbup:

 

[bucksway]

If Buck ever does a 112 in cow bone I will get a few to do just what you have..I like the fact that there is 2 on the back side! Classic work done well....

 

[David Martin]

Thanks to everyone for the nice compliments! Thanks also to Dave for letting me work on his knives- I really enjoyed it!
Leesa

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

:thumbup:
Beautiful. The knife, the artwork, the pics of the owls, all of it.

I recently attended an exhibition on raptors, given by a local group that also specializes in the rescue & rehab of injured birds. A barn owl was among the 'featured guests', and it is indeed a fascinating bird, with what seems to be a very unique personality.

Well done, to all concerned, and thank you for sharing this with us.