Mesmerizing Stare

“Mesmerizing Stare” color scrimshaw on ancient mammoth ivory bark by David Smith. Amazing work here. The owl seems to be inside his nest in a tree hollow. Smith has used the natural color in the mammoth bark to create a hollow with the color of the bark matching that of the hungry owl’s feathers. Difficult to tell where the bark ends and the owl’s features begin. This one is a winner!