Louis Wallace: Pipestone, Howling Coyote Woodpecker Calvert has shaped the bird

Calvert has shaped the bird with sleek

the fox appears ready to spring into action at any moment

and the many colored Eagle of the Zenith (of the heavens)

grounded presence of the buffalo

It is as if the essence of nature has been chiseled into stone

Louis Wallace: Pipestone, Howling Coyote Woodpecker Calvert has shaped the birdWall ace The coyote is carved in a sitting posture, its body poised with a slight forward lean as it lifts its head to the sky in a timeless howl. The carving expertly conveys the tension and emotion of the momentthe open mouth, the stretched neck, and the attentive ears all expressing the wild, haunting call that echoes across deserts and canyons. Its turquoise eyes are inlaid with vivid blue stones that shimmer against the warm pipestone. These eyes