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Three Hunting Owls with Magpies (2002)

This original knotwork design painting is based on the hunting patterns of owls. The knotwork around the central figures represent the air currents produced by the flapping of the owl's wings. The knotwork in the purple field represent the spiral hunting patterns of the owls. The magpies are North American birds and the snakes in the blue keywork designs are the North American coral snakes. The three wings surrounding the central design are based on Tlinkit design patterns. They are considered to be a tribute to the Northwest Coast Indians. Elantu chose three owls for this piece to represent a family that we met in Vermont. A mated pair lived in the woods behind our house and one spring they were raising a daughter who apparently had eyesight problems. The parents were teaching her to hunt and with each strike, she would overshoot the target and hit the bare ground with her claws. This would make her so angry that she would pull up grass and make a fuss, clacking her beak and shrieking. Towards the end of summer, she figured out what is what she was doing wrong and began making successful hits on the local mice. The three owls, parents and daughter, in a circle represent the continuity of the family.

Available prints and pricing

	Three Hunting Owls with Magpies (2002) - Limited edition print (EPK1OML) Price: $45 Limited edition print (max 1053 prints) of an original knotwork design painting. An 11 ½" x 11 ½" print printed on acid-free McCoy Royal Silk paper with archival inks. Individually signed and numbered by Elantu. Shipped with a 16" x 16" mat in a Crystal Clear artist bag. Print release date 2003.

	Three Hunting Owls with Magpies (2002) - Gold-leaf limited edition print (EPK1OMG) Price: $180 Gold-leaf limited edition print (max 92 prints) of an original knotwork design painting. An 11 ½" x 11 ½" print printed on acid-free McCoy Royal Silk paper with archival inks, with 23-K gold-leaf hand applied by Elantu. Individually signed and numbered by Elantu. Matted to 16" x 16" mat in a Crystal Clear artist bag. Print release date 2003.

For information about the original painting, please contact Elantu's artist agent Lisa Rhyne Jubas by E-mail at lisa@thedreammasters.org, by phone at 310.612.6555 or by mail at The Dream Masters, 2517 Tilden Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064.

Last updated: 2005-10-06