Fine Art Print available of the photograph shown below. Bittern Pair The artists years as a floral designer, as well as influence from his love of the Far-East show through in this stunningly graceful carving which won best in world at the Ward Foundation World Championship Carving Competition in 1981. This pair strikes a "freeze" pose that helps camouflage the birds among the wetland reeds in times of danger. This carving is now housed in the permanent collection of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury, Md. | Back to the Carvings of Ernie Muehlmatt | A fine art print of the photograph above is available from: Sparks Galleries 1656 Grousewood Lane Kingston, Ontario K7L 5H6 and Sparks Galleries P.O. Box 85 Alexandria Bay, New York 13607   Telephone: (613) 531-8200 Or Fax your order to: (613) 542-9994 sparks@limestone.kosone.com