Vtg Signed PEGGY BOOKEY Alaska Penguin Hand Carved Pierced Black Decor EMU EGG

Vtg Signed PEGGY BOOKEY Alaska Penguin Hand Carved Pierced Black Decor EMU EGG

* Stand in photos is NOT INCLUDED with item!!

• Emu egg, blown egg

• Hand crafted, carved, pierced

• Featuring a gray & white penguin walking across a wooded, snowy landscape, with oval beaded border, on black background

• Hand painted, decorated

• Incised signature on backside:

   - "Peggy Bookey, North Pole, AK 10/31/03, Emu"

• Drilled hole in bottom

~~ ADDITIONAL INFO ~~

Pat and Peggy Bookey, both retired teachers, fused their separate skills together to create ethereal, airy sculpture out of native Alaskan birch (Betula neoalaskana) or Koa (from Hawaii). 

Pat turns wood into thin-walled bowls, vases, bottle stoppers, and pet urns, while Peggy, often using a dentist’s drill, pierces the creations with intricate, lacelike designs incorporating flowers, birds, Pacific Northwest animals such as wildcats or wolves, and, oddly for people who live in a place called North Pole, Hawaiian flora, birds, turtles, and whales. 

In the initial years, Pat worked alone on his woodturning creations, while Peggy focused on hand carving, delicately etching scenes on eggs from chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, and eventually, the exotic emu and ostrich.

Despite working side by side, in a small garage workshop, for several years, the couple never thought of coalescing their skills until one day, Pat happened to ask Peggy to carve a scene on one of his turnings.

The ensuing collaboration has taken them out of the workshop into various geographical areas as they distribute their work to galleries and gift shops, and one of those areas has been Hawaii.

Their big break came when a sales associate at Martin and MacArthur, an island-based dealer in fine gifts, home accessories, and furniture, insisted that they show their work to the CEO, Michael Tam, who fell instantly in love.

The Bookeys, and their work, have been featured in Woodturning, the largest international woodturning magazine, as well as Woodturning Design.

MEASUREMENTS

• Total weight of all items: 3 oz

• 3½" diameter body

• 5½" long

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CONDITION DETAILS

• EXCELLENT, LIKE NEW, previously owned condition

* Stand in photos is NOT INCLUDED with item!!

• Minor age-related wear

• No chips, cracks, crazing, or other damage noted

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