Description
Come On In-The Water’s Fine is a triptych of three panels showing the amazing reality of a wood duck ducklings’ first day of life. Within 24-hours of hatching, the wood duck hen will call to her ducklings to encourage them to leap from the safety of their nest to the treacherous water below. Treacherous? Yes! Backwaters are teaming with hungry bass and snapping turtles, each one eager to grab a bite of duckling for a mid-morning snack.
Nature has ways of reminding us of how strong, tough, and otherwise courageous we can be when called to be. Don’t forget. If a duckling is made to take such a plunge, we surely are, too. This triptych is a tribute to their strength and our own potential.
Each cradled Claybord panel was hand-painted with sepia-toned ink, which was then meticulously scratched off with tattoo needles, sharpened sewing needles, and special erasers. Each panel is 10″ x 10″. Altogether the triptych measures 34″ x 10″.
