The Critic (or “Don’t Leave Your Paperback On The Veranda”) art-code-MBG-001 Center pendant 2" x 1

Center pendant 2" x 1 1/2"

To see him at work has been one of the great privileges of my career

4 coral stones and 3 opal stones (each)

Materials: hand finished 18 kt yellow gold vermeil chain with hand carved composite turquoise and lapis flowers and a green agate cabochon and natural pearl

The Critic (or “Don’t Leave Your Paperback On The Veranda”) art-code-MBG-001 Center pendant 2" x 111. 5" x 8. 25" x 5" Edition of 18, 2016 An incident on safari in Kenya inspired this sculpture and gave me an excuse to sculpt a vervet monkey whose real life models provide many hours of entertainment around so many safari camps in Africa. One soon learns not to have or leave any food within sight of these little imps but it wasnt until Suzanna showed up at sundowners, chuckling, with the remains of her shredded paperback in hand that we realized