Honoring the hunter’s story, the animal’s life, and the land that sustains them both.
“Through art, Allie honors the hunter’s story, the animal’s life, and the land that connects and sustains them both.”
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This piece is painted on an exceptionally large bull bison skull, and it’s the third collaboration between NBB and Allie.
The skull’s bullet hole in the center was filled in using the Japanese Kintsugi method — filling the hole with Japanese rice paper and then finishing it in gold leaf so that the unique mark of the field-harvest becomes a focal point of the piece.
Two Northern Harriers adorn the skull, their wings sweeping wide against a radiant gold backdrop. In mid-flight, the male drops a meadow vole to the female in the precise aerial exchange known as a “food pass.”
While the female guards the nest, the male hunts and delivers prey, their shared effort forming a rhythm of protection and provision. A second vole hides among the grasses painted along the bison’s cheek, a subtle observer to the moment above.
Northern Harriers — nicknamed Marsh Hawks — are among the most striking birds of grassland ecosystems, and their presence reflects a healthy landscape — and the timeless dance between predator and prey.
The turbulent story of the Greater Sage-Grouse echoes that of the American Bison. Both species embody the fragile resilience of America’s prairie ecosystem; an ecosystem increasingly imperiled by human activity.
Oil and gas development, particularly fracking, continues to fragment the Sage-Grouse’s critical nesting and mating grounds, pushing these birds to the brink. Fractured Lek reflects the tension between the enduring beauty of prairie wildlife and the human forces driving their decline.
Japanese gansai, mica-infused watercolor, and gold leaf (kintsugi). Painted on a Bison Skull from North Bridger Bison, Wilsall, MT.
