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.
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.
