2004 Pat Hinkel Hen Ringneck Duck #1 Bird Carving Caricature Decoy #13 yqz

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2004 Pat Hinkel Hen Ringneck Duck #1 Bird Carving Caricature Decoy #13
One of a Collection of Pat Hinkels & Bird Carvings #13
We ended up with a number of Pat Hinkel Carvings of birds, the whimsical caricature carvings that has so many scrambling to collect. She is known for doing bird carvings with a huge head in proportion to the carving she made. We are putting them up in separate auctions over the next couple of weeks. Check them all out.
Up in this auction is the thirteenth of the Pat Hinkels. We believe it to be a Ringneck Duck Hen Decoy. It measures approx. 4" tall by 1 3/4" x 3 1/2" long. Signed on the bottom, dated 2004, #1 and marked with her feather mark. Good Luck!!
We found this article about her online and thought you would enjoy it. Found on stardem (Great Site!!) Written by KRISTINE S. GEORGE - Special Contributing Writer, Nov 8, 2007
Hinkel's Background In Dentistry Helped To Start Carving Career
Like many others in her craft, Pat Hinkel did not start her career as a carver. The daughter of a woodworker, Hinkel says she always possessed a
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fondness for carving and art but never realized the full synthesis of her talents until adulthood, when she decided to take a carving class at her local community college.
"It was the first time I was able to marry all the things I loved the carving, the art, the (precision of) dental work, the woodworking," says Hinkel. "I was hooked after that."
Making the transition from her regular career in dentistry to a working carver was an easy one due to the similarity in skill sets needed for both.
"To learn dental anatomy, you carve teeth out of wax," says Hinkel. "It segues very nicely."
She continued to master her craft and attend shows, but it was a Christmas gift of a carving class with famed carver Ron Broadwater some 10 years ago that gave her the confidence to transition to life as a full-time carver.
Hinkel, who has exhibited at the Waterfowl Festival for 14 years, began her time with the Festival after founder Bill Perry called her to fill a vacancy. Not having much ready to exhibit, Hinkel quickly determined that she would carve and paint a series of bird heads that she describes as caricatures. Not sure how the whimsical heads depicting everything from mallards and pintails to puffins and shorebirds would be received, Hinkel went to her first Festival hoping for the best. Some 14 years later, the caricatures have become a popular collectible among many of the visitors to her exhibit.
"I have some people who have just about all of them," she said. "It has been a lot of fun because they are a real conversation starter. It sort of stops people in their tracks and brings a smile to their face."
An avid birder who does extensive field studies and research to prepare for her carvings, Hinkel says her volunteer taxidermy work at the Philadephia Academy of Natural Sciences has helped her better understand the intricate birds she works so diligently to recreate.
"People ask me if I work every day," said Hinkel of her dedication to field study and research. "I may not carve every day, I may not paint every day, but I work every day."
Hinkel says she will bring a variety of pieces to this year's Festival in a variety of sizes and prices to meet the needs and styles of a wide variety of Festival goers.
"I think all art is the creator's perception how often can two people look at an identical situation or an object and have differing accounts or interpretations," she said. "I think each artist brings to his art whatever form that may take his background, experiences and perceptions. I believe 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'…we all have varying styles and each artist finds his following of clients that relate to that style."
Whether it is an original piece inspired by one of her birding outings or a commissioned piece, Hinkel said that capturing the spirit or "attitude" of the bird remains top priority.
"If you can catch that split second in time before the bird flies away if you can tell a story," Hinkel said. "I find that when I look at artwork, that is what I'm looking for and that's what I try to incorporate into my carvings."
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Estimated shipping weight, (packaged) is 1 lbs 8 oz
in a 8 x 6 x 4 box
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