March 21, 2007

  • more decoys

     

            decoys-shadows alone

        A few more photos from the decoy show. There was quite a few sandpipers & such, which I don't believe were ever hunted & a lot of the others were mounted on blocks, so they were unusable for hunting. It seems that there is a movement towards making & viewing decoys as artwork, rather than their original purpose, which is certainly fine with me. Some of the vendors made more of an effort at a pleasing display, such as the one above, which the antique dealer made quite dramatic.

    decoys-muskie, fish

        One lady had a son who made mostly fish decoys. I suppose they would rightly be considered sculptures, as they would be useless in attracting fish. Some of them were life sized and they were all expertly carved & detailed.That's a muskie in the middle of the pic above, it was nearly a meter long & very well done. He also had some waterbugs & other small unusual creatures, but I liked the fish the best. They were one of my favorite things of the entire show.

         decoys-fish

Comments (3)

  • Your blogs are always so interesting......

  • I agree-it is interesting-but I came over here to see what a dart frog was-but you dont have the picture up--lol-

  • So what was a real decoy is becoming a artwork . According what I read below the material used is plastic and no more wood ? However carved in wood those decoys would be more worthy , more artistic  No ?
    In friendship
    michel

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