- Description
- By Meg White Bronze replica of an original work in limestone. Ely was an unusually large calf, and his front legs had been so restricted in the womb that he was born unable to walk. It was feared he would die, as he had trouble nursing, but thanks to the care of his mother, and his determined attempts to straighten his legs, he gained strength, eventually overcoming his disability, and is today a fully-grown bull elephant in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. In this piece Ely has his legs fully stretched out in play. The original artwork was carved in limestone using various power tools–large and small angle grinders, a hammer drill and various burrs with a die grinder gave the final texture of the many wrinkles of an elephant’s skin
