Having completed and seen the impact of ‘Tail Wind’ I decide to create ‘Spooked’. It conveys so much to me, I love it. For those of you the know the Greater Kudu I am sure you will appreciate the movement conveyed here. I would like to compliment the Hefestus Fine Art Foundry in Springtown TX, who were able to cast this tiny little piece with its delicate horns and tails, even more delicate than ‘Tail Wind’ – they never balked at the prospect. I hope you enjoy this little piece of hand luggage art!
John Tolmay
Born in Southern Rhodesia in 1943, John Tolmay grew up immersed in the African bush, where an early fascination with wildlife and nature inspired him to begin drawing his observations. After agricultural college in South Africa, he traveled to Europe and the United States, working as a cowboy in Nebraska and New Mexico before returning to Rhodesia in 1966 to ranch.
Tolmay began guiding African hunting safaris in 1974, an experience that gave him an intimate understanding of wildlife, movement, and anatomy - knowledge that would later become fundamental to his work as a sculptor. He completed and sold his first bronze in 1989 and has since devoted himself to capturing the animals and experiences of a lifetime spent in the wild.
A committed conservationist as well as an artist, Tolmay founded Zambia's Nyawa Pilot Project, promoting community-based wildlife management and a sustainable relationship between rural communities and their natural resources.
