MEGA Driftwood Great Gray Owl is a whopping 47 x 9 x 3, priced at $995. Sinuous body shape, cocked head and gorgeous face, all with fantastic details up close. Elongated driftwood body shape is lovely in vertical space of your cabin, farmhouse, barn, studio. Carved of hand-collected Pacific coast driftwood. Hand-painted in an appropriate shades of soft buff gray, steely medium gray, black, and white, with abundant details and large glass eyes.

The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is a true owl, and is the world’s largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called the Phantom of the North, cinereous owl (this name is also used for Strix sartorii), spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.

Adults have large rounded heads with grey faces and yellow eyes with darker circles around them. The underparts are light with dark streaks; the upper parts are grey with pale bars. This owl does not have ear tufts and has the largest facial disc of any raptor. There is a white collar or “bow-tie” just below the beak. The long tail tapers to a rounded end.

The artist grew up in Southern California close to the ocean, body surfing and collecting shells and sea glass. She received a BA from Cal State Fullerton in Art. After moving to Cambria CA, she started working with driftwood, inspired by the wonderful shapes and many possibilities. Our customers love the quirkiness and character, and the dignity, of her owls, shorebirds, Santas, gnomes, and animals. She hopes that you enjoy her art as much as she enjoys creating it.