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| 317-733-1813 27 east cedar st. zionsville, in 46077 |
Sue Kraft
As a lifelong lover of
nature, Sue decided to
major in Biology at
Purdue University
graduating in 1971.
Her goal was to teach
high school biology, but
at the time of her
graduation there were
too few teaching jobs
available so her career
path took a turn to
environmental control in
the industrial world.
Sue spent 26 years in
this area of work
before taking an early
retirement package
from AT&T in 1996. It
was at this time that
she began to actively
look for a second
“vocation” and finally
came across a carver
from southern Indiana
who introduced her to
the art of bird carving.
She eventually decided
to take some lessons
from him and has since
enjoyed her new “job”
as a wildlife artist. She
has always been a
nature lover and bird
watcher, so this all now
fits together well to
form a good basis for
her art. Sue has now
studied under some of
the world's best bird
carvers including her
original mentor Don
Pacey. A few of the
other carvers that she
has studied with are
Bob Guge, Floyd
Scholz, Willie
McDonald, Larry Barth
and Keith Mueller.
With every additional
lesson Sue's skills
improve. She is now
one of the best bird
carvers in the Midwest
having won several
“Best of Shows” at
many of the carving
and art shows she has
attended. She
continues to improve
her knowledge of the
subject of art and birds
by taking classes from
Cornell University in
Ornithology and just
recently finished a
couple of art classes,
one in drawing and the
other in oil painting.
Her work is now found
in collections around
the world including
Italy, Spain, and Puerto
Rico as well as all over
the United States.
Although she started
out carving the usual
chickadees and
cardinals, Sue now
specializes in birds of
the world. She has
completed pieces from
Africa, Australia,
Central America, the
Caribbean, Europe,
Asia, Antarctica,
Canada, South
America, and is
currently working on a
piece from Indonesia
and one from India.
As a lifelong lover of
nature, Sue decided to
major in Biology at
Purdue University
graduating in 1971.
Her goal was to teach
high school biology, but
at the time of her
graduation there were
too few teaching jobs
available so her career
path took a turn to
environmental control in
the industrial world.
Sue spent 26 years in
this area of work
before taking an early
retirement package
from AT&T in 1996. It
was at this time that
she began to actively
look for a second
“vocation” and finally
came across a carver
from southern Indiana
who introduced her to
the art of bird carving.
She eventually decided
to take some lessons
from him and has since
enjoyed her new “job”
as a wildlife artist. She
has always been a
nature lover and bird
watcher, so this all now
fits together well to
form a good basis for
her art. Sue has now
studied under some of
the world's best bird
carvers including her
original mentor Don
Pacey. A few of the
other carvers that she
has studied with are
Bob Guge, Floyd
Scholz, Willie
McDonald, Larry Barth
and Keith Mueller.
With every additional
lesson Sue's skills
improve. She is now
one of the best bird
carvers in the Midwest
having won several
“Best of Shows” at
many of the carving
and art shows she has
attended. She
continues to improve
her knowledge of the
subject of art and birds
by taking classes from
Cornell University in
Ornithology and just
recently finished a
couple of art classes,
one in drawing and the
other in oil painting.
Her work is now found
in collections around
the world including
Italy, Spain, and Puerto
Rico as well as all over
the United States.
Although she started
out carving the usual
chickadees and
cardinals, Sue now
specializes in birds of
the world. She has
completed pieces from
Africa, Australia,
Central America, the
Caribbean, Europe,
Asia, Antarctica,
Canada, South
America, and is
currently working on a
piece from Indonesia
and one from India.
| American Woodcock Miniature |
| Violet Sabre Wing |
| Lilac Breasted Roller 2 |
| Ptarmigan |
| Sleeping Teal $400 |