Mother and Baby Saltwater Crocodile
Crocodiles have such a menacing, dangerous stigma. For most people, they are perceived as men-eating monsters with no emotion and sadistic tendencies. When I walked through the museum, I found a large taxidermy crocodile head which reminded me that these are sentient creatures with their own inner worlds and feelings. Female crocodiles will look after their babies for around 3 months, by opening the nest, carrying them to the water, and even rolling unhatched eggs to help them out. This tender sweetness inspired me to sculpt a Mother and baby on their first swim together. I wanted it to look like the mother was submerged underwater while the baby rode atop mum’s snout. We may be different from crocodiles in many ways, but when I think about a mum helping her baby swim for the first time, I can’t help but feel a resonance with how my mum took care of me. They care about each other, we care about each other, it’s easy to see how Love is what binds us all.
Hand-sculpted in Cairns by Elena Steere using renewable, locally-sourced Far North Queensland clay.
This piece is ONE OF A KIND, and will never have duplicates. However, if you would like something similar; commissions are always welcome :)
Crocodiles have such a menacing, dangerous stigma. For most people, they are perceived as men-eating monsters with no emotion and sadistic tendencies. When I walked through the museum, I found a large taxidermy crocodile head which reminded me that these are sentient creatures with their own inner worlds and feelings. Female crocodiles will look after their babies for around 3 months, by opening the nest, carrying them to the water, and even rolling unhatched eggs to help them out. This tender sweetness inspired me to sculpt a Mother and baby on their first swim together. I wanted it to look like the mother was submerged underwater while the baby rode atop mum’s snout. We may be different from crocodiles in many ways, but when I think about a mum helping her baby swim for the first time, I can’t help but feel a resonance with how my mum took care of me. They care about each other, we care about each other, it’s easy to see how Love is what binds us all.
Hand-sculpted in Cairns by Elena Steere using renewable, locally-sourced Far North Queensland clay.
This piece is ONE OF A KIND, and will never have duplicates. However, if you would like something similar; commissions are always welcome :)
Crocodiles have such a menacing, dangerous stigma. For most people, they are perceived as men-eating monsters with no emotion and sadistic tendencies. When I walked through the museum, I found a large taxidermy crocodile head which reminded me that these are sentient creatures with their own inner worlds and feelings. Female crocodiles will look after their babies for around 3 months, by opening the nest, carrying them to the water, and even rolling unhatched eggs to help them out. This tender sweetness inspired me to sculpt a Mother and baby on their first swim together. I wanted it to look like the mother was submerged underwater while the baby rode atop mum’s snout. We may be different from crocodiles in many ways, but when I think about a mum helping her baby swim for the first time, I can’t help but feel a resonance with how my mum took care of me. They care about each other, we care about each other, it’s easy to see how Love is what binds us all.
Hand-sculpted in Cairns by Elena Steere using renewable, locally-sourced Far North Queensland clay.
This piece is ONE OF A KIND, and will never have duplicates. However, if you would like something similar; commissions are always welcome :)