For Sculptor Mike Barlow, His Bronze Age Started Early - Forbes

For six-year-old Mike Barlow, paging through his father’s extensive collection of art books on African wildlife awakened a muse that would lead to his life’s work, and an unshakable bond with wild animals and their habitats.

This riveting depiction of the savage life and death struggle between lions and a Cape buffaloa ... [+] piece he calls Battle Royalewas inspired by an encounter Barlow witnessed in northern Tanzania.… [+6594 chars]

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