This life size sculpture depicts a mother otter being mobbed by playful cubs while swimming underwater. While I was on the Isle of Mull, I kept my eyes open for otters, but didn’t see any. They can be extremely shy creatures.
I did find an incredible piece of ancient Caledonian tree root washed up on the side of a Scottish loch. It was the perfect shape to mount this sculpture on but just not quite large enough. I ended up sculpting a bigger replica out of clay. I gas torched the wet surface to blow off fragments of clay to create a lovely worn and weathered look. It is exactly the type of thing you can easily find underwater, now cast into bronze.
This sculpture can be placed inside or out, including on water.