The carvings are an amazing art form; I wish I could buy them more often. Eleazar Morales is my favorite, because he does the odd and unusual (such as the tapir and okapi) as well as the more normal (such as the dog)...and what he does with the colors and the forms is just beautiful. The pictures don't really do them justice, although they're better with this camera than they were with my old one. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)