[caption id="attachment_221" align="alignleft" width="202" caption=""Raven III C" by Jim Eppler"][/caption]
Jim Eppler is best known for his life-size and giant bronze ravens - an eternal symbol of the Southwest. But his love for animals goes far beyond simply depicting them - Jim and a friend reclaimed several acres of badly damaged land near Lubbock and restored them into a wildlife refuge. Many of the birds and animals he depicts are real-life models!
[caption id="attachment_223" align="aligncenter" width="475" caption=""Miniature Elk Herd I" by Jim Eppler"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption=""Miniature Wolf" by Jim Eppler."][/caption]