{"title":"Brandon Phillips","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/Artist_Profile_-_Brandon_Phillips.png?v=1781809829\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBrandon Phillips began carving at just 10 years old and started creating dinosaur figures by the age of 13. He is the son of Zuni artist Marvelita Phillips, who is renowned for her carved animal necklaces. His grandfather, the late Leonard Halate, was a noted carver and jeweler, continuing a strong family tradition of artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"serpentine-with-augite-feline","title":"Serpentine With Augite Feline","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps an old-style \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/mountain-lion\"\u003eMountain-lion\u003c\/a\u003e with its long tail up and over its backside, or maybe a spotty and elusive ocelot, Brandon Phillips' serpentine with augite feline is approximately 2\" long, 5\/8\" wide and 1 1\/8\" tall. Turquoise eyes see the world and incised whiskers help navigate. Ocelots have been part of ancient Mesoamerican cultures like the Aztecs and Incan civilizations. Throughout most of its range, these beautiful wild cats are threatened due to habitat loss and fur poaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Mountain Lion \/ Serpentine With Augite","offer_id":39895912742997,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/products\/BPhillips-serpentine-w_augite-ocelotv2.jpg?v=1650899806"},{"product_id":"butterfly-miracle","title":"Miraculous Butterfly","description":"\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/butterfly\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eButterflies\u003c\/a\u003e are dynamic creatures because although delicate in appearance, some species travel incredible distances. The miraculous process of metamorphosis they go through is fascinating too. Butterflies light up our lives with color and hope. Brandon Phillips' amazing butterfly has turquoise eyes set to an alabaster body. Wings are sgraffito etched. About 2 7\/8\" long, 7\/8\" wide and 1 3\/8\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Butterfly \/ Alabaster","offer_id":40768247365717,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-alabaster-butterfly3v6.jpg?v=1706743508"},{"product_id":"top-hornet","title":"Top Hornet","description":"Hornets are the top predators of other insects, guarding crops from arthropods that damage them. They are great pollinators too. Brandon Phillips' awesome hornet is composed from carved Picasso marble and jet, while fast wings are from gold lip shell. Eyes are from turquoise inlays. A little stinger is from gold lip shell. About 2 5\/8\" long, 1 1\/4\" wide and 1 1\/4\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40801999224917,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-multi-material-hornet2.jpg?v=1710954822"},{"product_id":"cedarwood-standing-bear","title":"Cedarwood Standing Bear","description":"A young \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/bear\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eBear\u003c\/a\u003e cub with turquoise eyes and necklace is upright at about 2 1\/4\" tall, 1 3\/8\" wide and 1\" deep. This position is regarded as demonstrating strength in the Zuni way. It's been carved from natural, lightly fragrant cedarwood by Brandon Phillips whose mother is Zuni artist Marvelita Phillips. She's renowned for her fetish necklaces. Brandon's grandfather was noted carver and jeweler Leonard Halate (d) who started carving in the 1940's. Brandon's uncle is carver Herbert Halate.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Bear \/ Cedarwood","offer_id":40813665943637,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-cedarwood-bear2v5.jpg?v=1712865924"},{"product_id":"from-the-heart-coyote","title":"From The Heart Coyote","description":"A \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/coyote\"\u003eCoyote\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/wolf\"\u003eWolf\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/fox\"\u003eFox\u003c\/a\u003e) has been carved from a good-looking speckled serpentine with a cool crystalline sort of variation around the collar area. This turquoise-eyed canine holds its head high releasing a song from the heart; sometimes you just need to let it all out. Turquoise inlays and an etched heartline or breath path adorn each side of this roughly 2\" tall, 5\/8\" wide and 1 3\/4\" long heartfelt bushytail by Brandon Phillips.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Coyote \/ Serpentine","offer_id":40814094024789,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-serpentine-coyote.jpg?v=1712945305"},{"product_id":"shallow-marsh-water-fowl","title":"Shallow Marsh Water Fowl","description":"The shallow marshes of New Mexico finds Brandon Phillips' carved marble duck or perhaps a Gadwall floating peacefully and feeding by dunking its head in the water. Ducks like Gadwalls walk well on land, grazing in fields and woodlands too. Eyes are from turquoise inlays and plumage is softly etched. A water fowl friend, maybe even a swan, measuring approximately 1 3\/4\" long, 5\/8\" wide and 1 1\/2\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Water Fowl \/ Marble","offer_id":40815156133973,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-marble-bird.jpg?v=1713286266"},{"product_id":"sandstone-reptile","title":"Sandstone Reptile","description":"Sandstone feels so neat to touch as it has a slightly grainy texture. Brandon Phillips' pleasing \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/turtle\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eTurtle\u003c\/a\u003e has an attractive carapace incised with a great motif enhanced with a turquoise inlay. Eyes are also from turquoise. About 1 7\/8\" long, 1 1\/2\" wide and 5\/8\" tall, carved from lovely sandstone.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Turtle \/ Sandstone","offer_id":40816153919573,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-sandstone-turtlev5.jpg?v=1713475130"},{"product_id":"darting-duck","title":"Darting Duck","description":"A precious duck enjoys swimming and darting in the water, carved from a sunset-hued alabaster by Brandon Phillips. Eager eyes are from bright blue turquoise inlays, while plumage is precision etched. Water fowl like ducks are esteemed in Zuni because not only do they swim in water, but they walk on land and fly in the air. Ducks improve soil fertility. About 2 5\/8\" long, 3\/4\" wide and 1\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Duck \/ Alabaster","offer_id":40967482638421,"sku":"","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-alabaster-duckv3.jpg?v=1736967403"},{"product_id":"full-of-life-fox","title":"Full Of Life Fox","description":"\u003cp\u003eWild canines like beneficial \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/fox\"\u003eFoxes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/wolf\"\u003eWolves\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/coyote\"\u003eCoyotes\u003c\/a\u003e have powerful abilities that we do not. Their six senses reveal the energies, thoughts and body language of any living thing. Brandon Phillips' animated bushytail has been sculpted from pipestone to a dimension of approximately 2 5\/8\" long, 5\/8\" wide and 3\/4\" tall. Eyes and back accent are from turquoise inlays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Bushytail \/ Pipestone","offer_id":41140081623125,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-pipestone-bushytailv5.jpg?v=1747760899"},{"product_id":"snakes-message","title":"Snake's Message","description":"\u003cp\u003eSnakes are magnificent creatures vital in keeping rodent populations under control. Give our snake friends the space they need. Their primal qualities are certainly potent as is our primal fear of them but don't let that fear stop you from hearing \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/snake\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eSnake's\u003c\/a\u003e message. Their animal medicine suggests we discard our old ways and patterns of thinking, as these wonderful reptile's shed their skin regularly in order to renew. A fabulous surfite snake by Brandon Phillips is here to help on your path of improvement. With an undulating body accented with turquoise inlays and eyes, plus sgraffito-etched scales, this colorful snake measures about 3\" long, 1\" wide and 3\/8\" tall. We doubt you'll meet a friendlier creature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Snake \/ Surfite","offer_id":41255317897301,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-surfite-snakev2_ff641ec2-65ca-4982-bcac-7fe7ac7fe1a3.jpg?v=1749066978"},{"product_id":"solitary-wasp","title":"Solitary Wasp","description":"Many wasp species like yellow jackets are solitary creatures who live and hunt alone. Unlike bees, most wasps can sting several times without losing their stingers. Brandon Phillips' orange alabaster, iridescent gold lip mother-of-pearl shell and jet wasp has a cute stinger from mother-of-pearl. Eyes are from turquoise inlays while mandibles are etched. About 2 7\/8\" long, 1 1\/2\" wide and 1\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41578115104853,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-alabaster-waspv5.jpg?v=1752865533"},{"product_id":"long-eared-bunny-with-egg","title":"Long-Eared Bunny With Egg","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn adorable \u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/rabbit\"\u003eRabbit\u003c\/a\u003e with a fish rock serpentine egg offering has a sweet face complete with long ears, eyes from turquoise inlays, etched whiskers and nose. The cottontail is etched as well. Carved from jazzy surfite to a dimension of approximately 2 1\/4\" tall, 1\" wide and 3\/4\" deep by Brandon Phillips. Surfite is an upcycled material from surfboard manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Rabbit \/ Surfite","offer_id":41584510304341,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-surfite-rabbit2v6..jpg?v=1753220382"},{"product_id":"sky-people","title":"Sky People","description":"Some Indigenous ones have oral traditions that describe ancestors who came from the stars calling them Sky People. Brandon Phillips' fabulous humanoid is carved from onyx with large ovoid eyes from turquoise inlays. Etching and more turquoise inlays adorn the friend with an otherworldly presence. A small etched mouth says take me to your leader. About 2 5\/8\" tall, 3\/4\" wide and 3\/4\" deep.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Alien \/ Onyx","offer_id":41786343587925,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-onyx-alienv3.jpg?v=1761065527"},{"product_id":"roadrunner-friend","title":"Roadrunner Friend","description":"The swift roadrunner is New Mexico's state bird because of its association with the stunning landscape and Pueblo culture. The bird's likeness is worked into traditional designs of many Indigenous artists. Brandon Phillips' gorgeous onyx feathered friend with a little crest has eyes from bright turquoise like the vast southwestern skies. A set of incised tail feathers are overlaid with a mosaic from rich pipestone and turquoise. About 2 5\/8\" long, 3\/4\" wide and 3\/4\" tall.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Roadunner \/ Onyx","offer_id":41800758394965,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-onyx-roadrunnerv3.jpg?v=1761345419"},{"product_id":"carnivorous-dimetrodon","title":"Carnivorous Dimetrodon","description":"A prehistoric reptile from the Early Permian period, the dimetrodon was a carnivorous animal with magnificent spinal sails on its body. Dimetrodon was thought to have lived before dinosaurs even roamed Mother Earth. Brandon Phillips' adorable dimetrodon has cross-hatched scaling, an adorable carved sail and tiny eyes from turquoise inlays. About 2 7\/8\" long, 3\/4\" wide and 1 1\/2\" tall, from rich Picasso marble.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Dimetrodon \/ Picasso Marble","offer_id":42067027886165,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-pm-dimetrodonv5.jpg?v=1768423413"},{"product_id":"precious-platypus","title":"Precious Platypus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ancient Indigenous Aboriginal dreamtime story about platypus begins with a young duck who disregarded her tribe’s warning of Mulloka the water devil. She travelled down a creek far from the tribe and was taken by a large water rat called Biggoon. She eventually escaped and returned to her family where she laid two eggs that hatched as platypuses. They had soft fur instead of feathers, four webbed feet instead of two and spurs on their hind legs, like Biggoon’s spear. Brandon Phillips' semi-aquatic platypus has turquoise eyes and a wonderful bill. Turquoise inlays and a great cross-hatched tail decorate this approximately 2 1\/4\" long, 1 1\/8\" wide and 1\/2\" tall marble water creature. Wild platypus populations are in rapid decline because of land clearing, pollution, severe drought and shrinking fresh water habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Platypus \/ Marble","offer_id":42127900999765,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-marble-platypusv5.jpg?v=1770318032"},{"product_id":"dino-mite","title":"Dino-Mite Brontosaur","description":"\u003cp\u003eZuni artist Brandon Phillips started sculpting dinosaurs when he was 13 years old. Some of the ancient reptiles in his carving repertoire include brontosaurus, stegosaurus and triceratops. Many Indigenous cultures view dinosaur bones as sacred burials of animals who should be shown the same respect as human ancestors. They are the first fossil finders with a knowledge of deep time and the subsequent ages as shown in the fossil record. Brandon's dino-mite brontosaur is made from marble to a dimension of approximately 2 5\/8\" long, 1\/2\" wide and 1 1\/2\" tall. This plant-eating friend has adorable eyes from turquoise inlays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Dinosaur \/ Marble","offer_id":42163552714837,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-marble-dinosaur_v2.jpg?v=1771605441"},{"product_id":"best-architect-beaver","title":"Best Architect Beaver","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"fancybox\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/beaver\"\u003eBeavers\u003c\/a\u003e are true architects of construction. They don't simply pile sticks haphazardly but carefully weave branches together and seal or \"cement\" them with mud, rocks, algae and even aquatic roots for stability. Their animal medicine teaches us to plan well too, executing any project thoroughly and thoughtfully. Brandon Phillips has carved a red onyx beaver who can remind us to do this. Intelligent eyes and inlays are from turquoise, while a cross-hatched tail, back designs and little whiskers are nicely etched. About 2 5\/8\" long, 3\/4\" wide and 5\/8\" tall.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Beaver \/ Red Onyx","offer_id":42441561473109,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-onyx-beaver2v4.jpg?v=1777492700"},{"product_id":"adorable-pig","title":"Adorable Pig","description":"Pigs are smart and emotional creatures with a great sense of smell thanks to their sensitive noses. Some are even entrusted to search out and dig delicious truffles. Brandon Phillips has carved an adorable pig or boar from red onyx. Cute ears, inlaid turquoise eyes and snout are nice features of this approximately 2 1\/4\" long, 1\/2\" wide and 1\" tall barnyard buddy.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Pig \/ Onyx","offer_id":42493015294037,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-onyx-pigv4.jpg?v=1778608656"},{"product_id":"beautiful-pipestone-hummingbird","title":"Beautiful Pipestone Hummingbird","description":"Pipestone is more than a simple geological resource to Indigenous Peoples across North America. They continue to revere pipestone as a gift from Mother Earth, one that holds ancestral ties. Prayers to the Creator are carried in the smoke from ceremonial pipestone pipes. You can have a connection to the richness and beauty of pipestone with Brandon Phillips' striking \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/hummingbird\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eHummingbird\u003c\/a\u003e. Alert eyes are from sky blue turquoise inlays, while a pointy bill is from mother-of-pearl. About 1 7\/8\" tall, 1\/2\" wide and 1 1\/4\" deep.  ","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Hummingbird \/ Pipestone","offer_id":42568127348821,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-pipestone-hummingbird_v3.jpg?v=1780522939"},{"product_id":"hummingbird-messengers","title":"Hummingbird Messengers","description":"Faster than the speed of sound, \u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/pages\/hummingbird\" data-fancybox-type=\"iframe\" class=\"fancybox\"\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/a\u003e stop us in our tracks because they seem to defy the laws of gravity. They are little messengers out of nowhere who brighten our day. Brandon Phillips has sculpted a hummingbird duo from one serpentine specimen to approximately 1 1\/8\" tall, 1 3\/4\" wide and 1\" deep. Energetic eyes, pointy bills and inlays are from sky blue turquoise inlays.","brand":"Brandon Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Hummingbird \/ Serpentine","offer_id":42585391792213,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0888\/5204\/files\/BPhillips-serpentine-hummingbird7_v5.jpg?v=1781127944"}],"url":"https:\/\/keshi.com\/en-ca\/collections\/brandon-phillips\/animal-pig.oembed","provider":"Keshi The Zuni Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}