Fox Sculpture Detail Photo by Myrna Cambianica.

Oil Bird Sculpture by Carlyle Montgomery. Photo by Myrna Cambianica.

Oil Bird Detail Photo by Myrna Cambianica.

Turtle Sculpture by Carlyle Montgomery. Photo by Myrna Cambianica.

Turtle Sculpture Detail Photo by Myrna Cambianica.

This summer through September 2, 2012, the Ojai Valley Museum is offering a rare opportunity to see a selection of Carlyle Montgomery's (1947 – 1998) wildlife sculptures from his intensely creative period of the 1990's. Most of these pieces are on loan from the private collections of friends and family. Montgomery rarely produced numbered editions of his sculptures. This exhibit of eleven, one-of-a-kind pieces is a unique opportunity to experience this particular selection of Montgomery’s stonework.

The legacy of Carlyle Montgomery combines a deep love of nature with the desire to educate people, especially youthful viewers. His sister, Sharon Morgan, expresses it this way: "He wanted to share the beauty of nature and to encourage people to take care of it, in the recognition that we are all part of it."

The museum is located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA. Admission: free for current 2012 members, adults - $4.00, children 6–18 - $1.00 and children 5 and under – free. Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 to 4 p.m; Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Tours are available by appointment. Free parking is available off Blanche Street at back of museum.

For more information, call the museum at (805) 640-1390, ext. 203, e-mail ojaimuseum@sbcglobal.net or visit the museum website at: Ojai Valley Museum.org