Hawkfield Gallery : Decoys and Decoratives

Wick Aherns, Right Whale Plaque - Wick Aherns, Weston Vermont. Bass Wood Right Whale Plaque. Signed front lower right. Hand painted- antiqued finish. Aherns studied at the Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco . Art Institute. He was mentored by his Vermont neighbor, whale carver Clark Voorhees. Aherns' whale sculptures are found in several whaling and maritime museums, and in corporate and private collections from coast to coast.

Wick Aherns, Humpback Whale Plaque - Wick Aherns, Weston Vermont. Bass Wood Humpback Whale Plaque. Signed front lower right. Hand painted- antiqued finish. Aherns studied at the Vesper George School of Art and the San Francisco . Art Institute. He was mentored by his Vermont neighbor, whale carver Clark Voorhees. Aherns' whale sculptures are found in several whaling and maritime museums, and in corporate and private collections from coast to coast.

A. Elmer Crowell Oriole - East Harwich, MA 1862-1952 Miniature Oriole C. 1930. Bottom has Crowell"s rectangular stamp and species identification. Condition Good original condition. Chip to beak tip. Height 2.25" (bottom base to top of head), Length 2.25".

A. Elmer Crowell Chickadee - East Harwich, MA 1862-1952 Miniature Chickadee C. 1930. Bottom has Crowell"s rectangular stamp. Condition Very Good original condition. Minimal touch-up to top of beak. Height form bottom of base 1.75" Length 2.25".

Jess Blackstone Bluebird - New Hampshire 1909-1988. .Miniature Bluebird Circa 1950. Signed on bottom with JB signature symbol, species identified, numbered 75. Condition very good.

Jess Blackstone Quail - Massachusetts/New Hampshire 1909-1988, Very Rare and Plump Bob White Quail. Blackstone, known for his songbirds, carved few game birds. Species identified on bottom as "quail" and numbered "10". Signed with conjoined JB initials. Excellent paint- original condition. Height 3", Length 3.5" Note: Exact bird as lot Lot 39A , Decoys Unlimited , August 2005 auction. Sold for $3300 ( with premium)

Jass Balckstone Chickadee - New Hampshire 1909 - 1988. Miniature Carved and Painted Chickadee Figure with scratch-feather surface, mounted on a rock-form base. Species identified and numbered 567 on base, Signed with JB. height 2 in.

Jess Blackstone Kinglet - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Plump Miniature Carved Kinglet Bird Figure, Scratch feather carving. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 157 on bottom, Condition Good -small tail chips Height. 2.75"

Blackstone Tit Mouse - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Attributed to Blackstone's Workshop. Miniature Carved Great Tit Mouse Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, species identified with white typewritten sticker on bottom " Great Tit, Parus major", Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.4" Length 4.5"

Jess Blackstone Nuthatch - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Nuthatch Bird Figure, Scratch feather carving. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 163 on bottom, Condition Very Good. Height 1.5" Length 3.75"

Jess Blackstone Piping Plover - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Piping Plover Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 9 on bottom, Condition very good. Slight wear to tail tip. Height 2.5", Length 3.25"

Jess Blackstone Kinglet - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Kinglet Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 260 on bottom, Condition Good - Protruding tack on back that retains paint. Height 2.75" Length 3.5"

                             

Jess Blackstone Goldfinch - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Goldfinch Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 160 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.75" Length 3.25"

Jess Blackstone Goldfinch - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Exceptional Plump Miniature Carved Goldfinch Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 542 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.75" Length 3.5"

Jess Blackstone Prothonotary Warbler - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Prothonotary Warbler Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 18 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.5" Length 3.5"

Jess Blackstone White Throat Sparrow - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved White Throated Sparrow Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 82 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.5" Length 3.75"

Blackstone Workshop Ruby Crowned Kinglet - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Attributed to Blackstone's Workshop. Miniature Carved Ruby Crowned Kinglet Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, species identified with black ink on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Minor paint loss to underside of bill tip. Height 2" Length 3.25"

Jess Blackstone Kinglet - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Kinglet Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 262 on bottom, Condition Good Original. Chip to end of bill. Height 2.5" Length 3.25"

Jess Blackstone Blackpoll Warbler - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Black Poll Warbler Bird Figure. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, signed with artist's conjoined JB monogram, species identified, and numbered 9 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2.25 Length 3.5"

Blackstone Workshop Golden Winged Warbler - New Hampshire 1909-1988, Miniature Carved Golden Winged Warbler Figure attributed to Blackstone's Workshop. Mounted on a carved rock-form base, species identified, and numbered 26 on bottom, Condition Very Good Original. Height 2" Length 4"

Pro Axia Consultants Business Consulting Group in Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, Japan: The innovative partnership between SAP and Apple

State-of-the-art developments and improved business value await the modern society because of Apple/SAP partnership. Combining Apple's renowned user experience with SAP's unparalleled end-to-end business process and software will surely create surprising transformations in the modern society.

This partnership will also lead companies and developers in making a great difference in the digital world, as well as giving new opportunities and changing the mobile work experience for customers. It can also produce great business applications and open potential for their customers.

In order for customers to fully leverage the data in their SAP enterprise systems and change how they run their business anywhere, SAP is developing plenty of new and native iOS industry apps for the business processes.

What kind of capability that drives a digital enterprise? The answer could be the ability to obtain mission-critical information, reports, and data each time you need it without being bound to your desktop.

SAP is targeting industries that have a high demand for consumer applications as they build out those applications. The firm also provides their community of developers with next generation tools and training in order to build, extend, and run a new class of native iOS apps powered by HANA Cloud Platform or HCP. Developers can get access to the power of HANA in the cloud.

Changing an existing SAP application (or mobile SAP app) is possible with HCP even though you're not a developer wherein you also don't need months of customizations with many consultants. HCP is the fastest path to the best app, and Apple and SAP's partnership made this path even better.

Years of building a SAP app will be changed because companies and developers can now quickly develop their own native apps for iPhone and iPad through SAP HCP SDK for iOS and training for developers to native iOS apps powered by HCP while taking advantage of all the innovative iOS technologies.

SAP  along with Apple provide developers with a SAP Fiori for iOS design language based on SAP Fiori UX adapted for iOS, including reusable design components and building blocks to improve the development of reliable and wonderful UI design across applications and over the lifecycle of every application. This is to make sure that app adoption and user experience will be smooth and easy to use.

SAP and Apple will together build a SAP Academy for iOS to complement the SDK as well as curate and educate their combined ecosystem that could connect an incredible number of developers, customers, SI partners and ISV partners. It would also be greatly beneficial for both SAP and Apple to impart the knowledge of technical expertise and design skills for native iOS app development.

Real work in real time is also attainable with this partnership. It will be easier to use and leverage your organization's most important data on their iPhone and iPad devices. SAP provides an enterprise computing platform through HANA that allows customers to constantly access their data and get significant information every day.

The partnership between Apple and SAP aims to create applications that can be vital for their customers, which allows newer and faster methods in performing a task, accessing data and doing their job. Having the ability to access real-time data accurately is really a game changer. Mobile apps on iOS will make digital transformation even more prevalent across various enterprises.

Innovative transformation could really happen and life will become easier with the combination of SAP's insightful data management and Apple's great user experience. Pro Axia Consultants is looking forward to this partnership because the firm strongly believes that it could bring endless possibilities and benefits to the modern world.

Things to do in Jersey, Group Holiday in Southbourne Dorset

The island of Jersey is the southern most island of Britain. It lies 100 miles from the south coast of England, in the bay of St. Malo. Jersey is a small island approximately nine miles by five, but it is a place of great natural beauty with a delightfully mild sunny climate. The coastline is unspoiled, with high rocky cliffs, sandy beaches and coves, while inland there are lush fields and valleys covered in wildflowers. Jersey has over 46 miles/74kms of 'Green Lanes' with a speed limit of 15mph/24kph. Cyclists, horse riders and walkers are given priority on these lanes.

Tourism in Jersey often starts at the island's capital St. Helier, in St. Aubin's Bay on the south coast. St. Helier is a bustling town and the main shopping Centre on the island. The Central Market has existed since 1882 and is still a popular visitor attraction. It offers local produce such as freshly caught fish, flowers grown on the island and Jersey's own specialty - Jersey Royal potatoes. St. Helier's atmosphere is essentially English, with strong French influences in its many attractive shops and street names.

Jersey Tourist Information can be found in the visitor Centre in Liberation Square, St. Helier. The historic harbour and marina are interesting and always busy with ferries, ocean going yachts and fishing boats. There are several fine parks to enjoy, such as Les Jardins de la Mer, by the waterfront.

St. Helier has several attractions such as the award winning Jersey Museum where you can learn about the history and traditions of the island. On an islet in St. Aubin's Bay is Elizabeth Castle, which was built in 1590 by Sir Walter Raleigh and named after Elizabeth I. The castle defended the island from the Civil War to the German Occupation. The Maritime Museum and Occupation Tapestry Gallery are to found on New North Quay.

The parish of Trinity lies to the north and is home to Durrell Wildlife - the headquarters of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. The trust concentrates on rare and endangered species. Each of them lives in specially landscaped enclosures which closely resemble their natural homes. At la Rue De Bechet, in Trinity, Pallot Steam Motor and General Museum is to be found. It includes an exhibition on Jersey Railway steam engines, agricultural machinery and a variety of organs.

The parish of St. Lawrence occupies the centre of Jersey. Hamotonne Country Life Museum is to be found here, at La Patente. It's a delightful place to visit, featuring the rural heritage of Jersey.

St. Ouen forms a peninsula in the north west of the island, with a number of prehistoric sites. One of these contains the foundations of a small temple identified as Gallo-Roman. The ruined Grosney Castle is a well known landmark, featured on the Jersey 50 pence coin. At Les Landes is Jersey's racecourse. The Channel Islands Military Museum is to be found on Five Mile Road, in a restored German Bunker. It has British and German militaria from the occupation era on show. A unique museum, well worth visiting is Battle of Flowers Museum at Le Mont Des Corvees. It celebrates the annual Jersey Battle of Flowers, with many of the prize-winning floats on display.

In the north east of Jersey, the 13th century castle of Mont Orgueil towers over the harbour at Gorey St. Martin. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Europe.

In the parish of St. Saviour is a 13metre high Neolithic burial mound dating back 5,500 years. The La Hougue Bie Museum, offers a unique insight into the lives of our distance ancestors.