Solo Orca Variants

Mike Warner captured the sleek silhouette of a solitary killer whale by focusing entirely on its iconic features: a tall, backward-curving dorsal fin and the oval eye patch. Rather than using contrasting enamel to show off the classic black-and-white markings, the photo-etched brass relies on etched line work and surface texturing to define the body sections. The result is a clean single-species portrait that feels much more focused than his larger pod compositions.

• Subject: Whales
• Category: Single Species Portraits
• Form: Earrings
• Finish: Gold Plated, Rhodium Plated
• Rarity: scarce
• Tags: Full-Body, Hallmark Photo, Species Photo
• Reference: WHL-05

Solo Orca Variants is a vintage Wild Bryde earrings featuring whales. This entry in the Wild Bryde Unofficial Collectors Guide documents the piece with photographs and collector notes for identification.