A dendritic watermelon serpentine mountain lion by Fernando Laiwekete, 2.5 inches long and $45. At right is one of Delvin Leekya’s beautiful overlay birds. Carved from white marble with overlaid turquoise, apple coral, abalone and pink mussel shell, 3 inches from beak to tail and $40. A serpentine frog with two shell dragonflies hitching a ride. Carved by Daisy Leonard, 2 3/8 inches long and $90.