"the barn owl wears a valentine for a face, but he never sends it--he brings it," wrote mid-century modernist Charley Harper (American, 1922-2007). that heart shape represents a "vowlentine," he punned. His opinion of owls? "owlluring."ers9825 finish: solid brass, electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver finish, giclee print, ear wires are hypo-allergenic dimensions: hangs approx. 1.75" (gift boxed with provenance card).