Want to bring your characters to life? Well, the first thing you have to consider is whether your want your character to look like a lifeless wooden figure or whether you want to make it look like it’s ready to get up and walk off the table once you’ve added that final touch. Take a…
Month: May 2023
Black Elk – Winter Colors
I was originally going to just place this figure on a plain base but as I had just completed Charlie Red Horse and mounted him that way I thought I’d put this one in the snow. I really like using snow as the starkness of the white really amplifies the colors of the figure. –The hardest…
Unknown Indian
Originally published on Saturday, June 12 2010 Here is a little bust I just finished painting. It sat around my paint table for about 3 weeks while I thought about the beading design. I finally came across this one while doing some research on Google. I have several books on beading but am always on…
Charlie Red Horse – Part 3
Finally got Charlie off the paint table and in front of the camera. I think he turned out great. Really like the robe designs. They are a combination of several I found through research the web and in the books I have on hand. He looks pretty regal to me. This is a good…
Charlie Red Horse – Part 2
After taking yesterday off, I managed to finish carving Charlie. He’s got his pipe, some feathers, and some fancy burnt detail. If you’re wondering why the upper part of the robe is so dark it’s because I burnt it with my butane torch to remove the fuzzy surface left from the stoning. That’s a neat…
Charlie Red Horse – Part 1
Originally published on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Sorry, no video for this one. I’ve been experiencing a run on my carvings lately so I’ve got to shut down the video production studio for a while to try and get my Gallery restocked. Also, the Dayton show is not that far off and I’d like to…
Monte Walsh
Originally published on Sunday, March 28, 2010 Last night I watched the movie “Monte Walsh” starring Lee Marvin. While I think the later version starring Tom Selleck is the better of the two this one still is pretty good. I also liked the role played by Jack Palance but I’m saving him for later. That…
Stonewall Jackson – Painted
Originally published on Thursday, March 18, 2010 I think this grim looking character turned out pretty good. He actually looks a lot better in 3D than in the photos as the darkness of the hat hides a lot. I tried something different on the brass buttons by painting a little detail on their surface. You’ll…
Stonewall Jackson
Originally published on Monday, March 15, 2010 Old Stonewall seems a little long in the face but I think he sure looks impressive. This figure stands about 15″ tall including the base. I really got interested in him and literally whipped him out in a day of hard carving. Unfortunately, I paid for it later that…
Whillie Whitefeather
Originally published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 Here is a little bust I finished today. I wanted to see how the base treatment I applied to Whiskey Jim would look with another character and I think it looks pretty good. I had carved the head for this figure several years ago which explains the closed…