Originally published on September 4, 2011
I’ve always been fascinated by the headdress worn by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. So, with the confidence gained with previous projects I thought I just might be brave enough to give it a try as it would be a real challenge. Setting in the shop, I roughed out the head for the figure At the moment it looks more realistic than caricature but that will probably change the more it progresses. Will probably do it as a bust as I’d like to get it done before the Dayton show and I still have quite a few pieces in the works I’ll need to get done.
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The skull cap on the head will serve as a base for all those feathers which will be inserted individually. I read where one headdress had a total of 400 feathers so this will be where the challenge comes in. If it works it should really make an impressive piece.
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I’ll keep you posted with photos as this things takes shape. tomorrow. As always your comments are welcomed and appreciated.
