Cheyenne Dog Soldier

Originally published in September, 2011

I’ve always been fascinated by the headdress worn by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers.  So, with the confidence gained with the Road Agent I thought I just might be brave enough to give it a try as it should be a real challenge.   Setting in the shop literally waiting for paint to dry I roughed out the head for the figure……a photo of it is in the Gallery section.  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.