Originally published on May 12, 2012
Here’s what I’m working on at the moment. This one stands about 15″ tall on the base so he’ll be a real eye catcher when he’s finished. Still have to add the feathers to the shield and maybe a totem above the horse. Hopefully, there will be scalp locks hanging from his shoulders as soon as we can track down some horse hair. The dance stick will also have a lot more detail, i.e., feathers cloth or leather strips, etc.
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As I’ve mentioned before, I really love doing this type of carving as it’s a challenge to see how much detail you can add. Also, as they are so colorful and unique they sell immediately. I’ve seen a lot of painted bronzes but they seem cold compared to these wooden fellas.
Comments welcome.
