Category: Sculpture

First I apologize for the squigilly photo above.  It’s early in the morning and I’ve just loaded up the fireplace with logs.  My arms are tired!  Anyway….. It seems the figure most are interested in around the internet neighborhood is Santa Claus. No matter what time of year someone is working on their Santa or…

In this segment we construct the Shield and Spear shaft.  To get things the way they should be you’re going to have to do some research.  Get on the web and check out Native American war shields and spears.  You will find photos of hundreds you can use when making yours.  In my carving I…

It’s time for the body and some more major sawing skills.  Please take your time when using your Band saw.  An important thing to remember is to NEVER ATTEMPT SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU NERVOUS!  Just like you wear a glove and a thumb protector you have to do as much as you can to prevent…

Now that the shape of the head and bonnet has been blocked out we move to the facial details. It’s important to not rush this part, just take your time and you can do it.  I have faith in you!  Also, remember you can click each photo to get a larger version.  Note…Somehow these got…

Ok! Others have been asking me to do more videos on carving.  Well, before the videos there were the photo posts showing how I do things.  This is one of those.  It’s going to be a long one over several Blog posts but I think you might find it useful to the things you do. …

Here’s a great character, standing outside in the snow, wrapped in a very colorful buffalo robe.  Why did I call him a ‘masked man’?  Well, to make sure that I didn’t accidently rain down some falling snow on his face I wrapped it with some masking tape.  I had also already varnished the figure just…

Naturally, living in Oklahoma, Will Rogers has always been a favorite of mine.  I’ve done quite a few carvings of the Cherokee Kid over the years and these three are the earliest. The standing version is part of the permanent collection in the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, OK.  I did him as a young…

Willy was created back in 2007.  A great figure study with a lot of decoration.  There’s definitely something going on over on his left that he’s sad about.  I spent almost more time painting this piece than the carving.  Of course that occurred almost 15 years ago when my hands were much more steady than…

Here’s a cheery couple from back in 2007.  Lots of color and great detail in the papoose and little one inside.  I did some research to make sure that that was correct, right down to the brass tack decoration on the frame.  Their not actual tacks but just drops of gold paint.   Hope you like…

This chilly wrangler has always been is one of my favorites.  Done quite a few years ago, he’s a great piece that tells a great story just by looking at him.  We know it’s cold by the snow on the ground, his rosey cheeks and very red nose.  Fortunately, he had a neckerchief that he…