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Happy New Year! Well, not only did Quint get a coat of paint he also got a new name.   I’ll admit I took a little liberty with the name as E.C. “Teddy  Blue” Abbott was a good friend and rode with painter Charles Russell and wrote the book “We Pointed Them North”, about the…

Here’s another that’s been setting on the bench for quite a while.  Except for the completion of the lance and the addition of some feathers  he’s complete.  Unfortunately, him and Quint seem to have developed an attachment and just can’t bring themselves to migrate over to the paint area. This one also stands around 12″…

I might have posted a photo of this piece on Face Book but, as he’s still setting on the work bench in his raw state maybe posting it here will get me out of my rut and get him painted. He measures around 10-12 inches with the base and once painted should really be a…

Well, we had some doubt about the show considering it’s move to Wilmington, OH and the change in dates, however, for us at least, things worked out better than expected.  I managed to Ace the competition events I entered and our sales were better than any previous show.  Granted, attendance was down a bit and…

This will be my “Silent Auction” piece for the Dayton Woodcarving Show coming up this weekend.  With the walnut base it’s about 11″ tall.   He’s off the reservation and cooling his moccasins somewhere on the beach from the reflection on his glasses.   I’ve always wanted to do a good pair of mirrored sunglasses and I…

Here’s the last one I’ll be able to finish before the trip to Ohio for the 2016 Dayton Ohio Artistry in Wood show. Big Bear stands at just under 18″ with the oak base so he’s a pretty impressive Drummer heading off to the big Pow Wow.   I did a lot of paint mixing…

All done and she turned out great.  I was kind of bleary eyed painting all the beading but it really sets off the piece as does the Buffalo skull.   I decided not to paint the upper part of the dress the darker color as it would have detracted from the overall piece.   I…

Spent yesterday afternoon painting the hat.  Instead of a single feather thought a group of them would look better and add a little pzazz to the piece.  The Turkey feather turned out so nice I’m thinking of changing the name of the piece. The Blue feather is from a Blue Jay and the Red one…

Just a reminder.  When you see the Blog post  dated from a previous year, as shown above,  it means that the shown carving was done back then.   Thanks! – I put the final finish to this one early this morning.  I think he turned out really nice….one of my best efforts.  As I mentioned earlier,…

I finished this one yesterday.  Thought I might get the nameplate in time for the photo but it didn’t show.  Lots of beading on her and also added beaded leggings for this one to add a little more interest. It took a while to come up with the beading patterns but I think she turned…