Reference Work

This morning and most of this afternoon I have been doing reference work for the clay that I'm about to start. I didn't make it to my studio today, but I did make a video of my thoughts of the pictures I picked out of literally a couple thousand photographs I've taken over the year of various Indian models.

Camera Troubles Today

I have major camera troubles today. So no video or photographs. I'm going to Bozeman tomorrow to get a re-supply of clay so won't be in the studio. I'll stop by my studio and make a short video to explain what happened today. I apologize for this.

A Sunday Drive In God's Country, Montana

I took a drive to West Yellowstone from Ennis Montana, where I live... only didn't make it to West, snow turned me around at Earthquake Lake, and had to head back home. It was in the teens outside. (Click on the video to be re-directed to Youtube.)

Another Detailing Day on "A New Begining"

Today was another one spent, trying to keep warm, and making cold fingers feel the clay. Detailing is what takes massive amounts of time. Half of today's work wasn't videoed because I didn't want to put people to sleep as they watch. I'll tell you one thing though, that clay hot box I made last week, keeps that clay perfectly soft. Not to soft, and not to hard.



Final Photographs of the clay at the end of today.

Leather Coat and Fringe Makin Today

Today, I show how to make fringe using a kitchen tool.. Then I finished the Buckskin Coat for the Mountain Man. From this point on the changes will be slow coming because detail work is time consuming and a bit like watching grass growing.. haha.



Here are final photos.

Sacajawea or more correctly called Sacagawea Comes To Life Today

Started in February 2008. Finished in September 2009. The clay has become bronze of the young Shoshone Indian Girl, famous for her association with the Lewis and Clark Expedition from a Mandan Village on the Missouri River to the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. Her husband, 40 years her senior, a French-Indian trader amongst the tribes out west, became part of one of the greatest explorations in American History. Today a bronze bust of her was colored at Northwest Artcastings in Bozeman Montana. Isaac is the Patina Artist.


Final Photographs of the bronze

Warmed Up To A Balmy 12 degrees

I'm heading over to the foundry to color the first bronze copy of Sacajawea. Will have video on tonight. In case you forgot which piece that is.. here is the last video I did on this piece. Date of this video is September 25, 2009



Here are the last pictures I took of the clay of Sacajawea.