Western Heritage Figures - Peace Talker, Start to Finish

I finished up the clay of PEACE TALKER today, and thought I'd put together a video of the creation of this piece, from it's start on August 19th to today... Hope you enjoy this short journey.
I'll be starting a set of busts tomorrow.



Final Photographs of PEACE TALKER.

Western Heritage Figures - Quilled Blanket Strip, Hand and Fringe

Today I got back onto PEACE TALKER today. I redid the quilled blanket strip, and then sculpted the fingers and hand on the right arm. I then added fringe to the war shirt.
I'll finish up this piece tomorrow.



Final Photographs.

How It's Made - Casting Bronze

This is from an episode of HOW IT'S MADE. I love that series and really loved this episode on how bronze goes from the original wood or clay, to a mold, then to wax, and ceramic mold and finaly to finished bronze.
I'll be in my studio on Wednesday.

Bronze, Clay, and Dentist, The Video Wil Explain All

I went to the foundry in Bozeman Montana today to look over the newly cast bronze of WORKIN' FOR THE BRAND. Norhtwest Art Castings had never put one of these together before. So I had to check to make sure everything was jake.. so to speak.
I took along the clay of PEACE TALKER as well, to get a bid from the two foundries in Bozeman... One was cheaper.
There's a great skit at the end from the Carol Burnett Show, starring Tim Conway as the dentist, and Harvey Korman as the victim..

Western Heritage Figures - A Title for the clay - PEACE TALKER

First thing this morning,I went over to Virginia City, with Bell from Thailand, and visited with Joe Red Feather and his wife Gloria 'D'. He's a member of the Lakota Tribe and is a War Chief. Gloria is an artist herself. She recreates Indian clothing and everyday items. I went there to just get some technical advise on a couple of things on my clay.
Got back the studio and had just enough time to put the Bead Strip on the Buffalo Robe. I'll detail it next week.

Western Heritage Figures - Finishing up the Buffalo Robe

I've tentatively come up with a title for this piece. THE PEACE KEEPER
Back on the clay and I'm in the final days of working on this piece. Today I've added the Buffalo's fur texture by almost melting the clay under a tungsten light, you know, those light bulbs that will be outlawed in a few years.



Final Photographs today

Western Heritage Figures - Working on the Pipe and the Robe

Had to make a run to Bozeman frist thing this morning and then got back into my studio in the afternoon. Added a pipe and pipe bag to the piece, then worked on the feathers as well as texturing the Buffalo Robe



Final photographs