Thought you might see what I'm working on besides that Buffalo Soldier. This ought to be a really nice piece once it's fleshed out. The arm is attached using the paper method so I can remove it later and paint the beaded blanket strip. I really like the skull...spent the who afternoon on it yesterday and even went over to the Gallery and brought over the real one hanging there to make sure I got the detail right. The rifle is a Henry Yellow Boy but you'd never know it as the lever action is hidden by the blanket. His chest will be covered with a breastplate and there will be lots of beading on his shirt, leggings and moccasins. The mount is a piece of stone I picked up in South Dakota a couple years ago and to get it level for the wooden base I used some Bondo which I'll paint.
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Hope you like him. One more photo in the Gallery.
Like how this obne is shaping up. the beadwork will be great I know as are all thelittle details you do. Keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteAnother winner! Is this going to be a medicine man?
ReplyDeleteI thought I had already posted a comment, but it appears to have disappeared. The log in for comments is getting ridiculously difficult to read and type in. I know you don't have anything to do with the changes to Google blogs, but I sure don't like the new verification. What I had said earlier was that this is a wonderful looking piece with all the details you have put on it. I like the skull the most...sometime in the future when you have more time (after the show carvings are done) I bet a lot of folks would love to see that skull as a tutorial. I know I would love to have one of them at my house. Great job on this carving.
ReplyDeletethat's a great buffalo skull and I know the indian will be great too when finshed. you said there was one more photo in the gallery, which album did you put it in? thanks for showing it to us.
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be a terrific carving...good work Lynn!
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