Mini Parfleche

I made a few of these little fellas, I even stitched them with real sinews and had to suck on them till pliable. The old ways are still true with my art, blood and saliva, sweat and tears all in a days work...

Beaded Umbilical Cord Fetish

I am pulling my private stock out and taking pictures of items. This a piece that I had made over Christmas Break at the inlaws a few winters ago. Many plains Indian tribes made and kept these as medicine for there lifetime. Many of them contain there umbilical cords from birth so its an important piece of Plains Indian Culture. Braintan, French Brass Beads and Elk Ivories.

Beaded Powder Flask

Here I have a braintan covered powder flask, I chose to to use an early beadwork pattern from the Upper Missouri River. It enhances my deer toe shooting bag i made a few years ago.

Antelope Horn Containers

A set of antelope horns and a few hours and I have Two crude brass tacked containers. These would have been used to hold crushed herbs, paint or whatever.

Ledger Drawings

This week I have been researching old legder drawings and finding them extremely detailed. Experimenting with inks and color pencils and tea, ya tea for adding the aged patina. Its pretty cool to see many tribal techniques and design. I plan to make more here soon...

Blackfoot Grizzly Claw Necklace

A new necklace I have made, replica claws that I cast and painted, strung with french brass beads on real brain tan leather. I have always admired a photo of an original that was created like this. So I made my own, I added my own touch with little red silk medicine balls.

New Parfleches

I have just completed these items a new antelope horned motif flat case, a bino parfleche case and an rawhide elk cutout. Two of these have homes already and I am growing fond of the flat case..