Charcoal Bear Drawing

I am adding additional works of art that I do, and its a lot of unique stuff. Here is a charcoal drawing that I did for a elementary school fundraiser. I have hunted black bears and have a huge heart of respect for them. I have sat in a tree many evenings with a good friend freezing our toes and limbs off waiting to get a glance of this awesome animal. They come in slow they come in fast you never know, but its awesome to catch a glance through the trees a king of the forest working the air sometimes for hours. I love doing charcoal on gessode masonite its a touchy medium you cant erase anything. The paint brush ridges are fun to play the charcoal with, but its like hunting bear sometimes it works and sometimes it looks like a fresh pile of scat...

Barbed Wire Art

Here is another side of my work, prickly wire and antler. I had seen in a magazine some folks makin these balls. Well I set out to make one and then another and a few more, well then the antler idea came to me as all great thinkers have a 3am. Ya at the we hour is when all my creativity starts and my day drag at my real job. They are fun to make but you have to watch every minute our you will get poked or scratched.

Perfect Match

I havent posted anything but my own stuff till now, an original Sorby knife with my brothers sheath. Never have I ever been able to touch a Sorby Trade Dagger and a fella came up to us and wanted to match a case for his knife. My brother Spotted Legs does some really nice quillwork and this knife matched up sized and all to a case he made. We all three were amazed of how they fit together.

Two Hot Chicks at my trade blanket !!

What do you get at a Rendezvous that is open to the public ?? its easy to see in this photo. These two ladies were all into my buffalo head headdress and I snapped a photo while they were passing my buffalo between them. Always a good time with my buffalo heads.

Parfleche Sewing Bag

In early August I dehaired 5 elk and 6 deer and I had time to make a few of these before Fort Bridger Rendezvous. For this particular piece I searched for a simple Sioux style design. I also made me one and put all my primitive sewing supplys into it.

Whiskey Jug with a Battle Trophy

This fall I caught up to one of my creations. I like seeing what folks do with my artistic pieces and this is one of them. Here is a fire water jug with a battle trophy attached and yes a silver ring finger shield. Its always a pleasure to view my work in the hands of another.

Plains Indian Shields

I have been lackin on my posts here. These are two shields that I had made, The red shield is a design taken from a pectroglyph carving found near the Wind River Indian Reservation here in Wyoming. I have always admired rock carvings and felt a spiritural connection to them. The head wheel and the hand rolled tin cones make for a loud jingle not intended for sneaking up on an enemy. The green painted bear paw is my favorite. I took the pattern from an original that is a German collection, my twist was to add the half moon at the top to indicate more towards the Cheyenne/Arapaho tribes. A few replica bear claws an a bear ear make for a neat composition.