native influence

[Red Earth]

Hey guys and gals, this is a little off be since I'm aware that this is an artifact forum, but in my travels while relic and fossil hunting, I always seem to come acrossed many skulls and bones. I eventually started collecting them. One day I thought I should make something out of them. So this is the result.

The quiver is made of braided hemp with the base being made of bone. The arrows are made of wood with real feathers and real bone tip. The bow is made of wood and hemp.

The idea behind it is obviously a Native American Archer. I hope you like it. It is one of many that I have created.

 

[Red Earth]

Nature girl, I don't have anything made of armadillo. Would like some though

 

[Red Earth]

Nature girl, I would stand in front of a mirror or have someone pose for me just to get the correct form

 

[naturegirl]

I've done a little art work with what I pick up.."inspiration is where you find it" huh


This one was sculpted after a small composita brachiopod fossil I found. I thought it was cute, but needed to be bigger, and then it needed feet, and then the feet needed to be clutching something. It makes me grin.

This turtle was from shells I found, made a mold on them, and then put this turtle together and cast it in bronze. It make me grin too.

I really like what you do.

 

[Red Earth]

Wow!!! That is very cool. The fact that you cast it in bronze is very impressive. To me. I have always been interested in metalurgy. I weld but I have been wanting it build a forge and start to pour and cast.

 

[curious kat]

Bet maybe you could do the pictures with a story line or whatever...and have a nice book to sale to some publisher? Really nice!

 

[Urban Grund]

Way Cool!

 

[GMD52]

Red,

WOWWWWW, excellent use and artistic interpretation of the remenants of Mother Natures creatures. Very nice work......Gary

 

[Red Earth]

I'm glad all of you enjoy them. When I show people they act like I'm strange a lot of times

 

[GatorBoy]

Those are very cool the strangeness is what makes them so interesting... Almost macob.
Thanks for sharing those

 

[GatorBoy]

Bet maybe you could do the pictures with a story line or whatever...and have a nice book to sale to some publisher? Really nice!

When I look at these I picture stop motion animation.