** Native American Paper Sculptures
These are absolutely Beautiful!!! Sculptures of Native American scenes made out of paper by Allen and Patty Eckman [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *These stunningly detailed sculptures may only be made from paper - but they are being snapped up by art fans for tens of thousands of pounds. The intricate creations depict Native American scenes and took up to 11 months to make using a specially formulated paper* *[image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman]* ** *Husband and wife team Allen and Patty Eckman put **paper pulp** into clay moulds and pressurise it to remove the water* *[image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman]* ** *The hard, lightweight pieces are then removed and the couple painstakingly add detailed finishings with a wide range of tools* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *They have been making the creations since 1987 at their home studio, in South Dakota , America , and have racked up a whopping £3 million selling the works of art* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *The pieces depict traditional scenes from **Native American history** of Cherokees hunting and dancing* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *The most expensive piece is called Prairie Edge Powwow which sold for £47,000* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *Allen said: "We create Indians partly because my great, great grandmother was a Cherokee and my family on both sides admire the native Americans...* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *...I work on the men and animals and Patty does the women and children" explains Allen* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *"I enjoy most doing the detail. The paper really lends itself to unlimited detail. I'm really interested in the Indians' material, physical and spiritual culture and that whole period of our nation's history I find fascinating. From the western expansion, through the Civil War and beyond is of great interest to me."* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *Allen explained their technique: "It should not be confused with papier mache. The two mediums are completely different. I call what we do 'cast paper sculpture'"* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *..."Some of them we create are lifesize and some we scale down to 1/6 lifesize"* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *"These sculptures are posed as standing nude figures and limited detailed animals with no ears, tails or hair"* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *"We transform them by sculpting on top of them - creating detail with soft and hard paper we make in various thicknesses and textures.* ** ** [image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman] *"We have really enjoyed the development of our **fine art techniques**over the years and have created a process that is worth sharing. There are many artists and sculptors who we believe will enjoy this medium as much as we have."* ** ** *[image: Paper art of Native American indians made by Allen and Patty Eckman]* -- http://MisfitsCafe. com/Diane <http://misfitscafe.com/Diane> -- If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. Billy Idol -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
