No problem. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > Mr Worf, those are INCREDIBLE. Thanks for sharing. > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ** >> >> 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/ >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
