These are stunning! On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Amy Harlib <ahar...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > ahar...@earthlink.net > Wow! > Amy > > 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/ > >
