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DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 12, 2006
03:12 PM Post #2615136
| I dabble in drawings, but am mostly a sculptor..
Dusty
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GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 12, 2006
04:03 PM Post #2615251
| Very nice work Dusty . . . what size is that one? |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 12, 2006
04:16 PM Post #2615271
| Huge...LOL
Its about 24 x 32 inches unframed
That is of my Great Great Grandmother, Octavia Panther, taken from an 1860 Tintype that I copied like you are doing with your Cheetah baby...
Dusty
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GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 12, 2006
04:21 PM Post #2615284
| Sweeet!!!!!!!
Thanks for share'n
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 12, 2006
04:33 PM Post #2615323
| Very cool!! You did a great job! Better than I can do. I have an artist's mind but can't put it on paper. The closest I can come is photography. I am very good at that. |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 12, 2006
04:46 PM Post #2615352
| Just in case no one ever told you Pepper... Photography is a form of Art...and a very exacting one at that..and Im lousy at it!!! LOL
Dusty |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 12, 2006
04:51 PM Post #2615361
| LOL |
fly_girl
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 12, 2006
07:33 PM Post #2615795
| Beautiful piece Dusty! |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 12, 2006
07:42 PM Post #2615812
| extremely well done. |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
August 12, 2006
07:48 PM Post #2615827
| I love it...Jo |
nap
Depew, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 12, 2006
09:06 PM Post #2616020
| Yes, it is wonderful. Please show us more. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 12, 2006
09:56 PM Post #2616227
| More, more more!!! |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 13, 2006
12:35 PM Post #2617941
| Im sorry Yall.. Most everything is packed for the **Big Move North** in the next few months.. but I promise to post them as soon as I get them unwrapped..
I will post a couple pics of the sculpts I have stored on the puter on another thread.. ;-)
Thank you very much for your kind comments!!!
Dusty |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 13, 2006
05:57 PM Post #2618775
| Oh Oh OH!! Dusty that is a tear bringer it is so lovely! You have the talent for sure!
Pepper im in agreement with everyone Photography is quite an artform,and if you have that talent I'm saying to you congratulations and I cant wait to see your photos!
Oh and Dusty more please! I would like to know if you have copies of this one to sell? |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 13, 2006
06:35 PM Post #2618887
| Dusty, that is soul touching. Would love to see the sculpture if you have some pics available.
gram |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 13, 2006
06:36 PM Post #2618891
| It will be awhile before I can post pics. For some reason my computer, internet, and printer don't want to work together. I think I'm getting it figured out and am plannning on getting new programs and upgrade to a newer version of my printer. I have to work on my truck first and then figure out what exactly to get. Then there will be so many pics on here you will get dizzy! lol |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 14, 2006
01:54 PM Post #2621635
| Really well done. Pepper23! LOL I know what you mean, I can see it just can't get my hands to create what my eyes and head see! Even worse for me, I can hear it, hear my voice making the sounds, but alas! nothing I sing is ever in tune! Why is that? |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 15, 2006
09:26 PM Post #2626512
| Thanks for sharing your work.
There is great character in that face, and the eyes
hold your attention. You've done an outstanding job,
in my opinion. Also, the folds in the cloth across the face
look very natural, and the twists in the head wrap hold your
focus on the face.
I love it in the sepia. |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 17, 2006
09:48 PM Post #2633466
| Dusty, she's beautiful. It's especially interesting knowing she's one of your ancestors - that makes it all the more special. Her eyes look right through me. |
LissyJ
Stansbury Park, UT
(Zone 6a)
August 17, 2006
10:25 PM Post #2633667
| Dusty~ You "dabble" in drawing? I think you do better than just dabble! That drawing is great. I to would love to see more of your work. I tried some sculpture classes and I really enjoyed it. What kind of sculpture do you do? People I am guessing? Also what kind of material do you use?
Lissy |
bivbiv
Central FL, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 20, 2006
05:56 PM Post #2642215
| Poignantly beautiful. Looking forward to seeing your sculptures, too.
I wish I were moving north. :) |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 25, 2006
06:33 PM Post #2659483
| beautiful work, Dusty...your work is somewhat similar to my own...from faces that I've drawn from old curtis photos... :) 
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DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 26, 2006
11:41 AM Post #2661334
| Very Lovely TT!!! I always love to see the faces of my people reproduced for posterity even tho the Elders were afraid of cameras and reproductions...Your work is exquisite!
I will see if I can find the 1949 pic of my Grandfathers brother Arm Of Chain...His *Head * is going to be my next target once I get moved north...This pic is a crackup, as my tribe did not wear War Bonnets.. those belonged to the plains Indians...When tourists came to the Reservation, they used to complain in the teens and 20's that we did not *Look like Indians*..so we adopted the feathered war bonnets for photos...
Dusty
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Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 26, 2006
03:47 PM Post #2662023
| Hey, Dusty, now that's what you call a wry sense
of humor.
Hope to see some of your work here too. |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 26, 2006
08:13 PM Post #2662735
| Thanks Dusty...I'll have to post my other drawings that I've done of old Curtis photos... they are such a joy... :)
Being in Florida...are you of the Seminole nation? Just wondering... I followed the pow wow trail all over the southwest and parts of the southeast some years ago...and I'm really familiar with most nations in the US and Canada...and Mexico as well... |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
12:57 PM Post #2664767
| I would love to see more of your work TT...
No, I am not Seminole.. I am Coharie from Sampson County, NC...In the early 1800's there were some Cherokee women married in, and in the late 1860's a couple Cherokee men were married in, so Im a mixed one..and eligible on both Rolls...I came to FL the fist time after I left Vietnam in 1973 for the warmth..but will be moving to the Dayton area in OH between now and May of next year..
Dusty |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
01:08 PM Post #2664791
| Hi Lissy.. Thank you very much..
I do Fantasy sculptures mostly.. Fairies, Gnomes, trolls etc.. and a few people who dont have wings and pointy ears...LOL I work mostly in Air dry clay now, but occasionally in Polymer..I also do alot of Birds..
Dusty
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GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 27, 2006
01:47 PM Post #2664895
| Very impressive Dusty :) That one reminds me a little of the gal in Lord of the Rings . . . very nice. Remember that old movie *Dark Crystal* ? That was a pretty neat one - for it's time anyway. I think that was Jim Hansen's work? I got a kick out of that little lady in the cool house with all the goodies :D
Oh and I agree . . . TxT needs to get a few threads up here show'n everyone her work. |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2006
02:12 PM Post #2664966
| lol GD...I loved The Dark Crystal...and they were called Gelflings...and your right...she does sort of look like the female. :)
Beautiful work...Dusty :) There was a time that I couldn't get enough of fairies...drew on just about every surface that I could find that would hold a graphite pencil..lol. Bought as many books as I could find and got that wonderful one called "Faeries." Finding a page that I liked in that book, I drew from one and sort of made it my own... :)
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DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
02:33 PM Post #2665046
| ROFLLLLLLLLLL...She is a HE!!! LOL
Below is a SHE...LOL
Dusty
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DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
02:35 PM Post #2665051
| TT...If you send me that one after I move, Ill make her *Your Own* in 3D... LOL
Dusty |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 27, 2006
04:01 PM Post #2665309
| Those are great . . . both the 3Ds and the drawing :) |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 27, 2006
04:57 PM Post #2665494
| Awesome work Dusty!!! |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2006
05:09 PM Post #2665541
| lolol Dusty...sorry!!! *blush* And here I get madder then a wet chicken whenever I get called a "sir."...lol
Beautiful work...! I almost got myself started into creating such sculptures. I had always loved fairies and such...and wanted to try my hand at 3-D versions, but never got to. : / But your work is just breathtaking!
Make my fairy in 3-D...? Now THAT'D be interesting...lol |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
06:34 PM Post #2665785
| Sure TT!! Why Not??... She has a lovely face just waiting to come *alive*...
This is my Granddaughter who is getting married next month...
Edited: See below ...LOL
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DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 27, 2006
06:36 PM Post #2665791
| Sure TT!! Why Not??... She has a lovely face just waiting to come *alive*...
This is my Granddaughter in Oregon who is getting married next month...I designed her gown and headpiece, and then unbeknownst to her, have duplicated it here..I have to add the beading to the headpiece yet, then it is finished..
Dusty
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TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2006
06:46 PM Post #2665810
| Just beautiful... :) Have you ever placed your work in juried shows or exhibitions?
And you're right...the face of my fairy would be lovely in 3-D. I believe the original artist is Alan Lee...my all-time favorite fantasy artist, who of course was the conceptual artist for The Lord of the Rings trilogy...one of my favorite books and movies. Check out his work sometime...absolutely amazing subjects... :)
Melanie |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2006
06:53 PM Post #2665835
| Here is a copy of one of his paintings that I really love... :) 
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 27, 2006
08:08 PM Post #2666013
| Oooh TxT, I love that painting!!! And I agree that your fairy would look good in 3D.
Dusty, great job on the dress!! |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2006
08:31 PM Post #2666073
| I love all of Alan Lee's work...pepper...really lovely stuff.. :) |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 28, 2006
12:12 AM Post #2666904
| Dusty, your work is superb. A real joy to look at.
The headpiece drapes so beautifully in her hair.
Thanks for showing us the photos. |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 28, 2006
08:37 AM Post #2667388
| Thank you all.. Im glad you like them..
The one below is done in Polymer clay...It is the Hunter..His bow and quiver is hanging on the left side of the chair..
Dusty
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TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 28, 2006
08:53 AM Post #2667416
| Oh my! Absolutely wonderful! The detail is incredible, Dusty... :)
Melanie |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 28, 2006
09:12 AM Post #2667447
| I agree with TxT . . . very nice :) |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 28, 2006
10:11 AM Post #2667590
| Dusty, the detail is exquisite. Wonderful work.
What scale do you work in? I cannot get the scale from
the photo.
Great job. |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 28, 2006
01:15 PM Post #2668174
| Mahnot.. Usually I work in 1:12..sometimes larger, sometimes much smaller...This one is only 3 inches tall..
D
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 28, 2006
07:23 PM Post #2669319
| Dusty, your work is flat out awesome!!! |
Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 28, 2006
11:07 PM Post #2670039
| Thank you, Dusty. That last fairy is very charming.
I can see that you pay a great deal of attention to detail. |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
August 29, 2006
10:01 AM Post #2671209
| That is another of the Garden Lantern fairies...Except for the faces, (and even then not real picky)there isnt much detail on hands or feet...They take about an hour or so to make, bake and paint in Polymer...Tuck them in with some greenery in the candle lanterns, and hang them under some shade..Just a bit of whimsey for the garden... :-) After all.. thats where the Fae live!!!
Dusty
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Mahnot
DFW area, TX
(Zone 7b)
August 29, 2006
11:35 AM Post #2671550
| What a clever idea ! Love it.
Also, it's not something you see in everybody's garden.
Thanks for sharing. |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 29, 2006
12:32 PM Post #2671737
| ohhh I love that... I have all kinds of animals I have bought or made in my garden but I don't have fairies yet... |
TxTurqoize
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 30, 2006
12:12 AM Post #2674185
| I would LOVE to learn how to do that...really wanted to at one time... :)
Melanie |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
September 09, 2006
04:22 PM Post #2706540
| Dusty, have you ever sculpted some of your Indian ancestors? I'd love to see those wise and wrinkled faces recreated in 3D. |
DustyDS
Sugar Valley, GA
(Zone 7b)
September 10, 2006
11:26 AM Post #2709028
| Hi Kimberly...
I have , waaaayyyyyy in the past...Truth be told , they are easier to do than any of the other things I do...I guess because visions of them are still in my head, and their faces seem to come to my fingers more easily..Once I get moved, I will be digging out my tools, and getting back to sculpting...I miss doing it now..like some people watch TV and knit, I do my sculpts, and my hands are idle now so Im getting frustrated...I had thought about getting some Polymer clay out and just making and baking some heads to keep from going stir crazy in the evenings..I can always pack them in a tupperware bowl to go.. LOL
Dusty
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