mwthompson
Well-Known Member
This is my first post. It's the Carl Reid sculpture by Frank Miniatures. I am a big fan of Carl's work. I think he is the best sculpter of Native Americans today. I have all his Native Americans even some of the older ones. However, I was slightly disappointed in this one. If it inspired by the Karl Bodmer painted, which I believe it is, Carl left off several details which is not indicative of his work. The painting shows a plume just forward of the turkey feathers; the turkey feathers are topped by horse hair tufts and two small feathers; and the figure wears a war flute and long necklesses around his neck. I have included these in my rendition but wish they had come with the scupture. Other than these omissions I found the sculpture excellent. The nealy 160 raven feathers were a pain to paint but look great and really show off the essence of the figure. The facial feathers are also excellent. I hope you like bust. Comments are welcome.