Traditional Artworks for a new home?

[Al Kidner]

G'day to all the Gang here.

Well as some of you already know my wife, kids and I have just bought our first home. If I get things my way ( wish me luck here peoples!) It's kinda allright to put up "Tastefull"... (what ever she means by that I'll never now...    ) artworks and the likes to turn our house into a home. I/we  are looking for good wildlife pencil drawings, Jack Paluh type items as well as things from yesteryear.

I did see a cool looking Bronze from the crew at Black Widow some years back, it was of a Longbow shooter leaning around a tree stump drawing down on an Elk. If any one knows anything about that item than I'm your new best friend!!    

Thanks,

A.K.

[Barney]

Check out the ones on the Wensels website.  

[ber643]

A.K, You might want to take a look at Brian Aliff's Turkey Feather paintings also. You can see some in the current "Returned From ATAR" (or was it "Back From ATAR") thread. He does the trophies for ATAR. He has a web site of them also.

[ber643]

Also Bernie "The Gal" Patrick-Duty's husband, Edsel Duty, has some great prints that are widly known.

[V I Archer]

Whatever happened to Heritage Prints.  They had some real neat artwork, some stuff with papa Bear, Ishi, etc..  Last time I tried their website it didn't come up.

[Al Kidner]

Thanks Bernie & Barney. I'll do a search. Any other ideas ?


A.K.

[kennym]

Are nice longbows tasteful?      Perhaps call em working art instead of a work of art?

[Ian johnson]

mabey a small display case filled with stone points, like on the cover of the new tbm

[knife river]

Ian, I like your idea.  Except the "small" part.    

[joekeith]

I just saw some of those turkey feather paintings at Mojam.  BEAUTIFUL...they truly were pieces of art.

[JC]

Al, send me your addy...I've got something I need to send you that should go nicely in your new home.

I'll second the feather paintings...the one I got on the St. Jude's auction is simply stunning.

[Ian johnson]

like I said arrowheads represent trad archery better than anything I know, I tried to make some, but ended up just breaking the rock, a feather painting of a knapped arrowhead would be awsome

[chrisg]

Old or 'aged' topo maps are cool, I went to  a lodge far  out in the Kalahari once and they had some magic looking maps up. I was impressed that they'd leave such valuable old used maps in public areas, then I looked closer and saw they were standard govenment survey issue maps with a stained wash over them and made to look like old prospecting maps with fold lines tears, notes in 'old script', scribbles and dirt marks, stains etc ! Very convincing and maps of the area make it so much nicer. I plan to do that with maps of areas I've hunted or guided in my home. The ones from the survey office are really cheap and of course the authentic item.

Chrisg

[snag]

I've got a map that dates to 1960 of the Cascade Mt. here in Oregon. It has a wilderness  designation now of Three Sisters Wilderness Area. But back then it is called "The Three Sisters Game Area". So, this map is being framed! Ahhhh, the good old days!

I just bought some Damascus broadheads from Doug Campbell that are real beauties. I am going to make up a couple of spruce arrows with real turkey fletching to put in a display frame for the wall. I would sit down and cry if I ever lost one of these!
I am going to try and make an antler chandeler too.

[Al Kidner]

Some real good ideas comming through here, many thanks. Having spent eight and a bit years in the Infanfty I'm a lover of maps, got me a stack full in my new workshop, out back . I do like that idea! None are old though.... only colour topos. But I'll do some thinking on that one. Thanks Chrisg...  

I do have a modest Bradhead collectin so something like that may take fold. Doug being the fine natures gentleman that he is already sent me a few of his heads. To purdy to shoot so thay may be wall hangers too.

Where can I find feather paintings...?

PM sent JC.

Regards, A.K.

[longstick]

http://www.jackpaluh.com/ARpge.html
I like this guys stuff

[Al Kidner]

Yes that is cool. I'm planning on placing an order asap for something from his range.

A.K.

[Dsturgisjr]

Hey Al,

A shoulder mount of one of these rascals would be very tastefull.    

 

[Al Kidner]

Hi Denny,

Yes mate how very true you are! I am allowed  to have a few mounted in the house, how lucky am I !!

I see he has the winter coat on. All dark on top. A fine animal well taken indeed.

A.K.

[Dsturgisjr]

Al, Even a fat boy can stalk in a pouring rain!    




I believe this Paluh print is availible from Black Widow.