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Four Bears is a totally welded metal sculpture, the face is entirely welded and carved with air grinders. I start with a basic plate in the form of the face and add chunks of steel to build out the nose, mouth, eyes, etc. Then I weld over those chunks with a mig welder to sculpt the features roughly. I then take air grinding tools to carve and refine the face, right down to the wrinkles in his face. I rusted the outer surface for color and texture. The buffalo cape was made by adding thousands of pieces of welding wire to create the fur. The horns were made of sheet metal. the buckskin coat was made also of sheet metal and covered with a thin layer of aluminum bronze flame spray. I used Steel, stainless steel, aluminum bronze, copper, and brass to create this all with natural metal colors.
Fours Bears was actually a Mandan Indian, medicine man and chief during the 1800's. His image was captured in a painting by George Catlin. I tried to capture his image and stature in this sculpture. He was a peacemaker, and I admired that about him.
This piece is one of a kind.
Fours Bears was actually a Mandan Indian, medicine man and chief during the 1800's. His image was captured in a painting by George Catlin. I tried to capture his image and stature in this sculpture. He was a peacemaker, and I admired that about him.
This piece is one of a kind.
Four Bears - Indian bust sculpture
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