Yeandawa is the Wyandott Indian word for River. This horse is constructed of Sugar Maple (Aceraceae Acer saccharum) If you look at the wood you can see vertical bright colorations and these are found in only the "hard " maples, either Black or Sugar. This wood is difficult to work with because it chips and is physically hard but because of it's unique bright colorations and it's variations in color within the wood it is worth putting the extra effort and money into. This piece is rich in blue ring fungus which woodworkers call spalting. The fungus is dead because it needs moisture and oxygen to grow but it leaves behind the unique characterization.
What I am attempting to do with these EXAMPLES is to show you some of the projects that I have aleady created. Most of these horses have arleady been sold but they can be closely replicated. If we could put all 50 horses that I have created together you would see that no two are even close to being alike. Some of the differences lie in different materials (walnut looks different than maple),some of it is physical changes in design (hooves vs. no hooves),some of it is the way I position the head/neck and some of it is just the way I carve the horse.
I'm working on one right now that is a real challange. I couple from Kentucky asked me to make them a true heritage piece from their farm. I went to their place and cut down two old apple trees, took them home had them sawn into boards and am now waiting for the wood to dry. The pieces are small but when I get them all pieced together they are going to have a truely unique drop-dead georgous heritage piece.
Yes, that can be done for you also. Talk to me and see what we can do.
All my horses are the same price. Right now the cost is $2500. That is show price at art fairs and also what it would cost to have one custom made. When one is custom made it includes your choice of wood, haircolor, saddle, engraved brass plate, eye color, how you want it to look and delivery.
I deliver them all personally. I've delivered them to the west coast, the east coast, the south and all over the midwest.
