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TUMBLE WEED This is Tumble Weed the first in our Montana Copper state series. Tumbles grew up in the Flathead Valley and is a longhorn/shorthorn cross….Tumbles is covered with hundreds of small pieces of copper building up a texture yet thin enough one can catch the skull details. The turquoise blue shades you see that match the gem grade turquoise stone took weeks to produce in layers. One built on top of another. You can see the layers in the detail photo's. The lower part of Tumbles face is done with the same small pieces of copper. A different patina was built here with browns and blacks that were delicately polished to bring in highlighting. You can see this closely in the detail photo with his turquoise tooth. The horn base and Tumbles head dress are made from recycled copper. Both have a patina built up.His head dress shows shades of browns, blues and greens. It has turquoise nuggets and a large piece of turquoise on the back side. Tumbles is sealed with a gloss which we normally do not use but he wanted to shine so bright. The gloss catches the light as it hits him adding to his presence and keeping his patina's all pretty. Tumbles can be seen in at Glacier Perks Coffee House in Lakeside and is up for sale. Any one who purchases him will be helping these local Rollins artists go to the Great Western Show at Greatfalls during the C.M. Russell week. He is set for sale at the same price it will cost us for our space at the show.. Shipping on this is an estimate only since it will very across the country
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Aunty's
Is a combination of two Montana farm kids, along with their families and friends who are supporting them in this big life change and dream of helping to preserve and share the history of many old woods, metals, and stone from Montana.
We remove old buildings with a gentle touch in hopes to salvage and breath new life into as much of the materials as possible. Right down to saving those little old rusty nails and other goodies found from days gone by. You will notice that many of our pieces will incorporate parts and pieces of metal from old farm life. James also enjoys hand forging metal that blend well with our work style.
We try to get the history of each location of where the materials come from we use in our creations. This is not just for the old farms but also, the trees that produce those big slab tables, the stumps that provide some very fun bases. Even those big old rocks have a history from where they have set most of their lives. It is very important to us to be able to share the history of each piece we produce. These beautiful time worn places deserve recognition of their by products. Just as every owner of one of our pieces can be proud and have bragging rights with the knowledge of where their work of art has came from.
Which, hey, it's just A Piece of History from Montana.
We prefer to build custom art pieces that cater to our clients and their homes. We have a very creative side and hold to the belief that anything is possible. The bigger the challenge the more we love it.
We not only work with old woods, we also carve both wood and stone. Everyone should have a stone sink, right? You just can't take the rock away from the mason.
We love working with old bones and antlers, both painting and carving. These are detailed all the way down to native style bead-work, old paint techniques and mosaics done with gemstones. We do custom finishes for those who want new pieces that appear old in both woods and metals.
Our work can be seen by appointment by contacting us.
Our home showcases our work and can be viewed at this link:
http://www.motherearthliving.com/green-homes/laudhome.aspx#axzz3InUUPdaL
It was filmed by the Discovery Channel for Worlds Greenest Homes.
Other works can be seen in Architectural Digest June 2003, Big Sky Journal Home Première Issue Vol. 1, Rustic Home by Ralph Kylloe, amongst other magazines.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to stop by our page.
We appreciate your time very much.
James and Mary
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