Description: The war bonnet is a powerful symbol of the plains warriors. Each coup is represented by one golden eagle tail feather. Here, the bonnet’s features include a long tail with over 60 feathers, tipped with horsehair. It is proudly displayed on a stick tripod. Allen Eckman Size: 11″x 11″x 15″ high Edition of 25 signed and numbered Mounted …
These limited edition original miniature cast paper sculptures by Allen and Patty Eckman, are all done one at a time by the artists, using the exclusive Eckman Method® of fine art cast paper sculpture. The artists have created hundreds of editions and thousands of sculptures over the years—each one being a real treasure. They are all signed and numbered by …
Description: This is a convincing image resembling a watercolor of a mystical courting scene with spirits of an Indian warrior and maiden, an eagle soaring between them, and three buffalo. A deer in the creek seems to see the warrior playing his courting flute. The warrior on horseback and the girl are from a single piece called “Love in the …
Description: This is a scene showing four Plains Indian Traditional Dancers and one Fancy Dancer all dancing behind a buffalo skull lying in front of them. Allen photographed the sculptures of each individual cast paper sculpture piece he created. The sculptures were accomplished in a variety of sizes over a period of time, for many different original pieces. Allen combined these …
This section of animal heads is representative of a few of the many animals that Allen and Patty have done over the years. Other animals and heads can be done upon request. These are all relief wall pieces framed in an attractive acrylic box. Prices vary according to detail, so pieces such as the bear and wolf heads are higher …
Description: This is a mystical scene where the spirits of six Hopi Buffalo Dancers are found dancing on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Allen did a digital composite watercolor print from photos of his sculpture and the photo he took at the Grand Canyon. Notice how the dancers blend into the clouds. In places, they seem to become part …
Description: This is a scene showing five Plains Indians on horses. They have just remounted after piling rocks up and placing a buffalo skull on each pile. The buffalo are dwindling and in this desperate attempt, they believe these structures will attract the buffalo herds. Then, the medicine man on the left raises his lance and begins calling the buffalo. …
Description: This is a mystical scene where the Great Spirit is placing buffalo back on the prairie. An eagle passes by while buffalo clouds pass overhead. In the foreground is a pile of rocks with a buffalo skull placed on it. In the background are the Black Hills. Some plains tribes believed these structures would attract the buffalo herd. First, Allen …
Description: This is a scene where a little girl is sitting on a rock on the prairie watching over ten infants in cradleboards, while two eagles pass by. The mothers of the infants are occupied by some event, and the little girl is put in charge. Allen photographed the sculpture of the ten different cradleboard babies—created by Patty—to accomplish the …
About the Artists and their Limited Edition Fine Art Prints Since 1987, Allen and Patty Eckman have created cast paper sculpture that has been recognized internationally as the best in the world. The sculptures that the Eckmans produce have more detail than any other pure sculpture medium ever created. These special fine art prints are limited edition works of art …
“Warriors in the Wind” are one-of-a-kind original sculptures by Allen and Patty Eckman using, their trademarked process. The Eckman Method® of Fine Art Cast Paper Sculpture is museum quality (acid-free). These works are created in scales ranging from 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 to life-size. All are relief wall hangings, the majority of which are one-third life-size, sold in an acrylic box (18″x …
Description: This is a mystical scene where the spirits of three medicine men hold up the buffalo medicine pipe, buffalo medicine skull and buffalo medicine horn with rattle. Suddenly at sunset, the white buffalo spirit appears. Allen first photographed the sculpture of the three medicine men, as well as the buffalo, from another Eckman piece. Then, Allen did a digital composite …
This 7′ x 5′ (one-sixth) life-size format was created by both Allen and Patty Eckman. It depicts a buffalo hunt with five hunters, thirteen buffalo, and four women and children. It is the forth in a series telling the story of the same Lakota Indian family living around the Black Hills of South Dakota.
How a Commission can be Accomplished Allen and Patty Eckman have completed hundreds of commissions over the course of their fine art careers. Commission clients often have a select location and specific size in mind for the finished work. Many simply email a digital image of the specific location where the finished piece will be placed. After the concept is established, the …
These petite Starter Casts™ produce a life-size humming bird sculpture. The casts are body and wing base, so the bill and wing feathers are hand-sculpted. Patty Eckman has made hundreds of different humming bird pieces from these Starter Casts™ . Project Lessons™ are recommended if you have never attempted Eckman Method® products before. Note: All Starter Casts™ are simply shaped life …
This Starter Cast™ can be a cow, steer or bull. It can be an African water buffalo, a dairy cow, a brahma bull, longhorn (as shown below), or any similar hoofed animal, simply by altering the cast. In the finished sculpture Allen calls “Twins,” the calves were altered from the Buffalo Calf Starter Casts™. Note: All Starter Casts™ are simply …
These Starter Casts™ come in five scales, ranging from one-sixth to life-size. This is a very challenging sculpture to do. We recommend the “Buffalo Skull Project Lesson”™ as a good starting point. They are all sheet-casted, a process that is far more labor-intensive and time consuming. Also, there are many more molds involved than other Starter Casts. ™ For these reasons, …
Buffalo Head- Starter Casts™ (one-sixth life-size scale) range from a large bull to a small calf, in five different sizes. All but the large bull were originally sculpted and molds made for Starter Casts™ for Allen and Patty’s monumental sculpture “Creating Prairie Edge Hunt”. Now you can order these head casts, and finished them in EFA papers just like the …
These one-sixth life-size Starter Casts™ of an adult mountain lion and cub can be used for many different cat species, by simply altering the cast (using Eckman Method® techniques). Note: All Starter Casts™ are simply shaped life forms with minimal detail and are not posed. The finished sculpture shown is just an example of what can be done with Eckman Method®. Adult …
Horse Starter Casts™ are currently available in two scales: one-quarter and one-sixth life-size. Allen has created all the horse sculptures with and without riders. Over the years, Allen’s pieces have been created from the very same casts as these Starter Casts™. If you are so inclined, you could do a large adult horse and young small horse with these two …
Buffalo Starter Casts™ (one-sixth life-size scale) range from a large bull, to a small calf, available in five different sizes. All but the large bull were originally sculpted from molds made for Starter Casts™ for Allen and Patty’s monumental sculpture “Creating Prairie Edge Hunt”. Now, you can order these casts, pose and finish them in EFA papers, just like you …
These special processed EFA Pulp Paper Blankets have a variety of uses from mold casting, to freehand sculpting and covering. It comes in wet layers so it can be peeled as thick as any artist desires. When the EFA Bonding Agent is brushed on, and the paper is burnished or pressed in, it stays in position much like clay does …
Like the acid-free Bender Board, this special, non-processed paper is for filling and covering. It is softer and its application differs from that of Bender Board. It is designed to cover large open areas (e.g. relief backgrounds) to keep the sculpture light, but while still covering hollow areas. It is thicker than and stronger than EFA Soft Paper. It is …
These are special, non-processed, acid-free boards to fill, cover, and roll for EFA Starter Cast™ applications and are easily covered with EFA soft papers. Its special applications are covered and illustrated in many of the EFA videos, and are also in some of the Project Lesson™ kits. They have ridges that make it easy to bend and roll, but they …
These fine art sheets are for detailing and creating certain effects (e.g. the EFA hard paper). These special sheets are used for clothing, grass, leather items, etc. The paper is a little more pliable and more absorbent than the hard sheets. You will notice in the magnification the leather grain in the leather sheet (with a deckle edge). The paper …
What is Eckman Method®? The Eckman Method® is the trademarked name for Allen and Patty Eckman’s educational services, including: conducting classes in workshops; DVD and other course materials in the field of creating cast paper sculptured art, and distributing course materials in connection with any of the aforementioned services. The beauty comes to life in the detail. The detail comes to life through …
These special drying stands make it possible for artists to dry their works while in progress. The open-air, grid design allows for even and consistent drying. The adjustable legs allow for flexibility in height. Small Drying Stand- 6.5”x 10.5” Large Drying Stand- 11”x 16.5”
Description: Available for sale are one-sixth life-size and one-quarter life-size children Starter Casts™ (in three different ages and sizes). They’re ready to be transformed into any body or any thing the artist desires. The dry and hard casts are in halves (front and back) in proportion, but minimal in detail—ready for trim and assembly. The assembled sculpture will be hollow inside, making …
Description: Available for sale are two one-sixth life-size elk Starter Casts.™ We offer both a larger male elk bull and a smaller female elk cow casts (cow not shown). The dry and hard casts are in halves (front and back) in proportion, but minimal in detail, ready for trim and assembly. As you can see, the assembled sculpture will be hollow …
Description: Available for sale is one-sixth life-size to one-half life-size human female Starter Casts, ™ in four different scales. Each can be transformed into any body or any thing the artist desires. The dry and hard casts are in halves (front and back) in proportion, but minimal in detail. Hands, eyeballs and ears* are ready for trim and assembly. As you …
Description: Available for sale are one-sixth life-size to life-size human male Starter Casts, ™ in five different scales. Each can be transformed into any body or any thing the artist desires. The dry and hard casts are in halves (front and back) in proportion, but minimal in detail. Hands, eyeballs and ears* are ready for trim and assembly. As you can see, …
This special tool is a proprietary design invented by Allen Eckman. As such, it is an official EFA tool manufactured by, and available only through, Eckman Fine Art™. Each of these durable tools is made individually, by hand. The tool has many uses. These include rolling paper over wire, rod and tube forms to create everything from flower stems, to …
EFA Hard Paper and Board is acid-free and museum quality for sculpting with the Eckman Method®. That means the sculptures will not yellow or deteriorate over time, as long as the paper is not contaminated. Keeping hands, working surfaces and tools clean will insure the integrity of archival art. The paper varies in thickness from an “Ultra-Thin Hard Sheet”, which …
Get more paper and maximum value for your money with bulk orders. EFA Soft Paper is acid-free and museum quality for sculpting. That means the sculptures will not yellow or deteriorate over time, as long as the paper is not contaminated. Keeping hands, working surfaces and tools clean will insure the integrity of archival art. The paper varies in thickness …
Description: EFA Soft Paper is acid-free, museum quality and designed specifically for sculpting. Due to its patented process, sculptures will not yellow or deteriorate over time, as long as the paper is not contaminated. Keeping hands, working surfaces and tools clean will insure the archival integrity of the art. The paper varies in thickness from the #1 sheet (super …
Description: This sculpture tells the story of a young Lakota girl sitting on a rock, doll in hand, babysitting her little brother who has fallen asleep in his cradleboard. You can tell by the look on her face that she would rather be playing with the other children. This piece is approximately 12″ high by 8″ in diameter and …
Description: This sculpture represents a young boy competing in a grass dance competition. He is wearing a porcupine hair roach, has bells worn just below his knees, and has moccasins adorned with glass beads. He is holding a dance fan and has flying fringe on his cape and apron. This piece is approximately 12″ high by 8″ in diameter …
Description: This sculpture represents a young boy dancing in fancy dance regalia. He is wearing a porcupine hair roach, plus bells that are worn just below his knees right above his angora anklets or “goats”. He is holding an eagle talon dance stick in one hand, and an eagle feather dance stick in the other. Arm and butt bustles …
Description: One-third life-size female bust Starter Cast™ can be transformed into any body or any thing the artist desires. Allen and Patty have done a number of sculptures from this Starter Cast™. Casts include eyeballs, ears and torso. The 1/3 life-size bust casts are casted cut-off at the waist and upper arms, while all other scale sizes are open in …
Description: This sculpture depicts a young girl dancing in her buckskins. Details include glass beads on her moccasins and feathers in her braided hair. She has dropped her doll and found a stick to dance with. This piece is approximately 12″ high by 8″ in diameter and comes framed in a glass dome. Edition size is 25. *Note: Prices may …
Description: This one-third life-size male bust Starter Cast™ is designed to be transformed into any body or any thing the artist desires. Allen has done a number of portraits as well as cowboys, indians, Civil War figures and more, from this Starter Cast™. Casts include eyeballs, ears and torso. The 1/3 life-size bust casts are casted cut-off at the waist …
Description: This sculpture represents a young boy learning to whirl hoops in a dance competition. He is wearing a porcupine hair roach, bells that are worn just below his knees, and has moccasins adorned with glass beads. He is holding five hoops interlinked in a ladder formation. This piece is approximately 12″ high by 8″ in diameter, and comes …
Description: This sculpture depicts a child in traditional dance regalia. He is wearing buckskins and a porcupine hair roach, and has a dance fan in his hand. This piece is approximately 12″ high, by 8″ in diameter, and comes framed in a glass dome. Edition size is 25. *Note: Prices may increase as the edition sells out.
Description: Wire, rod and tubes tools are important for rolling paper on in a number of applications (ranging from flow stems to rifle barrels). They are all about 18” long and are in graduated thicknesses. Sizes: 1/32”- 1/16” – 3/32” – 1/8” – 5/32” – 3/16”- 9/32” – 11/32”
Description: Use the very same types of quality tools you see Allen and Patty using in their videos. This set includes: 6 awls, 12 brushes and 6 stick stools. A good set of awls and brushes is required to perfect the Eckman Method. The brushes are graduated in sizes ranging from 1/8” to 1”.
These specially designed sculpture stands are unique to Eckman Fine Art (EFA) and were designed by Allen Eckman. Relief Sculpture Swivel Stand- Ideal for working on relief sculptures. The pre-drilled holes are for temporarily mounting your sculpture while working on it. The backboard easily slides off the base to work on, or for drying horizontally. The stand swivels on the …
Set Includes: Two Special Drying Stands- These stands make it possible for artists to dry their works in-progress on all sides, due to the open-air grid design and adjustable height legs. Small Drying Stand- 6.5”x 10.5” and Large Drying Stand- 11”x 16.5 Four Wire/Rod Tools- These tools are important for rolling paper on such applications as flow stems to rifle barrels. …
Description: Pronghorn Spirit is a cast paper sculpture from the “Warriors in the Wind” series by Allen Eckman (done as a 1/2 life-size piece). This warrior is a Plaines Indian, possibly Sioux or Cheyenne. He holds a gunstock type war-club and Plaines Indian shield. His headdress is adorned with golden eagle feathers and antelope or pronghorn horns. This one-of-a-kind piece …