THE STUNNINGLY DETAILED SCULPTURES ARE CREATED ONLY FROM COMMON ORDINARY PAPER, BUT YET THEY ARE BEING SNAPPED UP BY ART COLLECTORS FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS. THE UNIQUE ECKMAN METHOD® OF FINE ART CAST PAPER SCULPTURE CALLS FOR HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM ALLEN AND PATTY ECKMAN TO PLACE THE PULP PAPER IN CLAY MOLDS BEFORE PRESSURIZING IT TO REMOVE ALL THE EXCESS WATER. THE HARD, LIGHTWEIGHT PIECES ARE THEN REMOVED AND THE COUPLE PAINSTAKINGLY ADD ALL THE DETAILED FINISHING ACCENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF TOOLS. THE INTRICATE CREATIONS CAN TAKE UP TO 11 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THE AMAZING CREATIONS SINCE 1987 AT THEIR HOME STUDIO IN SOUTH DAKOTA, AND HAVE AMASSED OVER $3 MILLION SELLING THEM. THE PIECES DEPICT TRADITIONAL SCENES FROM NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF CHEROKEES HUNTING AND DANCING. THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE CREATION SO FAR IS CALLED 'PRAIRIE EDGE POWWOW' WHICH SOLD FOR OVER $40,000. ECKMAN SAID ABOUT HIS WORKS: 'WE CREATE INDIANS PARTLY BECAUSE MY GREAT, GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS A CHEROKEE AND MY FAMILY ON BOTH SIDES ADMIRE THE NATIVE AMERICANS. I WORK ON THE MEN AND ANIMALS AND PATTY DOES THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. I ENJOY MOST DOING THE DETAIL. THE PAPER REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO UNLIMITED DETAIL.' ECKMAN ADDED: 'IT SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH PAPIER MACHE. THE TWO MEDIUMS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I CALL WHAT WE DO CAST PAPER SCULPTURE. SINCE WE STARTED WE HAVE BECOME FOREMOST IN THE MEDIUM AND ARE RECOGNIZED WORLD WIDE AND HAVE A REGISTERED TRADEMARK HERE IN AMERICA. WE BEGIN WITH THE PAPER WE MAKE FROM OUR OWN ACID FREE PULP. WE MAKE MOLDS OF HUMAN FIGURES AND ANIMALS THAT WE SCULPT IN SCALES THAT CONFORM TO EACH OTHER IN SIZE. WE HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FINE ART TECHNIQUES OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE CREATED A PROCESS THAT IS WORTH SHARING.'
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