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Shari....
If you take any more pictures, throw in a beer can to give the statues some size perspective........please.
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the collection
Here is the whole shebang..the wall is about 20" high which gives you some idea of the size. The small carvings are about 10" high. Pretty impressive.
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embrace
this carving of a couple embracing is very intricate
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rapunzel
check out the hairdue on this lady!
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lovers
this guy is coppin a feel!
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shish-ka-bob
what time's dinner?
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waiting lady
this woman looks like she's waiting for the bus!
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dreadlock rasta
mexican/jamaican?
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Enrique with one of his sculptures
this is the biggest statue and it's creator...I think?? So what are your favorites? I'm interested in other's opinions and tastes. Wouldn't these be
great in an exhibition!
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You were posting when I asked my question, so I deleted it and will ask again.
How much does he sell them for at Casa Leree?
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It will be interesting to see what Juanita charges for them...the mermaid and indio I posted last year were brought by another man who claimed they
were found in a cave and were pre-hispanic...he wanted 5 grand for it or a car!!! Someone told me later that a man in San Ignacio makes them and so we
contacted him and he brought his works to sell. I nearly choked when he said he wanted $15,000 (dollars) for the whole collection. But they are
impressive...too bad we're not moneybags.
Maybe Bob & Susan would like him to carve a replica of their lighthouse!!
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Sheri I nearly spit out my false teeth (just kidding) my coke when I read 15 Grand for the collection. Wholly Toledo Lots of mula. But then again I am
no expert.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalera
Aha! We have a real live sculptor in our midst.
Paulina, you have the experience to answer a question: Is it possible to turn out carvings like those in only a couple of weeks? Specifically, what
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I can only answer as to how long it takes me to complete something, and that could be a couple of days to the entire week or two. I rarely sit down
and work on it till it's complete, a couple of hours here and there. I have an elephant and a big horned sheep that I'm not happy with, so I left them
works in progress so I can stare at them every time I go down there until they look right, then I'll finish them. I also never jinx it by saying
outloud what it's supposed to be. Sometime's I'll ask someone what they think it is, and if they are seeing the same thing I am, then I'm on the right
track.
I started out with a regular kitchen carving knife, like you would use to skin an apple, because that's the smallest knife I could find in the drawer
of our trailer. The blade is much smaller now, maybe 2 1/2 inches long and it's got a bend in it from the way I always hold it against the stone.
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Depending on the piece $100 and up. She buys them for her garden ect. Wonderfull work!
We all want a peaceful world, filled with love and laughter, but we fill ourselves with anger and hate trying to fiqure out how to achive it.
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I guess I'm one of those suckers born every minute...I'm gonna have a serious talk with Mr.Enrique next time I see him...when I asked him if he could
come down a bit in price for an amigo he said his lowest price would be $300!!! But they are worth every bit of the hundred bucks I figure. I guess ya cant' blame the guy for trying.
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Here is a little slide show of the collection...see if this works??
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Thanks for the info, Paulina. Having the ability to do that kind of thing must really be satisfying. Your don't-give-it-a-name-until-it's-done
approach is a practical one!
As for similar sculptures being created by peninsula Indians and secretly buried in some cage, etc., no way! Work of this quality would certainly have
caught the attention of the Jesuits, who for the most part were pretty sophisticated guys, and there is no mention whatsoever of anything resembling
it in mission documentation.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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