About Me

I am an artist whose work has an intensely historical, even biographical concept to it. I see the objects that I paint through the eyes of a 18th century artist and craftsman. My goal as an artist is to create every item with an historical past with an aged look and feel to it. I made a pouch for the Leonardo DeCaprio movie, The Revenant" as well as the pouch for Billie Bob Thornton (Davey Crockett) for the movie The Alamo, and also provided other props for this movie. Early American Life magazine thrice named me one of the top craftsmen in America for both my paintings and my leatherwork.. My pouches were rated for their quality workmanship, fidelity to period design and construction techniques by judges expert in museum-quality antiques and fine, high-end reproductions. My work has also been featured in videos, tv documentaries and numerous times in magazines and on their covers. Thank you for visiting my blog.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

OLD POUCH FRIDAY IS HERE!

Old pouch Friday has been moved from my blog: www.americanfrontierart.blogspot.com
to this site. Watch for it! I have developed this new and separate blog just to post my pouches on it. I will continue to retain the American frontier art blog for my paintings and other visual artwork.
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Crockett Pouch for the Movie, "The Alamo'


I had the great privilege of providing several prop items for the movie "The Alamo," starring Billie Bob Thornton and Dennis Quiad, among others. I made the hunting pouch that Davey Crockett (Thornton) wore in the movie. Actually I made three of them in case one became damaged. I also provided ink wells, writing journals, pens, pencils and pencil boxes.  Below is a close-up of the pouch.
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Dark Day Pouch


I made this pouch and based it on "The Dark Day in New England, May 18th,1780."
On that date, the sun was obscured at sunrise. Extraordinary darkness occurred shortly before noon. Peak obscurity was reported at noon. The blackened sky remained for the remainder of the day. The sun became red, the sky appeared to have a yellow cast and the moon became as red as blood. Schools were closed, children sent home. Cattle lay down to sleep, chickens went to roost, and many people believed  that the world was coming to an end. Communications of the day were primitive and most people thought the darkness to be inexplainable, so they applied religious interpretations to the event. Many thought that the Dark Day was a supernatural event caused by God. The cause of this phenomenal event has yet to be throughly unexplained.
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Quilled Beaver Tail Pouch

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Deer Hair Pouch

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Folk Art Pouch

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23rd Psalm Pouch



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Skull Pouch

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Ruggie Pouch

 

 



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Saturday, September 11, 2010

NO KING BUT JESUS Pouch










This Pouch is for Sale. Description to come.
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Pouch by Ken Scott. Horns by Ron Vail









This pouch and horn set is a collaboration between Ron Vail and me. I made the pouch out of smoked brain tanned deerskin. Ron did the fabulous horn work.  I wanted Ron's horns to compliment the antique patina of the pouch. No one, and I mean no one in the country is making really nice folk art horns like Ron. His work can be seem at; http://www.ronvailpowderhorns.com/index.html

If you are interested in us making you a complete pouch & horn set, just let us know.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Quilled French & Indian War Bag

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