Category: Commissioned Art
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Rocky Mountain High – Again
Aspen Colorado Bound It was about one year ago this week that Peyton and I were in Aspen Colorado, one of our favorite towns to hang out in. I had the great pleasure to deliver this Commissioned Flute to one of my favorite people who works and lives in the Aspen area. In fact this…
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Port Orford Cedar with Sapodilla Totem Rail
From time to time I come across a flute project I did for someone else and as I look back on it I get excited about how the flute came out. One of my favorite woods to work with is Port Orford Cedar which is not easy to get anymore. But I do have some…
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Port Orford Cedar Flute Commission Completed…
Earlier this year I was commissioned to craft a new flute from Old Growth Port Orford Cedar. The client requested a flute tuned to the Key of A @ 440 Hz and she wanted it to be “Concert Tuned”. I was excited to build this new flute as Port Orford Cedar is one of…
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Tony Duncan Plays His New Raven Themed Flute…
Spring Break in Jackson Hole is a welcome time of the year as we are emerging from the depths of Old Man Winter here in Western Wyoming. Each Spring our kids get 2 full weeks for Spring Break which is plenty of time to take a road trip. This year a road trip south was…
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Jackson Hole Studio Gallery to be Open Summer of 2017…
Opening May 1st 2017 through October 31st Come Visit Our Studio Gallery This Summer Should you be traveling through Jackson Hole this summer please come visit me in my Studio Gallery. We are easy to find as we are just south of the town of Jackson Hole located just off of the Snake River. If…
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New Commission for Black Willow Flute…
I have been commissioned to build a new flute from the above pre-glued Black Willow flute blank. Although this blank is currently sitting at a C# @ 440Hz we will be changing this and tuning this flute to the requested 444Hz range. Not sure of the key but I should know pretty quick. I am…
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New Pipe Commission Starts to Take Shape…
I have started a new project which again is a very high honor for me to have been chosen as their pipemaker. I have received a new commission to build 7 pipes for 7 women who have been studying under Sequoyah-Blue Deer Eagle and Sandra Moon Dancer (Canadian First Nations People) for 4 years to as…
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The Eagle (Anukasa) and the Range…”Nakhota”…
The “Nakota” Souix (pronounced nah-KO-tah ) is the tribe’s name for themselves and may mean“friends” or “allies.” It comes from the Yankton word, Nakhota, sometimes translated as “alliance of friends.” another meaning for the name is “those who consider themselves kindred.” Earlier this year I was contacted by a very special man, Jesse-Blue Forrest Sequoyah-Blue Deer…
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“Spirit of the Pipe”…
Spirit of the Pipe Commission Ships Out Every Once and a while a project comes along that really finds a place in your soul. This is one of those times. On Monday I will be shipping this project to its new owner in Canada. A First Nations man will carry this flute with him…
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Commissioned Pipe Goes to Arizona…
I always enjoy the opportunity to create something unique for a client. Kirk’s love for the pipe goes back to his childhood when his dad would work in their garage and smoke a pipe while he pondered his next move on whatever project he was tackling. Kirk wanted a simple yet functional Native Styled Pipe…