Hello,

I have finished my vignette of the Sunrise Ceremony of the White Mountain Apache maiden Willow in 1880. Willow was the great-great-grandmother of my American figurine friend Guy Herrick.

The Apache had a great culture and a deep routed spirituality and religion. In this religion the "Mountain Spirits" are the messenger between the spiritual world and the material world. The "Mountain Spirits" consists of four "Gan", with a black body paint and on "Clown" with a white body paint.

The Sunrise Ceremony was the most important rite in a woman’s live, held after her first menstruation. The “Mountain Spirits” come to this ceremony to bring good luck and a long live to the girl.

This ceremony was, like all religious Indian ceremony’s forbidden by law in the USA in 1883 by the “Indian Religious Crime Code”. In 1978 the Native Americans gained the right of religious freedom with the "American Indian Religious Freedom Act”. Today the Sunrise Ceremony is again held on all Apache Reservations as an imoprtant part of their social and religious life.

The figurines were sculpted by myself, with Apoxy-Sculpt, Duro, Magic Sculp, as well as Preiser-heads. The magic wands of the Mountain Spirits are made with plastic-sheet. The figurines were painted with Acrylic Paint of the Vallejo and Andera brand as well as some effects with oil paint.

The figurines are in 54 mm.

I hope you enjoy my work.








Many greeting from Germany

Bruno

WOW! Great paintjob and very interesting subject! I like the white wizard!

Congratulations!
Cheers,
Balázs

Awesome sculpting and painting Bruno. An excellent scene depicting Native American Apache culture.

Hello
Bruno
Back to the roots- Yes, wonderful paintjob, indeed.
Nice to see again your Love painted.

May be only the muscle of the Preiser scratchwork, can use a lot more
detailing-
to late its too marvelous painted-
Big work the
authentic whole scene.
Gratulation.
Best Greets from Germany

Dear Bruno,

a beautiful scene ! Excellent sculpted and a great paintjob !!

I hope to see it tomorrow in flesh and blood !!!

Best regards,
Markus

Bruno

How are you my friend ... you cannot resist redskins eh!

Great piece, painting especially the bodypainted apaches are a masterpiece, I like the chalk one effect!

Ivan

Amazing work Bruno! Great subject too. Congratulations!

All the best,
Primoz

Very original work , with historical credable background. Nice to see this setup Bruno . Congratulations

Really cool.

Joe

Bruno,
Just fantastic and nice to see you back here again.
Cheers
John

Great and original work!

greet,
Robert Jan

Hello Bruno!

I love the squaw but cant helping thinking that the guy on the right looks rather funny.

But thats probably more because of my weird sence of humour. But as I wrote first. Love the squaw.

Cheers

Simply wonderful

Really nice work. The white body paint is fantastic! Great stuff!

Jay H.
OKC

Bruno,
That's along time ago when i see some work of you here.
Well, it was worth waiting. Again a masterpiece, and as always good researched.

Marc

Wow, stunning vignette, excellent job overall!

Thanks
Denes

Beautiful work my friend!!!!!
christos

Hi Bruno,

what a great little scene!
I like the subject, a lovely idea. Very good sculpting and an awsome paintjob as well.
Looking foreward to see the "real thing" pretty soon in Ingolstadt.

Andreas

Tank you!

Hello my friends,

I'm very happy that you like my little vignette and I'm also very appreciated, that such a special subject is so much wellcome.

Thank you very much for your nice comment und encouragement.

Many greetings from Germany

Bruno

Hi Bruno is very interesting theme, a fine choice and an embodiment!
Yours faithfully.