Morning JoeBy David Lemon
Edition of 20
(Unfinished clay shown)
19 inches tall
Pre-Cast Price $4,950 .... First Five Numbered Copies Only
Release Price $5,500

Cup of Joe. 1914 Josephus Daniels was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson. Among his Naval reforms were inaugurating the practice of making 100 fleet sailors eligible for the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and on July 1, 1914, he issued general order 99, which rescinded Article 827, the officers' wine mess. Rumor has it that from that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships was coffee, and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe." The first real cowboys appeared in the middle 1800's during the days of the great cattle drives. Their task was to herd wild Mexican "beeves" up to graze on the open ranges of the American West. A cowboy's supper usually included beans, sourdough biscuits, oh yeh, and uh... beef, and (who knew?) strong black kettle-brewed coffee. It's rumored that this coffee could float a horse shoe, kill a Diamond Back rattler, or even make a cowpoke put his six-guns away! (lest his nervous trigger finger stampede the herd...Yipes!) This cowboy, up early, before dawn, trying to focus and formulate if he's alive.. That warm cup in his hand and his old shirt in the other, he waits for the chuck breakfast that cookie if preparin. Till then, he's just numb.

"Down the Ridgeline"

(clay is at the foundry) 

Edition of 40

15 inches tall by 14 inches long

For the precast price, please email the artist at mtlemon@gmail.com

This is a northern plains warrior wearing a wolfskin headdress, carrying a spear. A warrior took on the spirit of the animal who's skin he wore. Powerful and beautiful at the same time.

"Wolf Robe"

Edition of 40

14 inches tall by 13 inches wide

                                                                Retail Price $4,950

This clay is of the famous Southern Cheyenne warrior, "Wolf Robe". He was a holder of the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal. During the late 1870s he was forced to leave the open plains and relocate his tribe on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Reservation in Indian Territory. He was awarded the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal in 1890 for his assistance in the Cherokee Commission.”
He was born in about 1838, and died in 1910.

The Artwork of David Lemon as of August 2012

As found here in my gallery online

"DISTANT WARCRIES"

Edition of 40 (Clay Shown)
18 1/2 inches tall (without a base)

Pre-Cast Price (Email the artist mtlemon@gmail.com)

This soon to be cast into bronze of Crow Warrior, covered with a Buffalo Robe to warm him from the early morning,cold, faintly hears what sounds like "Distant War Cries". The terrifying sound of an invading enemy tribe. He instinctively swings into a defensive mode. The Crow Had many neighboring enemies.
The Crow were raided for horses by the powerful Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Gros Ventre, Assiniboine, Pawnee, and Ute.Later they had to face the Lakota and their allies, the Arapaho and Cheyenne, who also stole the horses rather than acquire them through trade. Their greatest enemies became the tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy and the Lakota-Cheyenne-Arapaho alliance.

"SWEETGRASS"

                                                                   Edition of 40
                                                                27 1/2 inches tall
                                                               Retail Price $5,500


This limited edition bronze, represents a Southern Cheyenne girl, dressed in a traditional skin dress.
The Cheyenne are one of the best known of the Plains tribes. The Cheyenne Nation formed into ten bands, spread across the Great Plains, from southern Colorado to the Black Hills in South Dakota. At the same time, they created a centralized structure through ritual ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance. When gathered, the bands leaders met in formal council. Alone among the Plains tribes, they waged war at the tribal level, first against their traditional enemy, the Crow, and later (1856*1879) against United States Army forces. In the mid-19th century, the bands began to split, with some bands choosing to remain near the Black Hills, while others chose to remain near the Platte Rivers of central Colorado.

Video showing the creation of this bronze from armature to finished bronze.

"ISLAND SONG"

Edition of 40
Pre-Cast Price $4,250
Size 20 inches tall, 18 inches long, and 9 inches deep.

The artist stepped out of his comfort zone on this one. For more than 20 years, Hal Slear and his brother Tim have been trying to talk David into creating a Hawaiian piece. Well they finally succeeded.
Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form.Two categories of the dance being Hula 'Auana and Hula Kahiko. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaii?i, is called kahiko. It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments.
The following video shows the creation of Island Song from start to finished clay.