Rhett created these life sized human figures out of steel which he coiled on a "machine" that he built himself. The faces began with wooden faces that he hand carved and then a mold was taken and this face was poured into that mold. The medallions hanging from the figures are shards of pottery , glass and stone that he has dug . Read an article written by Bill Hankins at
http://homepage.mac.com/kellybuntin/files/Rhett_screen.pdf on my website. Bill talks in depth about Rhett's archeological endeavors to find art supplies. All of these figures ( and there are four) were part of a museum installation entitled "Marooned". After the show, the figures moved back to the farm. This one sat by the pond for a summer.
This figure is now seated on the freshly refinished front porch of the house where he will reside til the barn swallows return next spring.
Here is a close up of one of the faces. I will show the remaining two guardians in a future posting.
Here are the other two life size human figures that Rhett fabricated out of steel and other materials. They will reside on the porch til the barn swallows return or someone chooses to "adopt" them as guardians at their own home. This one holds a staff in his right hand and is in a crouched position.
This figure is in a seated position and holds a longer staff in his left hand. This one is also up for "adoption".
Rhett created these life sized human figures out of steel which he coiled on a "machine" that he built himself. The faces began with wooden faces that he hand carved and then a mold was taken and this face was poured into that mold. The medallions hanging from the figures are shards of pottery , glass and stone that he has dug . Read an article written by Bill Hankins at http://homepage.mac.com/kellybuntin/files/Rhett_screen.pdf on my website. Bill talks in depth about Rhett's archeological endeavors to find art supplies. All of these figures ( and there are four) were part of a museum installation entitled "Marooned". After the show, the figures moved back to the farm. This one sat by the pond for a summer. 
This figure is now seated on the freshly refinished front porch of the house where he will reside til the barn swallows return next spring.
Here is a close up of one of the faces. I will show the remaining two guardians in a future posting.
This image is a close-up of a couple of Rhett's peep sculptures. They can hang on the wall or can be displayed in these metal stands created especially for the peeps. Also you can see the peep tags with western images that are available at Missouri Bluffs now.
The back side of one of Rhett's Resurrection figures. Created from a blue glass bottle that he dug from a privy. Stay tuned to future posts in which I shall share other images and stories of these archeological digs.
