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Title: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Whip on February 16, 2007, 08:23:00 AM
Knife River is around here a lot, and we've corresponded back and forth before, but somehow I never got around to going on to his website until yesterday.  Man, was I missing out!

If you want to see some of the most beautiful rock ever knapped you have got to check this out.
 http://www.woodyblackwell.com/portfolio.html
Make sure you look under the Other Sculpture heading too!  (Hope you don't mind Woody!)
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Montauks on February 16, 2007, 08:34:00 AM
Yeah!... I find myself going to his site every once in awhile just to look at his work.

Gene
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Charlie Lamb on February 16, 2007, 08:39:00 AM
You should see them in person. Woody is a super guy and his work is flawless. Never much cared about owning stone heads until I saw his works of art.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Izzy on February 16, 2007, 09:06:00 AM
Man,whyd you have to post those heads?Something more for me to "need".
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: slayer1 on February 16, 2007, 09:09:00 AM
Woody does some great work.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: JC on February 16, 2007, 09:22:00 AM
Woody definately has a rare gift from God...not only an unbelievably talented artist but as fine a camp mate as anyone could ask for. Proud to call him friend and look forward to more hunts with him soon.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Buemaker on February 16, 2007, 09:30:00 AM
Holy smacker, it never ceases to make me wonder what trained human hands can accomplish, beautiful.
  Bue--.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: northern fisher on February 16, 2007, 09:48:00 AM
very cool site.Woody has great talent with stone.
thanks to my stupid dailup I only seen about half the pics but I was very impressed with what I did see.Thanks for sharing the site
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Forester on February 16, 2007, 09:54:00 AM
Most awesome artwork!!

There is much talent, skill, and a tremendous eye for form and function displayed on those pages.  Thank you Mr. Blackwell!

And thanks to Whip for for bringing it to our attention.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: IB on February 16, 2007, 09:58:00 AM
That's some serious JAW DROPPING Talent that that GENTEL MAN possesses.

I spend quite a bit of time there in AWE.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: knife river on February 16, 2007, 10:51:00 AM
I'm going to be kicking dirt clods and saying "Aw shucks" for a couple weeks now.  ggg  Many thanks, all, for your very generous words.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: 6 POINT on February 16, 2007, 10:53:00 AM
I need help! When I click on the site to view the points I only get to see a few and then the boxes are empty with a red box with a cross in it at the top left. I click on the x and nothing happens? Please what am I doing wrong I would really like to see the rest of these beautiful points.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Jaz on February 16, 2007, 11:05:00 AM
All I can say is WOW!
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Montauks on February 16, 2007, 11:14:00 AM
Woody, Hope you don't mind, I resized a few for dialup viewers
 (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/Screamin_Eagle/TradGang/web27.jpg)   (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/Screamin_Eagle/TradGang/web25.jpg)
   (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/Screamin_Eagle/TradGang/imperialdove.jpg)   (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/Screamin_Eagle/TradGang/hardin.jpg)
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: ber643 on February 16, 2007, 12:33:00 PM
I'm here to tell you that I could never say enough about Woody, his skill, his generousity, and finally about what a pleasure he is to shoot with and chew the fat with. One of the most unpretentious and modest men I've ever met, especially to have so much know-how and talent.

Absolute best part (IMO) - he also has a good sense of humor.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: robtattoo on February 16, 2007, 12:49:00 PM
I don't think the phrase 'Stunning Simplicity' has ever been better used. To think that folks've been doing this since...well....there've been folks, is truly astonishing. It's probably the only time, in any of our lives that we'll get to see a technological advancement such as this, brought to the pinnacle of it's form & possibilities. I'd have to say that these are examples of perfection in a particular medium.
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Goose on February 16, 2007, 01:05:00 PM
Absolutely beautiful!  What else can you say? I had never heard of him before, but he must be as good as you can be!
Goose
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: OconeeDan on February 16, 2007, 01:31:00 PM
Those are simply amazing!
Title: Re: Stunning Stone Points
Post by: Nakohe on February 16, 2007, 01:51:00 PM
It makes the ancestors proud. Woody, you have been blessed with a wonderful gift. I have found arrowheads all over the world. It has always amazed me how primitive peoples could make such useful works of art. And now you have brought the talent to new heights.

"A-ha lani-cha" Knife River.

Donald