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A matched pair of systrums made from deer antler and brass. A little over a foot high.

I got this pair of antlers with the tips already cut off, so obviously they were meant to be systrums. I rounded and polished the cuts and the bases, carved spirals in the bases, carved the spiral and wave designs on the fronts (the backs are plain) and stained the edges of the designs. Each systrum has ten pair of brass disks (hand hammered into concave shape) strung on brass wires shaped to keep the disks in place but let them clash together when the systrums are shaken.

This is a good example of the limitations of using a scanner for pictures of 3D objects (which is how most of the pictures in my gallery are done). First, the systrums are too large for my scanner, and I had to scan the top and bottom ends separately (two scans each for two systrums, so four scans altogether) and join the images in Photoshop. Second, because of the shape of the antlers, the ends (which are already lighter in color) are against the glass and brightly lit, while the middle is up about three inches above the glass and only dimly lit. They look much better in actuality, and I hope to have some good camera shots of them later.

UPDATE: Here is a digital camera photo: [link]
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Mood: Love ~Purgatoire Oct 16, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
that looks so mystic and lovely!
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*DonSimpson Oct 16, 2010
Oh, it is. I wish all my stuff turned out that well. :)
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~Purgatoire Oct 17, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Everytime I take a look I get a picture in front of my inner eye.... something druid, shaman, werewolf like :D
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*DonSimpson Oct 17, 2010
Me too, but I am terrible at drawing people, so I don't make an actual version of the picture. Very frustrating. :) *Goldenwolf could do it.
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~Purgatoire Oct 18, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I saw his gallery a while ago, but I prefer other styles ^^
like Abras Ajmal or DH666 (he made such a AWESOME werewolfportrait♥).

But I had to write down all the details of my inner picture, otherwise a comission wouldn't make sense, and then on the other site, you wouldn't leave much space for the artists own creativity.

Or what do you think?^^
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*DonSimpson Oct 19, 2010
Goldenwolf is a woman, and does a lot of romantic werewolf art, but I think she gets the shamanic aspect. DH666 does gruesome and horrific very well, and looks to me to be a better choice for a scary werewolf. I haven't seen anything by Abras Ajmal.

It seems to me that there is always some space for an artist's own creativity, which is why it's important to choose an artist whose style you like. Whether the space was large enough for that particular artist is indeed another thing.
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~Purgatoire Oct 19, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I know, but thats what I meant, I don't like that romantic thing that much, I love the aspect of horror!
Ajmal did some White Wolf Artworks.. [link] (I',m not sure if I spelled it correctly)

And you can mix shamanic/nature stuff with the creepiness factor imo :D
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*DonSimpson Oct 19, 2010
Well, there it is. My mental image from my systrum set is of mystical / mysterious / romantic shamanism, so I think of *Goldenwolf. But shamanic / nature themes can indeed be done horrifying / creepy / heroic or any of several other ways, and I'd love to see what ~DH666 or ~Abi909 (Abrar Ajmal) would do with that. Brom has done some horror shamanic pieces that I love. [link] I have a couple of his art books.
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*DianaKennedy Mar 17, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
These are great!
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*DonSimpson Mar 17, 2010
Thank you. :)

I've done a few rustic systrums for people, but I think this is my best.
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