MANDAN PASSAGE by Stephen Herreto 266/2500 very impressive bust with tons of detail and muted colors!

The Artist was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1952, and having spent much of his early youth on a horse ranch in rural Nevada, Stephen has seemingly been on a singular path from childhood. An avid reader as a boy, he consumed untold volumes of literature on Native Americans and developed, in the process, a deep love and appreciation for the Native American's intuitive understanding of the natural world, thus laying the foundation for his art at an early age.

A self-taught artist, Stephen did not discover his sculpting ability until he was almost 30 years old. Then, while living in a small logging town in Northern

California, he was first introduced to the "wild magic" as
he calls it, of chain saw sculpture. Watching a gifted chain saw artist work, sawdust flying, saw roaring, seemingly out of control, transforming a giant redwood log into the figure of an Indian warrior, Stephen suddenly realized what his life's work would be. He soon mastered the "wild magic" and has since become an accomplished sculptor in many other media, including stone 

Please see photos! SOLD 12/23/2020