Bronzes & Sculpture
Native Americans often painted symbols or scenes on cave walls. Some of the Southwest Texas "shaman" figures have been interpreted as being a depiction of a transitional state experienced by the artist or tribal shaman. During trance-like states, these tribal leaders were attempting to change into other animals or beings to gather insight or knowledge. After these voyages or transitions, they would then make an effort to depict what they had experienced by creating cave paintings.
Lloyds' sculptures are simply an effort to interpret in three dimensions what these early individuals might have thought that they actually looked like while in a transitional state of being - part human, part animal.
Each of his "shaman" are based on some Native American lore or cave painting that he has seen.
 Kauyumari, the Blue Deer Shaman |
 The Violation of Lady Liberty |
 Journey to Wisdom |
 New Version Virgin |
 Raven tells Toad Shaman of Returning the Sun. |
 She |
 Dawn's Early Light |
 KOUROS (Dane Ericson placed this piece overlooking a canyon on the ranch) |
Journey to the Blue Deer Shaman
This bronze tells the story of an ancient peyote-gathering pilgrimage undertaken each year by people native to northern Mexico. As selected pilgrims searched through the desert for ceremonial peyote cactus, they would eventually find it under the guidance of a blue deer that often appeared to them in the form of a shaman. This pilgrimage is thought to be depicted in a painted panel in the White Shaman Shelter on the Pecos River. The blue deer shaman, known as Kauyumari, is shown holding an atlatle and arrow with ceremonial peyote buttons impaled on its horns. (For more information, The Houston Chronicle has an article online - If Walls Could Talk.Raven tells Toad Shaman of Returning the Sun
In the lore of a Pacific Northwest tribe, the sun was once stolen away from the people. A sacred raven embarked on a dangerous journey to return the sun to the people. This bronze depicts the raven telling the story of his adventure to the Toad Shaman and an ephemeral bird spirit.