Since 1981, Tony Ramer has made his living as a self-taught artist by carving intricate sculptures out of the antlers of deer, elk, and moose. As a meticulous perfectionist, Ramer uses a precision rotary carving tool and dentists bits to execute the painstaking detail in capturing the majestic splendor of each animal's posture, coloring, muscle form and its seasonal changes. Some of his sculptures include: a native american, a mountain man, deer, elk, moose, buffalo, bear, bighorn sheep, pronghorns, whales, trout, walleye, bass, eagles, blue jays, pheasants, hummingbirds, ducks, mallards and many other forms of wildlife. 
Ramer's unique works have been purchased by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. and the Heritage Center in Bismarck, N.D. They have also found their way into the collections of two U.S. Presidents, along with numerous other prestigious locations. His timeless art has won many trophies, top awards, and honors, including first in show at the Omaha Great Plains Indian Art Expo in Nebraska. In 1998 & again in 2000, his carvings garnered blue ribbon awards from Crazy Horse Memorial. The Blue Ribbons bestowed the honor "A GIFT FROM MOTHER EARTH". Click here to read the rest of Tony Ramer's story! |
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