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RICK HELLER NATIVE AMERICAN STYLE FLUTES
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After that Rick moved to Arkansas to work with other artists that were blacksmiths, pottery workers, writers, musicians, basket weavers, and other woodworkers in an artist's cooperative. At the same time he worked on several renovation projects restoring historical homes and barns in the Buffalo National River district, until his home and studio were ready to use. Rick still occasionally works on renovation projects if they are interesting to him. At one of the historical homes he worked on he built all the cabinets, other woodwork and furniture in the Shaker style, to match the Shaker furniture and other fine antiques she was decorating the house with after spending considerable time researching the style. I worked on that home for eleven years, along with their two log guest houses and two barns. Once his home and studio were ready to use, he made antique reproductions for several years, moving into wildlife wood sculpture. They were carefully hand carved and hand painted, then antiqued, to attain a warm patina to create the illusion of age. Click here to purchase Rick Heller Native American Style Flutes Rick's line of wildlife wood sculpture included Swans, Geese, Blue Herons, Egrets, Eagles, songbirds, Giraffes, Rocking horses and ducks, which I marketed through various gift catalogs, museum shops, art shows and direct mailings. The artwork he created was featured on the cover of three national catalogs and The Decorative Arts Museum in Little Rock selected one of his sculptures as part of their permanent collection. Rick met a flute maker and struck up a very close friendship which continues today. For several years he worked with this Michael Allen of Coyote Oldman Music. In 1990 he began creating his own flutes with Michael Allen's blessing. Rick has been creating Native American style flutes since that time, along with other flutes for recording artists and professional musicians around the country. Currently he is working on recording his own music and hopes to offer it soon. Flute creation has given Rick much pleasure over the years, and his hope is that many people will gain joy from this most colorful and easy to play instrument. He feels honored to be creating these wonderful flutes that have such a rich history which began in the Americas so many years ago. It is Rick's hope that each of his flutes will become a cherished friend to all who play them. Click here to purchase Rick Heller Native American Style Flutes We carry Native American Style Flutes from only the finest Flutemakers:
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Since Rick Heller was a teenager of 16 he has been a craftsman working with wood in a wide variety of ways. In 1969 Rick started building custom dulcimers with a partner at the Gate Hill Artists Cooperative in Stony Point, N.Y., along the Hudson River. It was a turning point for him, and ended up being the beginning of his artistic adventure.
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