Contact:
Phone: (318) 992-1133
How long making calls:
June 2008
Influenced by:
James E. Yule
Working or Decorative calls:
Decorative
Trade Name:
Stickman Brand
Phone: (318) 992-1133
How long making calls:
June 2008
Influenced by:
James E. Yule
Working or Decorative calls:
Decorative
Trade Name:
Stickman Brand
Brad Elliot
Biography:
I grew up in Catahoula Parish, home of the Cataloula Cur. My Daddy is a carpenter, a man whose talents far exceed building houses. My Moma is a homemaker and an artist; although you could never convince her of it.
I started drawing and carving at a young age - toys, knives, peace pipes, model houses, boats, etc... As a kid, instead of getting grounded from television or video games, I was grounded from going to the shop. The shop was just more important to me. After high school, I went into construction. I painted, hung wallcovering, roofed,, built houses; just whatever I could to keep working. In 2002, I went to work in the oil field, and about six months later, started dating the girl who became my wife. A couple of years after we were married, I started painting, but I never could seem to sell any of my stuff. Not that anybody didn’t want them, Christy would lay claim to them before I could finish them.
One day in June 2008, out of boredom, I made 2 duck calls. Of course their looks were nothing to write home about, and they sounded like dying ducks. With multiple problems and many questions, I went to a friend and master callmaker, Mr. James Yule. Over a few months he taught me things about callmaking that would have taken me years to learn on my own. For this reason, I give Mr. James, callmaking icon, credit for any and all of my past, present, and future accomplishments in callmaking.
Although selling a call from time to time is really nice, I get more pleasure from working with my hands and showing them off.
I grew up in Catahoula Parish, home of the Cataloula Cur. My Daddy is a carpenter, a man whose talents far exceed building houses. My Moma is a homemaker and an artist; although you could never convince her of it.
I started drawing and carving at a young age - toys, knives, peace pipes, model houses, boats, etc... As a kid, instead of getting grounded from television or video games, I was grounded from going to the shop. The shop was just more important to me. After high school, I went into construction. I painted, hung wallcovering, roofed,, built houses; just whatever I could to keep working. In 2002, I went to work in the oil field, and about six months later, started dating the girl who became my wife. A couple of years after we were married, I started painting, but I never could seem to sell any of my stuff. Not that anybody didn’t want them, Christy would lay claim to them before I could finish them.
One day in June 2008, out of boredom, I made 2 duck calls. Of course their looks were nothing to write home about, and they sounded like dying ducks. With multiple problems and many questions, I went to a friend and master callmaker, Mr. James Yule. Over a few months he taught me things about callmaking that would have taken me years to learn on my own. For this reason, I give Mr. James, callmaking icon, credit for any and all of my past, present, and future accomplishments in callmaking.
Although selling a call from time to time is really nice, I get more pleasure from working with my hands and showing them off.
