She is called The Nest Weaver
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| An armature is attached using wire, screen and foil |
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| Paper mache is applied to imply the tree's roots, tiny clay faces are embedded |
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| The face is attached, created with sculpey, and branches are attached at top of head by drilling small holes. Black gesso base coat, and about 5 washes of acrylic paint are applied to integrate the elements. |
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| The nest, woven from grape vines is attached with small amount of Apoxie Sculpt and the owl, created from a pinecone and Sculpey, is attached the same way. Another lighter acrylic wash is applied, then the piece is sealed with acrylic matte finish sealer. |
2 comments:
Thank you, Patti, for sharing the making of this wonderful piece. Can I ask you a couple of questions? When do you use paperclay as opposed to sculpey; Ditto with papermachier? What is the first layer you used with the papermachier--it looks like netting? Is it metal or cloth? Thanks again, Lili McGovern
Hi Lili, generally I will use paper clay when it is not practical to bake the piece, as paper clay air dries. Paper mache I use when I want a very textured look, as in the tree roots. The mask is sculpey, but the hands are paper mache over a wire armature attached to the wood "arms" The owl is paper clay, as I embedded pine cone pieces into it, that would not bake well, and attached it to the limb t o air dry on it's own. the roots are paper mache over wire armatures, with some metal screen as well
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