I bet you can Guess what one of them is.....
Having got my business taxes all in order for the accountant earlier this week (YAY!), I have been merrily sculpting on some stumpwork figures~ I must say, some of the tiniest pieces I have
ever sculpted! I bet you can guess what the figure in the very front will be! These are for my flat top casket~ the beadwork one~ I am working on two more girls today, and between their different stages of drying, I have been sanding and further carving these ladies
This precious
precious is for the lid, she is a little larger and I was able to give her a pair of very rare, tiny tiny antique glass eyes.
J'adore! I have a very few pair of these wee little eyes, late 18th c, made for insetting into wooden Queen Anne dolls. I think shes gonna be just dreamy, and hopefully Ill be painting her later on today..she needs a little more work still
Wee little hands beginning to take shape~ I really dislike sculpting hands, but I love sculpting fingers~ doesn't make any sense....
Have you guessed what she is yet???? Yep~ a mermaid! Quite a pain in the tuccass I may add...her blasted arms just will not cooperate, I have cut them off and resculpted them 4 times now I think.... at this scale, I cannot just sculpt an arm or hand and then bend it around into position..heck I cant even grab them at all. I make a rough sculpt, then have to let it dry, then carve with my knife and sand sand sand it into submission. I am thinking this set will be good enough, arms need more shaping, but I'm definitely
NOT starting them from scratch again! She holds a comb in her rear hand, and will hold a mirror in the front one
mmm...yes. A little. tiny. weensie. impossible to hold onto while you try and whittle it out of maple, mirror. I painted her reflection inside of it....
And then covered it with a thin sheet of mica. It is a bit choppy down by the handle so she can grab it~ believe it or not, it was easier to cut a hunk out of it for her fingers to fit, rather than try and change her fingers..... they like to pop right off at the slightest bit of 'adjustment'
Hi Rachel, these are great! I have been thinking about doing a mermaid on the front of my casket, and wondering if you could sculpt one!!
ReplyDeleteI am in awe of your talent. This is simply lovely and those tiny glass eyes are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOMG, OMG, I LOVE the mermaid factorie ~ un, deux, trois, quatre ~ they are all going to be gorgeous ~ but I am especially loving the pose waiting for that cutest little mirror and the comb to be added ~ fantastique as usual Rachael!
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies!
ReplyDeleteRae~ NOT a mermaid factory! Just one mermaid....there are two guardian angels and Ladye for my lid