Post #785709 by danlovestikis on Thu, Apr 5, 2018 7:31 AM

Wish List #8 the I Dream of Jeannie statue for Bulkmar needs legs. I had to just keep trying to get it close to being right.

I started by adding big globs of clay.

I'm looking at those photos of Dan as I work.

Slowly keeping air pockets out of the clay I've built her legs.

Taking a step back I can see there's way too much clay and her legs look heavy.

It's time to start over and I begin doing amputations.

I slowly reshape her legs.

I am sooooooooo happy. I'm pointing at an air pocket that I missed. This would have destroyed Jeanne. By starting the legs over she's been saved.

Oh heck why not try a different pose.

Nope didn't like it so it's back to plan one. I have now added a shoe.

I have to keep looking at angles. She will have her belly dancer pants hanging from her leg to the floor.

Ok, I'm satisfied with them as they are now.

After a week of firming up I'm ready to dig out the excess clay.

By the next day I had it ready to dry however I

needed to make her bench a bit more decorated.

I don't always know what I'm doing but I just keep working with it until it looks right.

I think I need to change our title from tiki garage sale to tiki art sale. Dan is letting these go. Both of the paintings are origianls. The Place of Refuge painting is by A. Swensen 2009 and the next Nightfall painting by Ken Ruzic 2011. We bought them we loved them but never had room to display them as they deserved. So the hope is they go to a home that will really show them off. The last is a wood carving. I can't make out the name of the island where a couple of men found it and put their names on the back. Rub some dark stain on this and it will be outstanding. Dan continues to rip out his heart to make this sale a really good one.

I hope to see many of you at the sale. Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2018-04-05 08:22 ]