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| Alien Visitor Poses With His New Babytoes. |
Might explain how Fenestraria got to Earth in the first place, or maybe my garden sculpting project is just getting out of hand (and off-world).
Have a great weekend!
Showing posts with label garden sculptures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden sculptures. Show all posts
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Weekend Update: Tiny Alien Lands on Earth...
...and requests a Blooming Babytoes!
After receiving his very own Fenestraria, he left for his home planet. Enjoy your new life, Babytoes!
Might explain how Fenestraria got to Earth in the first place, or maybe my garden sculpting project is just getting out of hand (and off-world).
Have a great weekend!
Might explain how Fenestraria got to Earth in the first place, or maybe my garden sculpting project is just getting out of hand (and off-world).
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Weekend Projects: Garden Sculptures, Tilly Pots, and a Monster!
Anyone who reads this blog knows I am seriously into making anything and everything for my garden out of clay. I used to make things out of our local creek clay when I was a kid, and I still think messing around with mud is a lot of fun. I've made dozens of pots for Tillandsias, cacti, and mesembs, but I've been enjoying some sculpting, too. I'm no Rodin, and I wouldn't even make the cut as a house-mouse in Rodin's workshop. But I am very enthusiastic. Here are two Tilly pots from the first batch of sculpture-pots:
I made this one for a particularly delicate Tillandsia argentea fineleaf. It gets crumpled by any neighbors, and to look good, needs to be displayed on its own.
Here, a Tillandsia filifolia makes a funky hat for an old dude!
Then there are some sculptures to just put near the plants. They look like they could be plant spirits, or garden sprites, so they fit in.
This one looks a little like a bird:
Finally, you don't need clay and a kiln to make garden sculptures. Papier mache' works very well, particularly if you coat it with waterproof acrylic glaze, or some such thing. Most hardware stores and artists' supplies will have a number of waterproof clear coats to choose from. This sculpture is Pudge. I wish I had given him a bowl to hold a Tilly, but that will have to wait for Pudge II. Pudge I has no arms...maybe he will grow them.
Have a fun and creative weekend, and enjoy your gardens!
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| "Abuela"- Tillandsia Sculpture 2013 MR |
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| "Il Vecchio"- Tillandsia Sculpture 2013 MR |
Then there are some sculptures to just put near the plants. They look like they could be plant spirits, or garden sprites, so they fit in.
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| "Plant Sprites" - MR 2012 and 2013 |
Finally, you don't need clay and a kiln to make garden sculptures. Papier mache' works very well, particularly if you coat it with waterproof acrylic glaze, or some such thing. Most hardware stores and artists' supplies will have a number of waterproof clear coats to choose from. This sculpture is Pudge. I wish I had given him a bowl to hold a Tilly, but that will have to wait for Pudge II. Pudge I has no arms...maybe he will grow them.
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| "Pudge" by MR 2012, papier mache' |
Have a fun and creative weekend, and enjoy your gardens!
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