Consider the lilies.....
Scrap press board with two 2x2 strips nailed on-wrap canvas around tight-staple |
Nicely used top-stains from different projects |
tools needed |
again a better photo |
close up of calla--calla made by me and painted by artist Michele Petherick |
slab of white stoneware-cut straight from block of clay |
better photo---the shadow bars are from the trellis over the deck |
more tools-the red Mudtool is perfect for smoothing out canvas imprints |
stem and spadix (pointy end) |
the end of a paintbrush is a perfect texture tool--use brush end by pouncing to get little holes |
free hand cutting the spathe |
beveling edge-later will run a chamois over the edge |
preparing to wrap the spathe around the spadix--spathe is soft leather hard--still pliable for wrapping but not floppy |
adding very little slip at base-wrap spathe around stem |
this is all still very soft so gently squeeze the spathe to adhere to spadix--additional details add later |
use props of clay to keep the calla from flattening--let dry for a little while---check on it and keep it suspended--sometimes I use a blow dryer to gently dry it to form |
in the meanwhile I made a fern frond |
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