Tiger from wire and plaster
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I experimented with new (for me) materials to make this tiger for my shed roof.
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I made the general shape from chicken wire, then covered it with plaster of paris bandage (Like you have when you break a bone!)
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I used clay to build the detail into his body and face. Here I'm trying out a cheap eye from the haberdashery store...
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I ended up buying eyes from a taxidermy company!
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This was the first full painting...
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Here he is covered in 2 layers of liquid fibreglass...
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Here's what happened with the first rain! The plasterparis bandage wasn't sealed properly by the fibreglass. :-(
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Here's the refurb' you can see he's more orangey this time, and I was very careful to seal him when I did the fibreglass. Sadly he still only lasted a few months. I've got stuff to learn...