Kingfisher Sculpture i hope!!

[annmaria]

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Wow thats really really good. I for one am very impressed. Whats it made out of and how long did it take you?

BWD

[juliejam]

Lovely ..you seemed to have captured the birds colouring and action pose just right...Well done


Julie

[annmaria]

Well BWD it took months, not all at once .It has been on the hall table for a while then just before christmas I had an idea hoe to improve the feathers. The wood is real the rest is clay, then acrylic paint. I used to put them on wood stands but only this one is on granite , the chap who cut them the granite is a bit expensive , if my exhibition is a success maybe I will be able to afford granite for future birds.
Thanks for your compliments...Cheers.
Annmaria

[annmaria]

Thanks Julie, means a lot from another artist. Its the movement I want , I don't like them to just sit .
Annmaria

[naturelover]

annmaria that is just beautiful,you are very talented,do you ever sell any ? by the way what meadium do you use ?

[annmaria]

I took one or two birds to the local art place ,they very kindly included me in an " Artist in action " week, things were not supposed to be for sale. However they have booked me for a joint exhibition with a photographer in November. I have an awful lot of work to do before then.
Annmaria

[Kayleigh]

Wow..You said you didn't know a lot about birds..But you have a good eye and you have captured it very well...They are really good.

[annmaria]

Kayleigh, I only know from photos, hundreds of them...its the research that takes for ever ,my eyes are hurting after I have hunted the internet for unusual ideas.
Thanks for your words,
Annmaria

[Gill Catton]

Just a thought but i used to work on an industrial estate that had a company that makes marble and granite work surfaces and floors etc.

In there skip was always bits of off cuts or mistakes, big polished slabs down to those the size of a coaster. I spoke to them and they said I could take whatever I wanted for free - I just hated seeing these beautiful pieces of stone consigned to landfil!
Anyway it might be worth seeing if there's anyone in your area that makes these marble and granite things (try the yellow pages)- you may then only need to pay to have an edge polished - or find a way to make the polished top with rough edges work....