Cedar base changed 7 different stones, brass & 2 woods
Apr 28, 2016 13:28:30 GMT -5
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Post by wampidytoo on Apr 28, 2016 13:28:30 GMT -5
There are seven types of stone: angelite (blue) from John at @jsgems, translucent jade (I do not know what in the hell is going on here but I can not get rid of the junk behind mel's name (2 different greens) one from Mel from Yuma & Spokane and the other from Tommy , wampidy sunrise (pink local), speckled (pink local), agate (red local) and a couple of little pieces from 1dave , lepidolite (speckled pink and grey) from jean rockpickerforever . There are 14 separate individual stones on each wing making it 28 polished face stones all together. Thank you all for your generosity.
The base is Wyoming cedar (self slabbed and the branched piece the butterfly sits on is Wyoming sage brush with countless hours of cleaning, scraping and sanding.
The only thing left to do is add lights to the underside of the butterfly and possibly a lesser piece of cedar for the base since this one turned out to be a piece of art by itself. I have not decided whether or not to keep the brass shiny or tarnish it with something.
A local business owner bought a bunch of brass sculptures dirt cheap at a going out of business sale and is selling it very close to dirt cheap. I picked up the butterfly, many ducks and a couple of shore birds for around $30.
Nuf jabbering.
Jim
I am going to add some kind of lights underneath the butterfly and maybe do some kind of tarnish on the brass or just let it tarnish over time. The butterfly is 14 inches across so it is pretty big.
Hope y'all enjoy my work.
Jim
This base looks pretty good but it doesn't take away from the butterfly like the other one did. Watcha think?
The base is Wyoming cedar (self slabbed and the branched piece the butterfly sits on is Wyoming sage brush with countless hours of cleaning, scraping and sanding.
The only thing left to do is add lights to the underside of the butterfly and possibly a lesser piece of cedar for the base since this one turned out to be a piece of art by itself. I have not decided whether or not to keep the brass shiny or tarnish it with something.
A local business owner bought a bunch of brass sculptures dirt cheap at a going out of business sale and is selling it very close to dirt cheap. I picked up the butterfly, many ducks and a couple of shore birds for around $30.
Nuf jabbering.
Jim
I am going to add some kind of lights underneath the butterfly and maybe do some kind of tarnish on the brass or just let it tarnish over time. The butterfly is 14 inches across so it is pretty big.
Hope y'all enjoy my work.
Jim
This base looks pretty good but it doesn't take away from the butterfly like the other one did. Watcha think?
