Here are some WIP of my one and only sculpture attempt for this summer. I tried to follow the KISS rule since I am not artistic. Spraying this required 4 hands and I needed two cans of spray insulation. The second can was a different brand and terrible stuff to work with. Grrr....melted marshmellows comes to mind.Here it is after a bit of cleaning up once the insulation was dry.I had to bring it back to the city since my tufa supplies were here. I made this temporary stand using styrofoam and duct tape. My concern was that it would tip over on me but I added some stones and that worked like a charm.Once I started applying my mixture I remembered my design flaw from my previous attempt at a sculpture...this time it wasn't so bad. It's a couple of hours since I covered it with plastic and so far so good.
Once it's cured I will add eyes, and then I will mix up moss and buttermilk in a blender to apply...just one of those ideas that came to mind one night. Originally I was going to try to do it mosaic style, but real life 101 has me swamped and I need to get this done and move on to other things. If I am not pleased with the end result then next summer I can go back and rework this piece with a different finish. ;)
I sprayed the foam inside. Definitely you need 4 hands to fill something like this, and I speak from experience.
The straw you attach to the nozzle on the first can (brand name DAP) fit threw the wire mesh, not true for the second brand that I had to buy out of necessity.
Tip: Make sure you wear old clothes that you are willing to trash if need be.
Update: After transporting the duck to the cottage I had to do 2 repairs.
Unfortunately I finished it a bit too late to be able to get moss to grow on it, so for now I just added a red bow so Evie isn't naked!
Oh Lady Helen, that is wonderful...quite creative I would have to say...I just love it!!! I plan to make some chickens in a similar fashion... just didn't know about the spray insulation...I had metalguy Ron make me some stands out of rebar to start with about a year ago... I just haven't done anything with them yet... you inspire moi!!!
Glad you enjoyed seeing Evie.