Merry Christmas

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. It has been a very busy time for us with fostering the ex racing greyhounds and keeping up with commissions.

This is my final commission for the year for a wonderful lady.

Steampunk Faerie

My latest faerie,

Some faeries and pixies

Well I did promise I would put some more recent pictures up so here we go. They are still from a little while ago but are some of my favourites.

a long time

It has been a long time since I have been here, life has just been in the way. We were helping a Greyhound Rescue group and now have three whippets and a greyhound. So it has been quite hectic.

I will update some pictures of my latest faeries very soon.

After this had dried I added the bark of the tree. The the whole thing was undercoated. The tree was sprayed white and then 'frosted' before the five little faeries could begin to take form. Some of the faeries will sit in more than one position in the tree. They looked like a little group of ballerinas until they had their hair on; then their little personalities really came out. All that remains now is a bit more drying time for the tree and then they will all be off to their new home.

Tree

This is the tree after adding "Makins" air dry clay to form the trunk and the roots of the tree where it joins the base. I added to existing features on the branches as well.

A winter tree

This will be a work in progress, and I will put pictures up as it progresses. The tree is attached to the board and extra limbs are wired on. I will be using Makins air dry polymer for the trunk, it is an extrememly durable clay. The plan is for four or five faeries to inhabit the tree.