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| Steve |
I’ve been playing with mud again. I had some clay left over from Dennis the Hare so I decided it would be an easy task to make a kangaroo. Unfortunately my sculpting didn’t go quite to plan. The armature wire wasn’t quite strong enough to support his body so the legs collapsed and he has ended up looking more like a cartoon mouse on skis. I know that kangeroos have big feet but perhaps not this big; he could get a job as a clown.
Anyhow I shall let him dry for a couple of days and then give him a bronze paint job. His name is Steve by the way.
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| What a kangeroo really looks like! (That is Sarah in the foreground and I'm in the background surrounded by kangeroos.) |
You underestimate your talent. Steve is really cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yael.
DeleteTake another look at Steve - Your photo of an actual kangaroo confirms that they really DO look like a mouse on skis.
ReplyDeleteHaha! He will always be a mouse on skis for me now.
DeleteI love your description of Steve - and I reckon you've done a great job there. I love Steve!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I hope he will look a bit more handsome when I've bronzed him.
DeleteDear Sue,
ReplyDeleteWell, your clay kangaroo looks very good to us. And, how wonderful that you have met real kangaroos. They seem such exotic creatures to those of us who have never had any contact with one.
I once had a very close encounter with a kangeroo but that's another story!
DeleteDid you meet him in a bar?
DeleteHe looks great. The scale of the two together will be slightly odd.
ReplyDeleteI shall keep them apart!
DeleteSteve looks good to me. When you said Steve was on skis I thought okay, but your photo shows Steve to be quite accurate. Nice work on Dennis and Steve.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. The feet and legs should have been much slimmer but then they collapse under the weight of the body.
DeleteThe more you tru the better you will get. Well done I say.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat, I definitely need a lot more practice, and patience!
DeleteI think he looks great.
ReplyDeleteJust a shame about his feet.
DeleteHe's cute!! Everyone in the parts seems to have that identical pic of themselves as a kid tending to Skippy's sustenance.
ReplyDeleteAs a visitor to Oz (my daughter emigrated to NSW twelve years ago) I get absolutely thrilled everytime I see a kangeroo.
DeleteHe looks pretty good to me. What's next; a Coypu?
ReplyDeleteCan't do that, I've run out of clay.
DeleteThat's excellent, Sue, and pretty accurate judging by the photo of Sarah with one. He'll make a nice addition to the menagerie! You can probably buy more clay from Amazon - they seem to sell absolutely everything else!
ReplyDeleteIf you put Steve in the garden, I wonder how Rick will react to him?
Having seen a kangaroo up close in a Sydney Zoo (Featherdale), I was surprised at how small they were - I'd expected something huge!
Red kangeroos are much bigger, can be as tall as a man.
DeleteYou should invest in some more clay, you are good at this animal making lark!
ReplyDeleteJust not sure what I would do with so many animals!
DeleteI wonder why the kangaroos were more attracted to you than they were to Sarah. Had you forgotten to apply deodorant that day?
ReplyDeleteAs for the clay kangaroo, I agree with Frances that you have a talent for this kind of work. The hare was brilliant and once the kangaroo is similarly painted he will be fine. I think it is good to be self-critical - how could artists progress without self-criticism? Maybe you could make a sculpture of Rick?
Just my natural animal magnetism! I fear that I wouldn't be able to do justice to Rick or capture his likeness.
DeleteStudy photos. Study him. Give it three or four attempts. You could certainly do it and then Rick would live forever.
DeleteLove the kanga!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary, I'm glad you like him.
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