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| This is exciting! :) I've just opened my own Etsy shoppe and placed my angels as my first offering. I have made three angels so far and they are being sold individually. |
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| Here is the link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/93019655/one-hand-sculpted-angel-costumed-with |
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| Please do go and have a look.... :) |
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| Off to make more.....I want them hanging all around my art table, to shower me with inspiration. :) |
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| I've finished two angels. I took lots of pictures as they twirled in the currents of air......trying to capture their energy.... but of course, that was impossible. It is the essence that I love, and I can't seem to translate that into a picture. |
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| They are quite "encrusted".....by that I mean that there are lots of layers of texture. The body is sculpted out of apoxie clay then painted white. I applied pieces of a antique wedding veil over the arms and legs, randomly, and over the face to add a certain mystery or other worldliness. Over that a layer of crackle glaze so when I applied the antiquing, there appears tiny cracks and more texture. Over that....splashes of gold paint. |
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| The fabric used for the dress is an antique veil of netting and handmade lace. So beautiful. It has been touched with gold paint to add more texture. |
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| From their fingers hangs a long gold thread with 3 tiny silver bells.... |
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| Swarovski rhinestones are placed along the edge of each wing and on the tip of each hand.... |
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| The wings are made with handwritten French journal pages from 1882....stiffened with a sealer. |
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| Now to try and figure out how to open my Etsy shoppe. |
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| I'm loving the creating of these angels.....it's so fun to figure out the balance...... |
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| and to add layers of texture ...paint....and clays.... |
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| The wings are made from handwritten French journal pages from 1882....imagine!! I like to use original letters instead of photocopying them cause I think the original brings an incredible energy to the piece. |
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| I'm going through all my antique laces and nettings and trim and using bits and pieces of these amazing bits of history....all with stories intertwined between the hand wrought stitches...... |
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| I can't wait to work on them some more tomorrow......and I'm thinking.......maybe I'll open a shop on Etsy and place there for sale.........I've never done that.....could use any advice anyone has to share. Etsy or Ebay?? Kind of scary to put one's work out in the world......even though I've been creating for over 30 years. So silly..... :) Place your name in the comment section or email if you wish to be on a list to be notified when I open my little shop. |
