tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28058595076053601262011-07-07T20:56:29.333-07:00Animal Instincts Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751009569257561879noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805859507605360126.post-74334296395952297652009-10-11T10:12:00.000-07:002009-10-11T10:48:00.579-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIVvOE9k8I/AAAAAAAAAAM/CgXai9miJSU/s1600-h/100_2447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIVvOE9k8I/AAAAAAAAAAM/CgXai9miJSU/s320/100_2447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391395604892849090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">This is how I begin all my sculptures. I sculpt the body parts from high fire clay. Sometimes I make-shift a clay post to keep the body upright as in the picture here to try and prevent too much stress on the legs in hopes of preventing cracks.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIXYJjMwNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/occmNUEAdec/s1600-h/100_4268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIXYJjMwNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/occmNUEAdec/s320/100_4268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391397407563759826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Next, after bisque firing, I apply the glaze to the portions of his body that will not be in mosaics.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIYSsNCJNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/u6OVMH3KM8I/s1600-h/100_4339.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIYSsNCJNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/u6OVMH3KM8I/s320/100_4339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391398413298443474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">This is how Binx looked after glaze firing and he is now ready to have his mosaics added.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIZTEkIinI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Z1VHUaZ-7pQ/s1600-h/100_4349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIZTEkIinI/AAAAAAAAAAk/Z1VHUaZ-7pQ/s320/100_4349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391399519349410418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I started applying the glass mosaic pieces using gold mirror, copper mirror and stained glass. His collar is a deep blue stained glass. This shows the process I use to mosaic. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIaCle4BvI/AAAAAAAAAAs/4_UyG1sbRIM/s1600-h/100_4699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_B-5PikFw3v0/StIaCle4BvI/AAAAAAAAAAs/4_UyG1sbRIM/s320/100_4699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391400335639578354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Finally, After all the tiles are applied and the grout has been added and cleaned, Binx is complete and ready to be adopted! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2805859507605360126-7433429639595229765?l=animalinstinctsart.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Animal Instincts Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08751009569257561879noreply@blogger.com0