For the past few days I have been busy working on a sculptural piece of an otter swimming. For most of those days it has been a bit wet or windy so I have been quite content indoors but not today, with full sun streaming into the kitchen the chores can wait and it is far too sunny for the studio too!
There are lots of stages to these pieces and I have to be very patient whilst each layer dries and it has been quite a few days just getting this far. Making the most of natural fallen branches and drift wood and then combining them with other natural materials to create a piece of art starts right from when the piece of wood is spotted often by the children or indeed the dog. Then it comes back to the yard and spends many months drying out before I can study it some more, and discover it’s potential. Branches often lead to otters for obvious reasons but this piece was really unusual in it’s form and once complete it will be mounted so that this one is almost vertically diving. Once finished he will be given a protective coating so that he can be displayed outdoors.
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