Hello dear friends,
Still working on my Angel relief.
Photo below... In the beginning....Background stone work finished... laying in the foundation on her face. So much work to do from this point. I am sure you will agree, she is not attractive as yet, but she will emerge ( I hope).
As I have mentioned in the past, my fingers are one of my favorite tools. I do have a metal leather tool I use, a small knife and a soft paint brush to feather out.
Her eyes at this point need much work, and refine the nose.
She is under a wet paper cloth below
I use this when I am away from the table so they clay will not crack as it dries.
Although, as hard as I try, there is always slight cracking, so I go back and lay in a slurry.
I think you can see that I had painted her eyes.. I tell you.... After days of looking at her open unpainted eyes, it was creepy! ..... so I had to paint them.
I have given her a rose wreath to wear.
Part of her wing on the left and her hair
The relief work is at a stage where I can lay in a light wash of color now. I have decided to give her a mottled look with the washes. My hope is that the piece will have more of an ~old world feel~. At least I hope that is the effect I will end up with.
I have so many WIP photos, but will not bore you with all of them.. I take photos each day of my progress. I find that I see my flaws much better when looking through the camera's eye.
I will share the finished relief on my next post..
I would like to wish you all a peaceful and very joyful Thanksgiving.
Even with all the unrest in the world, we all have something to be thankful for.
I am thankful for my children and family and dear friends, in and out of blogland.
Love and blessings,
Penny
