August 22, 201510 yr My first sculpture.Following on from my old thread asking "what animal is this?" (http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/42578-what-animal-is-this/) at the stage when I'd finished the frame.Commissioned in secret by a client for his wife's birthday, which is tomorrow. I installed today whilst they are en route to their holiday destination, (another surprise to the wife), and by request of the client I am emailing pics and a video of the bear in situ so he can say...look what's waiting for you when you get home.Mostly designed by me but with important input from the client. It has quite a lot of personal/emotional significance to the pair of them so I hope she likes it!
August 22, 201510 yr Really nice sculpture, very Balu. Pretty sure that's going to be a hit.Frosty The Lucky.
August 23, 201510 yr it turned out really well. did you finish it with anything or will it patena naturally?
August 24, 201510 yr Author Thanks folks. The client has emailed to say his wife loves it & can't wait to get home so that's a relief.No it's not got a finish on as the client wants it to rust down like an alpaca sculpture they've already got in their arboretum. About a week ago I gave him a good dusting over with a flap disc to knock off some of the mill scale & have been spraying it with vinegar daily to start it rusting.
August 24, 201510 yr Author Really nice sculpture, very Balu.LOL, for a split second when I read that I thought Balu was the surname of some south American artist I hadn't heard of and I'd inadvertently mimiced his style. Y'know, like "Juan Balu", the revered Chilean sculptor who was assasinated in the 50's. (Overactive imagination).Or does he mean the bear from the Jungle Book... Edited August 24, 201510 yr by Joel OF
August 24, 201510 yr LOL, for a split second when I read that I thought Balu was the surname of some south American artist I hadn't heard of and I'd inadvertently mimiced his style. Y'know, like "Juan Balu", the revered Chilean sculptor who was assasinated in the 50's. (Overactive imagination).Or does he mean the bear from the Jungle Book... Oh LORD I can't stop laughing!! I didn't know Balu was an artist, how'd he hold a brush in his paw? Didn't his claws mess up the clay? Fur get stuck in the paint? Uh . . . Er . . . Was Mimic the monkey?I don't think I ever took an art class I passed. Thank you for the laugh, I might be able to stop is a little while.Frosty The Lucky.
August 24, 201510 yr I think the body of the bear is great, but every time I look at the face/head all I can think of is a muzzle. Probably because the nose /mouth area is solid and the rest of the head is made of straps.
August 24, 201510 yr Odin unleashed The Destroyer Mk II, bear suit of animated armour? No pic-a-nic basket shall be safe!
August 24, 201510 yr Joel, add some salt to that vinegar you're spraying on it, you'll get rust in no time at all. I use a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, 2 TBs of vinegar and a TB of salt, rusts things up quickly.
August 24, 201510 yr BTW, if that's your FIRST sculpture I can't wait to see what comes next! That's a mighty fine first!
October 8, 201510 yr Author Cheers folks. I met the client's wife for the first time when I popped round the other day, she's happy with it so I'm happy. The bear's rusted down well & is a proper brown bear now. She said they had some little kids round recently and they were completely freaked out by it, haha.
December 23, 201510 yr Wow great pics! Thank you for the complete construction sequence.!! A great addition to the forum. Thanks again!
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