Sunday, June 21, 2015

Process Pics: Making a Small Arbol de Vida

Cut out a circle for the base...
Extrude some coils...
Punch an air hole and put a name stamp on the bottom...
Secure the bottom coils well...
Build up the bases, connecting each coil...
Extrude out some branches, they must have time to firm up...
Use small slabs to build up the trunks...
Rough them up and then smooth them...
Cut out some tiny flowers, and then smooth the sides...
Roll the fronts, and then divide the petals...
Cut out some nichrome wire...
Add flower centers and the nichrome wire...
Make some leaves using a sprig mold...
Add nichrome wire, once they've been cleaned up...
Everything is ready...
Beef up the branches...
Slip and score the branches...
Add the foliage...
Here are the branches for the second arbol...
Smooth clay near the attachment points...
Add foliage...
Dry very slowly to avoid cracking...
The second finished piece...

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