nest... a sneak preview...

A sneaky preview of my favourite piece for the nest exhibition. You will have to come and see what it is and what it actually looks like!

mom's birthday & mother's day...

... all on the SAME day! So this is what I gave my mom...

Yes yes you guessed it! A few goodies from my bronze casting classes. Nice bronze flower earrings and a silver bunny necklace on a bit of black leather - it makes such a big difference to set the bunny off on the black leather than a light skin colour.

And I just could not resist to try the bunny on BEFORE I gave it away... so this is what it looks like - I think not all that bad...

Bronze Bunnies & more...

On Tuesday our Creative Metal Casting Class ended formally, but I will continue on an informal basis. We had a little bit of an exhibition of the pieces we had made during the course with a bit of a crit. Above are my pieces and next to mine, my dad's, which I will post tomorrow.

I cast a few more bunnies from the rubber moulds I had made last year. And then made a collection of indigenous orchids, which was a challenge for me. (However I will not be casting these for selling purposes, as the concept was Nic Bladen's, so if you like these please buy some from Nic! His work is beautifull!)

"Gold", Green and Silver bunnies!

The two bunnies at the back are cast from bronze, the green one has been patina-ed to achieve the colour. The front one has been cast in silver and will becoming a pendant in a necklace. The back ones will be mounted onto stands.

I am very thrilled with my beautifull flower earrings - even if I have to say so myself! = )

This pair has been cast in bronze and I really love the rustic earthy quality they have.

This pair, also made in bronze, has a green/black patina finish.

Tomorrow I will be showing some silver mice...

bun buns for sale... maybe

So... I am thinking of opening an ETSY shop for my bronze bunnies... I still have to go though all the paper work, but think it will be very exciting! So wish me luck!

bunnies...bunnies...bunnies...

Tah dah! Well my bronze bunnies are making their debut on the internet. And architecturally I will start with a plan view...

I had a funny feeling that they would not be as photogenic as my ceramic bunnies - but I think I might have been mistaken... They just need good lighting! = )

So I still need to elevate them onto a stand to give them some status! But that will happen in the next couple of weeks - and then they are ready to go for the exhibition! Must say I am a teeny bit nervous!

bunny tree...

Well this was my first leap into bronze casting... bunnies. This is the wax model that I made which was then invested and cast in stone, agh I mean bronze. = )

So here are some pics of my bronze bunny trees, which have subsequently been cut apart and will form part of my exhibition http://fluffexhibition.blogspot.com/. I am really enjoy this new medium, but very different from ceramics... So tomorrow I will post a sneak preview of the final product...