rachel s. neal
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Friday, August 31, 2012
Simple Driftwood Sculptures
I love to gather driftwood when I visit the coast. It's a free, light weight sculpture medium with loads of character. All you need is:
wood
wire or string of some durable sort
a drill
extra beads, shells, stones if desired
For this one on the right, I put 2 little pearls of different colors between the sticks. I generally always use copper wire just because I like how it looks. Even the really thin stuff holds up in a Montana winter.
This one used up all my sticks with elbows and twists. I love the way they intersect and intentionally left out the spacer beads.
Look for fun bottom pieces when you are gathering. Note the beautiful grain on this one.
I used a nice curved piece for the top on this one.
The drilled holes are in the middle and allow the individual sticks to move. They find their own happy place that way. If you drill two holes and use two wires you can make them line up as you wish.
Flat pieces are fun to piece together, too. Add a few odd shapes in for interest
Have fun gathering wood and sculpting!
wood
wire or string of some durable sort
a drill
extra beads, shells, stones if desired
For this one on the right, I put 2 little pearls of different colors between the sticks. I generally always use copper wire just because I like how it looks. Even the really thin stuff holds up in a Montana winter.
This one used up all my sticks with elbows and twists. I love the way they intersect and intentionally left out the spacer beads.
Look for fun bottom pieces when you are gathering. Note the beautiful grain on this one.
I used a nice curved piece for the top on this one.
The drilled holes are in the middle and allow the individual sticks to move. They find their own happy place that way. If you drill two holes and use two wires you can make them line up as you wish.
Flat pieces are fun to piece together, too. Add a few odd shapes in for interest
Have fun gathering wood and sculpting!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Garden Art Again
Just a few more ideas for ya'...
A concrete bench top. I used a big mixing tub as the mold. The legs are just concrete retaining wall pieces.
A friend gave me this orange sink. Chester loves this outside dish that gets refreshed with the sprinklers.
Another scrap tile idea, plus another one below. I find all kinds of little tables at second hand stores and garage sales. The uglier the top the better because it will be cheap and you can turn it into your masterpiece!
Concrete leaves are fun to cast. they capture amazing detail.
This birdbath also gets slimy, so I turned the bowl up-side down to make a mushroom
Another scrap tile idea, plus another one below. I find all kinds of little tables at second hand stores and garage sales. The uglier the top the better because it will be cheap and you can turn it into your masterpiece!
More Do-It-Yourself Garden Art
Here are more ideas. Have fun creating!
Old drawers and new paint make nice tables.
Mushrooms from candlesticks and lids/bowls.
This is a Goodwill table. I screwed a plastic picture frame, the cheap box shaped kind, onto the underneath side with L brackets, filled it with soil and poked succulents down in. I drilled some drain holes on the bottom. I positioned the brackets so the plastic part slides out.Will it survive a Montana winter???
Do-It-Yourself Garden Art
I thought I would share some of my garden projects today. New purposes for old things makes for splendid yard art. Have fun and leave me a message if you want any details.
I found the bench base at Goodwill, complete with a really ugly cover. Beneath the cover was an even uglier cover and foam that smelled funny so it got tossed. I used scrap tile to make the mosaic top. The black grout is 'sanded ' and holds up better when there are gaps larger than 1/8th of an inch.
This is a metal bird bath made from scrap odds and ends glued together. There are three plates, one lamp base, a jello mold, two candlesticks,a bowl, and an incense burner. It is very hot on little bird feet in the sun so it now sits under a tree.
I have seven chairs with seats removed, painted blue, to help support my peonies.
This is the other lawn chair that came with the house. I'm slowly covering it with glass beads and wire. Chester claimed the hose as his nest.
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Up-cycled Skirt
This project was a happy mistake. I cut the bottom off a tired old denim skirt and intended to replace it with a swirl of bright colored fabric. OOPs! I sewed it on inside out. Then I decided I liked it this way and left the raw denim edge intentionally. It will fluff up with wash and wear. I also put the hem to the outside so the fun fabric got its chance to be seen.
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