ROULIER'S RUSTY RELIQUES

DAY TWO ON ADDING STUFF TO YOUR ASSEMBLAGE

One set of ears down and another to go.

first you need a cute puppy then

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these ears are different they lay back so a large notch to brace the ear in is  necessary

this one looks way too happy one ear attached

notice the flaking paint I'm going to have to sand this one before I paint again, this is the ear from the front

I decided he needed to look like he was in a bad mood so I added some snarls

this will look better when it's painted but you get the idea both ears on and ready to dry and set.

STEPS FOR ADDING OBJECTS TO TAXIDERMY FORMS

Finally got to do a little work today so I decided to do a step by step.

my assemblage

the product I'm using is called Magic-Sculpt which is a two part clay epoxie

clay ears I made last night

actually those ears look kinda funny with that picture, next I position the ears and mark where I want them

I then carve out a shallow hole wide enough for the bottom to rest in it the deep enough to hold a small roll of clay to help anchor the ear to the head

blend in clay to ear and head and make sure it's anchored

side and front view

both ears attached and tape to help keep them from shifting as they dry

I wanted to use the same ear as in a piece called Love Bites, so I printed a picture, shaped the ears and braced them to dry

it is obviously time to go to bed......

BUT WHERE'S THE ART

Okay I have been doing some art and have a schedule finally for myself so more art later, right now it's puppy time all the time. What we are learning, to come and sit and look up at me, our name ....hallelujah...she has a name, "Kona" as in coffee, go into the crate, sleep for a few hours and settle down, potty breaks and her own personal agenda to finally get Hanni to play and she is making a fair amount of progress.

tired after hopping around in front of to get him to play

being a good girl sitting and looking at me to get petted.

NEWFOUNDLAND CHRONICLES DAY TWO

Day two if it's not obvious I'm so busy trying to get a schedule for the pup that I am going slow on the other stuff. Well, got more sleep last night, she still doesn't really like sleeping for 3 hours at a time but maybe that will pass. We are doing some basics in training and we are STILL trying to figure out a call name.

NEWFOUNDLAND CHRONICLES FIRST DAY HOME-SIGH

Well she arrived adorable and quite. But soon all that changed. It wasn't long before she was crying quite a bit in spite of the fact I was holding her the whole time. Things improved when we went to drop off Marcy and she got to play in the yard for a while. Back to the car and we pretty much spent her ride home crying, needless to say I didn't get much sleep. She did settle down and sleep about 2 1/2 hours at a time so I got sporadic sleep but sleep none the less. Today we are trying to get on a schedule and we have actually settled down much better. As soon as the gates are up I think things will be great so I'm not dogging her around. We have had a couple of accidents but lots of success out side so for half through day one we are on a roll. Nap time right now.....yes! I think it will be a little rocky for the next two weeks but it should smooth out. This was yesterday afternoon.

this is air cargo

outside struggling with the crate....I'm thinking this is an 8 week old puppy.....

the car ride to Marcy's

playing in the yard

sleeping at last

GONE TO THE DOGS

Finished little red and finally back to the dogs. I noticed that my paint is flaking on the one piece so I'll have to sand the face. Sometimes the mold release coats the form and nothing will stick to it including paint.

LITTLE RED

This is where I'm at today. I want to do more with the background, maybe more defined trees not sure yet. The feet changed again and I think I'm almost there.

LITTLE RED AND THE BIG BAD WOLF

Little red and the big bad wolf, is coming along, I decided I didn't like the the one wolf leg so I got rid of it.

NEW PAINTING FOR UPCOMING SHOW

We have a show coming up in April, loosely based on fairy tales, some in particular on the Grimmes Bros. Just started this one so quite a bit of work yet.

FINISHING UP

Finished the heart and did a little work on another piece.

Which still doesn't seem done to me.