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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:01 AM Post #4060920
| Connie and I have been busy at it this weekend creating a copper mermaid sculpture. We finished it yesterday and we think she turned out most beautiful.
We've had quite a fun time creating her. We took many photos as we went along. We'd like to share the story of our mermaid's creation with you folks.
Janet & Connie
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:02 AM Post #4060923
| As you all know, we’ve created several insects and garden nymphs thus far, but nothing that even comes close to resembling a human. When Cath asked us to create the mermaid, we knew it would be a challenge. For several weeks, we racked our brains trying to think of what to use for her face.
Several months back, while in Hobby Lobby, Connie and I found a product called Sculpey Mold Maker. We’ve used the Sculpey clay to make a few things for our own gardens. The same time we got the mold maker stuff, they had this stuff that I cannot remember the name of but it was some kind of pigment that you add to porous material to color it. We bought a little tiny jar of iridescent green. We were anxious to try out this molding stuff.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:03 AM Post #4060930
| I have an oil lamp with a beautiful lady’s face on it. She has beautiful, long flowing hair. The definition in her face was incredible. It was just what we needed!! I took her to Connie’s to see if she thought it might work as a model for molding a face. She loved the lady’s face and said we could sure try it. Unfortunately, she was so busy tinting that she didn’t have the time to work on it then.
Finally, our schedules coordinated so that we had several hours that we could work together. We read the package on the mold maker. In the meantime, Connie and I talked about what to do for a body.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:04 AM Post #4060932
| Suddenly, I saw a light bulb go off in Connie’s mind. She said she also has an oil lamp that we could use for her body. She went into the house and returned with a body. The body oil lamp was perfect!!! The head of the lady on my oil lamp was too big for the proportions of the body we were going to use though. So we were back to “square one” for the head. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:04 AM Post #4060935
| We went to my house and picked up a couple of “harlequin” dolls that I’d planned to sell in a garage sale. They had porcelain heads and looks to be the right size for the body. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:05 AM Post #4060938
| We took them back to Connie’s shop and took one of them apart. Man oh Man did she have a long neck! Connie said we could make it shorter with the dremel tool. So she made her mark where she thought it should be, started up the dremel and began to cut. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:06 AM Post #4060943
| She was almost finished cutting it when the head cracked! We still had another one, but figured it would do the same thing. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:09 AM Post #4060969
| We both looked at the molding stuff and Connie said, let’s try and make the mold of the other one.
We already had a variety of granite colored clay to work with. So Connie poured a little bit of the pigment coloring stuff into the clay, once she’d kneaded it. Man what a mess that was (as you saw in the earlier photo). And as she continued to knead the clay, the green just disappeared into it. I’m sure that stuff is good for SOMETHING, but not what WE wanted to use it for.
OK so she put the mold maker stuff around the remaining porcelain face. Not much in the way of definition to it. Nothing at all like the oil lamp lady head that I already had. We were very disappointed in that effort.
Connie said, OK, I guess I’ll have to make it myself from the clay. So she kneaded the clay and made herself a ball to work with. I started digging through the beads looking for something to use for her eyes. In my mind’s eye, I saw the beads that we used on Penelope’s necklace. I remembered their iridescence. Connie and I agreed that they’d work perfectly and look a bit “fishy”.
She didn’t have many features and really looked very much like an alien by the end of the day, so we put the head into a zip loc bag to work on another time, knowing it would stay moist enough to do that.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:11 AM Post #4060976
| Connie worked on it some more when I wasn’t there, but was still not satisfied with the features. This isn’t the first time that Connie has molded a head from clay. Many years ago, we worked together, and I remember at Christmas time making some beautiful stand up Father Santa Dolls. They had leather coats, boots with fur trim, pine cone legs. I still have mine and continue to use him. I was really impressed at the time at what a wonderful job Connie had done on their heads.
Last weekend, Connie was working in her yard kneeling on the ground when she turned around, one knee landed on the scissors burried in the grass that she’d used to cut the landscaping fabric. The other side of the scissors went into the side of her other knee. Needless to say, it’s been very difficult for her to walk, much less to kneel on the ground using a torch. So the mermaid had to be put on the back burner until Connie felt well enough to work on it.
Making a man is quite different from making a lady. The feminine features were very hard to make happen. I watched Connie add on the ears and shape them perfectly, define the eyebrows and the eyelashes, add on lips. We had to use our imaginations because the poor head had no hair. Reminded us of a fella we’ve both known for many years. We both saw him several months ago and he wants us to make HIM a sculpture. He’s tall and thin, has a hole in his haircut (he’s bald), has a big smile, and a very narrow face. No matter what Connie did, I kept on seeing Kenny in the head she was molding. She saw it too.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:13 AM Post #4060987
| We talked about it and talked about it. What was it that made a lady feminine? She needed more fullness in the cheeks, maybe not quite so pointy of a chin. With each modification, it looked better, although for a while there it looked like Ted Kennedy. ☺ I wish I had thought to take photos of all of the expressions that this head had while she was working on it. I didn’t think of that though until it was too late. :-(
The lips were the problem. They’d be too skinny, or not smiling, or too fat, look monkeyish, look like fat Albert. It was always the lips. I was on my cell phone when I watched her pinch off the whole bottom half of the face. I gasped. She said, That wasn’t “IT”. She rolled up that clay into a ball and then added it back to the upper portion of the head. She used the rounded end of the handle of the carving tool and poked a ¼” hole into the mouth. Then she added the lips. They looked much better. She spent at least 2 hours working on those lips.
I said Connie, we have to quit thinking of this head as a HE and start “thinking” of it as a HER. In no time, the lips were feminine and we were pleased with it.
We talked about what we’d need to add to the head. The clay is such that it needs to be baked to harden and cure properly. Once it’s baked, it’s too late to add anything to it. We knew that there was no way those tiny ear lobes could handle earrings, so we poked a copper wire through her head so I’d be able to add them on and curl them later to keep the earrings on.
At this point we were a bit undecided as to whether she’d actually BE an oil lamp or not. Now was the time to make the decision. So we inserted a copper tube into her head that would open into the bottle body.
We worried about hair. How would we attach the hair to her head. We decided to make her a “skullcap” and we would weld the hair to that. But it would still have to be attached to the head. So into the head went 2 more wires to hold that skullcap on. We wanted some way to attach the head permanently to the neck of the “body” bottle, so we wrapped a copper wire around the neck, made a curl in the wire so we’d be able to attach another wire to it later on. I took the head home and baked it in the oven for 50 minutes on 275F.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:14 AM Post #4061000
| Yesterday morning, we started out with a head and a body. Connie started forming the skullcap. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:15 AM Post #4061002
| We cut wires for her hair. We wanted her to have a full head of hair. We folded them in half and welded them to the cap. We fitted the cap to the head and poked the wires we’d baked into the clay through the cap. Then curled the wires to make little curls on her head. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:16 AM Post #4061008
| We used a copper screen to make a bodice for her. Cut out the screen to fit, conformed it to her body, folded a hem and sewed freshwater pearls around the hem.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:17 AM Post #4061015
| Here it is, before the pearls were added 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:18 AM Post #4061023
| You can see the finished bodice in this photo 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:18 AM Post #4061027
| Time for her lower body and tail. We cut out the tail and body in 2 parts so we could weld them together to hold on to the body bottle. This worked perfectly. Hammered to give it shape. The fit is nice and snug. We attached a copper tube on the back of the body holder to slip over a garden stake of copper. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:20 AM Post #4061037
| To give the tail a bit more definition, we laid wires on it and welded them to the fin. Here's a close up of the tail fin. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:21 AM Post #4061042
| Connie gave her a professional “perm” so she’d have beautiful ringlets all over her head. She used a tube of copper as a "curling jig". She added mother of pearl tube beads to her hair, while it was being curled. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:22 AM Post #4061044
| Her necklace was made from freshwater pearls and mother of pearl focal. Her earrings are sterling silver fish with freshwater pearls. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:23 AM Post #4061051
| Her arms and the shell she’s holding are all mother of pearl. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:24 AM Post #4061057
| We tried to create her so that her accessories would be something that she might have found in the ocean. She was a lot of fun to create. We are very pleased with her and appreciate the challenge that was given to us.
More photos to follow.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:25 AM Post #4061060
| Closer shot of the mermaid - full view 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:26 AM Post #4061065
| Profile of our mermaid 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:27 AM Post #4061071
| Face 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:28 AM Post #4061075
| Close up of Face 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:29 AM Post #4061082
| Back of head and upper body. We just love that natural curl to her hair! :-) 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:30 AM Post #4061084
| Facial profile 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:33 AM Post #4061094
| I forgot to mention something. When making her arms, originally, I used 3 beads for her forearms. Once we started taking photos of what we thought was the finished mermaid, I decided that her arms were just too long. So we removed one of those beads and were much more pleased with the results.
I took this photo to show... She's got hips!!! You can see the 3 beads in this photo.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:36 AM Post #4061105
| The only thing left to do now is to coat her with the Everbrite to protect her from the elements.
We've had a blast creating this sculpture. Thank you Cath for adding our mermaid to your collection!
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
11:36 AM Post #4061110
| We hope you've enjoyed watching the creation of our copper mermaid.
Janet & Connie |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
12:22 PM Post #4061284
| Janet & Connie,
Thanks so much for the beautiful mermaid, she is absolutely perfect a very "unique treasure"!
I especially like the hair.
I really enjoy seeing how you create these masterpieces, its truly amazing how much work goes into them.
You both do such wonderful work!
My tropical garden will be complete when she arrives and I will add a picture of her in place, to this thread.
All the very best,
Cath
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
12:45 PM Post #4061400
| Hi Cath,
Knowing that you appreciate her makes the time and efforts involved in creating her that much more worthwhile for us both.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed watching her being made. Unless someone sees the whole process, it's hard to grasp just what makes the sculptures we create so unique. The artisans here on Dave's have always inspired us and we enjoy sharing the creations with them.
We talked about how her hair should be "styled". We thought, at first, long and flowing out behind her, or to the side. We talked about how it would be "ropey" as she emerged from the ocean. Neither of those options were really very appealing to our creative side though. Both Connie and I have naturally curly hair, so it was very easy for us to envision her with a head full of curls. The little pin curls that were used to attach the skullcap just added to the fun of the project. Connie's use of the tube jig was ingenious! It really made for more "uniform curls" than just using pliers would have made. Our own mother curls her hair every day (without fail) and we laughed about Connie "curling" the mermaid's hair like Mom's.
There were many times I wanted to get photos of things that were happening, but 4 hands were needed for whatever component we were working on.
I forgot to mention the size of the mermaid in previous posts. The actual sculpture measures approximately 24 inches from tail to hair. The garden stake is another 2 ft. approximate. Overall, the mermaid stands about 3 1/2 ft. when staked in the ground. As a precaution, there is an additional stake under the copper, that has "feet" that are stepped on. We felt that being an oil lamp, she would need much more stability than just being a garden stake.
I have included a small funnel for pouring the oil into the bottle. You'll have to provide the oil though. I'd rather not ship anything that is flammable. Connie and I were thinking that blue oil would be beautiful inside of her body.
We'll appreciate seeing her in her final setting. I'm sure the folks here will enjoy seeing her there also.
One last thing I feel I should mention in her story. At one point, Connie was using the torch to color her body. She always takes her glasses off when she uses the torch. She'd sat her glasses up on the chair she'd been sitting on. As she sat back down to view what she's done, she realized that the frames of her new glasses had broken. Hopefully those frames have not been discontinued and the place she got them at will be able to repair them. As Gilda Radner would say ... It's always something.
Thank you again for providing us with an incredibly challenging opportunity to create this mermaid for you.
Wishing you the very best,
Janet |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
01:07 PM Post #4061479
| Janet,
OMG, what challenges! Poor Connie, I was so excited about the mermaid I forgot to ask about her gardening accident (made me grimace when I read about it) and then to break her glasses, that is such a drag!
Thanks again for persevering through all.
The hair story is funny, her hair looks like she is still floating under the water...love it!
I will always treasure her!
C |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 08, 2007
04:15 PM Post #4062077
| I had epoxyed the lens to the top of the frame so I could at least drive and work today so on the way home from the dealership I stopped by the glasses place hoping to find a pair of frames the lenses'd fit into. They had the exact frames! And still I was under warranty! Whew!
Cath, I'm so glad you like her. I told Janet I'd be most proud to have her in my garden and that is how we should feel about out creations. She was so much fun to make. They all are. :)
My knee is nearly back to normal. Mostly an aggravation because I have to crawl into back seats of vehicles to tint and each time I knew there was no getting around the hurt.
Cant wait to see her in your garden. I'd love to see her lit!
Connie |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 08, 2007
04:49 PM Post #4062159
| Well that's definitely an answered prayer Connie. Thank Heavens they are under warranty.
My oldest daughter Jennifer came by today. She was admiring the mermaid. She was fascinated by how we made her. Asking all kinds of questions. I was tickled to death because she is usually my worst critic. Very rarely do any of the sculptures hang around long enough for anyone local to see them, besides my husband. He loved it!!
She went in to use the restroom and I heard all kinds of grumbling when she came out. She said she'd dropped her cell phone into the toilet! Ugggghhh Water is a cell phone's worst enemy! We took the battery off the phone and used a can of air to try and dry it out. We left the phone apart for several hours. When she got ready to leave, she put it back together. At first, it acted like it wasn't going to work. Then it was able to send and receive calls. The display wasn't working very well, but she can live with that for a while.
As I said before... it's always SOMETHING!
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 October 08, 2007
06:39 PM Post #4062527
| Janet, you and Connie are amazing. The design, ingenuity and craftsmanship is so very wonderful. Thank you for sharing the process with us. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 09, 2007
09:37 AM Post #4064621
| Thanks Robert. We are very pleased with the way she "came together" for us and can't wait to see her lit up in her new home. :-)
Janet
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alice_sunn
Stockholm
Sweden
October 09, 2007
02:28 PM Post #4065385
| Janet,
I love this mermaid, she is cool, spooky and weird, just like I imagine a 'real mermaid' would be. Nothing like the Disney ones. You and Connie have made so many pretty things.
I'm so happy to be able to see these photos, thanks for sharing this masterpiece process with us. Are you going to make more look-alikes sculptures or is she one-of-a-kind?
Alice
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 09, 2007
03:07 PM Post #4065490
| Thanks so much Alice for your kind words. We appreciate your coming by to see her. We couldn't have been prouder, had we actually given birth to her. Come to think of it... I suppose we DID give birth to her. HAHAHAHA
Having never seen a "real" mermaid, we had to google a bit for ideas, and Cath had sent us a gorgeous mermaid on a postcard. From that combination, we used our imaginations for what we thought a mermaid might look like.
Each of our sculptures is a one of a kind. That comes from our preference of wanting each piece to be totally unique. The fact that we recycle objects we already have when we create the sculptures ... well, it makes duplication just about impossible. :-) We like it that way. And inevitably, when a piece is finished, one of us will say to the other... Well, there'll never be another one like this.
Many hugs,
Janet
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 09, 2007
10:00 PM Post #4066909
| Incredible, ladies! It's not an operating oil lamp is it? Her hair will be burning like Michael Jackson doing the soda commercial that time.
I lobe the fishnet halter! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 09, 2007
10:49 PM Post #4067072
| Thanks Victor. Yes, she will be functional as an oil lamp and a garden stake.
We thought the copper screen was pretty clever. It conformed really well to her body. We didn't want her to be naked! HAHAHAHA |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
12:11 PM Post #4068435
| Many times, folks will ask to see our work. I have to hunt through these threads and cut and paste several links. I just set up a slide show of the sculptures we've created so far. I will add more sculptures to it as we create them.
Janet |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
12:15 PM Post #4068445
| J&C,
Thats so cool! good on ya! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 10, 2007
12:38 PM Post #4068499
| Where does the smoke come out?? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
12:56 PM Post #4068554
| There is a wick that is in the top of her head. The flame will be there. As long as the wick is trimmed short, we don't feel there will be a problem with her hair catching on fire. :-o 
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 10, 2007
12:58 PM Post #4068557
| No chance soot might collect on her face? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
01:17 PM Post #4068620
| Good question. I'll have to ask Connie about that. Though I have several oil lamps in my yard, I don't burn them, but I know that Connie does in her yard all the time. Surely if she thought there was a possibility of that being a problem, she would have said so. I'll have to ask her if there is something clear we can put on her face to protect her. |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 10, 2007
04:14 PM Post #4069084
| I think the smoke will rise. I never have had any soot around the neck or lower on any of my oil lamps bottles. It's got one of those little pyrex thingys that slips inside the copper tube( inserted in her head) that the wick is inside of. The hair's copper so it'll be fine if it gets hot. We made sure any hairs with beads were "styled" back away from where the flame would be.
Love the slide show Janet!! Very nice!
Connie |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
07:08 PM Post #4069569
| Thanks Connie for chiming in on the oil lamp. I intended to call you but Tom's been here all day and we've been working on his taxes.
I'm glad ya liked the slide show. I thought it turned out very nice. Now, instead of having to hunt for our sculptures, I'll be able to give one link to them all. The program has a 30 day trial. And after that it's very affordable.
I picked Tom's brains a bit today about website stuff. He's given me lots of ideas. :-) He loved the mermaid!
Janet |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 10, 2007
07:21 PM Post #4069625
| If I decide I want one, will you leave the halter off??!! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
07:52 PM Post #4069750
| Sure. When are you going to show us the critters on your wall? I'd love to add that to our photo album slide show. |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 10, 2007
07:54 PM Post #4069766
| I'm embarrassed to say that they are not up yet!! Been showing them to everyone in my garage. Still need to get someone with a big ladder. Sorry!! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 10, 2007
07:56 PM Post #4069773
| Well, if you don't hurry, it's gonna be snowing up there and you'll have to wait until spring/summer to get them up. Next time the cable installer passes by your house, flag him down and give him $5 to borrow his ladder. :-) Gosh I can be so resourceful, when I need to be. HAHAHAHA
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 10, 2007
07:57 PM Post #4069780
| Somehow it would end up on my bill - forever. |
TARogers5
Kingston, OK
(Zone 7a)
October 11, 2007
04:44 PM Post #4072687
| Janet can you color brass with torch the same way as you do copper?
Bought a deer at the auction for $6 and want to know what I could do with it.
Better Idea what would you do with it. LOL
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 11, 2007
06:11 PM Post #4072930
| Victor, I can't believe you have that big house and no big ladder. How do you do your repairs??? Clean out the gutters??? Clean the chimney??? Work on your Solar panels???
WoW Ted!!! He's a beauty! I know we can connect solid brass to the copper. As far as torching it though, that's a question for Connie. I really don't know. Surely she'll pop in here and give us a clue.
He looks to be a good size. I'll have to do some thinking about what to do with him. I would probably (for starters) include him in a Christmas display. When it came time to put away the decorations, I'd definitely want to leave him out. My hubby hunts, so my first thought would be building a big hunting type shadow box and including him in it. Would my hubby appreciate it as much as I would, being the minimalist that he is, it's doubtful. |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 11, 2007
06:30 PM Post #4072989
| Oh Nice deer Ted! Yes, I know you can because I've seen brass butterflies where the wings were cut with a torch that had the flame color on them. We've not had the opportunity to work with much brass, just nuts and bolts mostly. |
TARogers5
Kingston, OK
(Zone 7a)
October 11, 2007
06:31 PM Post #4072996
| He is 25 inches tall. Was thinking of doing the horns and base with torch to make it more natural.
All shinny brass just don't appeal to me.
Want a little art added to it, without taking away from the form. |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 11, 2007
06:37 PM Post #4073019
| All those things can be reached with smaller ladders. Where I want to mount the critters requires a 20 - 25 foot ladder! And I'm sure my wife will be nervous up there. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 11, 2007
06:57 PM Post #4073108
| Slapping forehead. I've seen those things too Connie. Why didn't I think of that? Ted, I didn't know you had a torch too. It is Acetelyne, like ours, or a propane torch? Connie will that make a difference?
Ted, on a whole 'nother note, I've seen some of your hypertufa work. We may be picking your brains on that some day soon. (wriggling eyebrows at Connie) Connie and I have been wanting to get our hands in some of that stuff and make us some cool planters. Any ideas or suggestions you have will be most welcome.
Victor, shame on you for sending your lovely wife up that ladder. I don't have much trouble going UP a ladder. It's the coming back down part that gives me the willies. My equilibrium just doesn't know how to behave when I'm on my way down. And my feet don't want to cooperate either. Sounds to me like you need to rent one of those JLG machines that we saw in front of the White House (store) that was being remodeled today. Those little gizmos would really come in handy for heights! You know what I'm talking about. The thing with the folding mechanism that you can get in and be raised up, like a cherry picker machine, kind of thing. |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 11, 2007
07:07 PM Post #4073133
| Yes that would help. I was joking about my wife of course. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 11, 2007
07:12 PM Post #4073149
| Yeah, uh huh. of course! HAHAHAHA |
TARogers5
Kingston, OK
(Zone 7a)
October 11, 2007
08:07 PM Post #4073302
| You are more then welcome. I have a oxygen/ propane torch (two tank) Uses Map gas. . I used it in refrigeration work. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 11, 2007
09:05 PM Post #4073554
| I've heard of Map gas, but really the torches and all that goes along with them, are Connie's forte'. I know just enough about the whole welding business to get me in trouble. :-) I do know that we buy oxygen and acetylene.
In the past few days, we've talked about getting another tip for the torch so we can cut with it. We've seen really cool designs in tin cans. We were thinking that we could make some cool looking wings for dragonflies, etc. with the cutting tip. There's so much we could do, that we haven't even explored yet. We both love to expand our knowledge as we create things.
We have a couple of guys at the place we buy gases that we can quiz. Connie also has several good friends that are welders that have been invaluable to us for tips and tricks on the welding end. Connie said one of the friends told her that what we need is a (Lordy I hope I get this right) welding mat type table. Something we can actually weld to, instead of using the poor anvil we beat the heckfire out of the copper on (with a sandbag, of course) or her shop floor. As you can see in some of the photos, there are burn spots throughout the floor in the area where we work. It looks tacky for her tinting customers to see that, and I hate that those welding spots show up in our photos, but they are there and there's not much we can do about them (right now). We talked today about going to see our man at the sheet metal place where we get our copper. We're going to see if he can fabricate a table top that can be mounted on top of half of her workbench. There's not enough room in her shop to add another piece of "furniture". The wooden workbench mostly gets used as a catch all for tools and a place to drill stuff, cut copper sheets, etc.
Both of us hate welding on the floor. It's heck getting up afterwards. We look like a couple of old wimmen bent over walking! HAHAHAHA Sometimes things need to be taken outside quickly to be quenched. That's when it's rough! Connie's busy putting away the torch and I'm hobbling to the doorway. It would be wonderful to be able to use the torch at a decent level. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 14, 2007
11:12 AM Post #4081470
| She's just GAWJUS!!! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 14, 2007
01:21 PM Post #4081853
| Thankyakindly!!!
We think so too!
She's about ready to be boxed up. I hate to see her go, but know she will enjoy her home on the beach in Missississississippi
Janet |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 14, 2007
02:07 PM Post #4082013
| I'm glad she's going somewhere that has warm winters... I think she'd be mighty chilly at victor's place in NY!! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 14, 2007
03:00 PM Post #4082182
| Yes - especially if I banished her to my pond! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 14, 2007
04:28 PM Post #4082404
| You would banish my beautiful mermaid to a mere pond, if thats NY hospitality she will be glad she is staying in the south...:-)) |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 14, 2007
04:47 PM Post #4082467
| Sorry, but I don't have room for an ocean! |
Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 14, 2007
10:07 PM Post #4083632
| Maybe Victor needs a frog princess for his pond |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 15, 2007
07:56 AM Post #4084489
| No I prefer the mermaid! |
Pagancat
(Sheryl) Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
October 15, 2007
03:32 PM Post #4086023
| Thanks for the generosity in documenting the process, women - she's lovely and we're all so much better off for seeing her put together! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 15, 2007
04:28 PM Post #4086196
| And is she put together! Va-va-va-VOOM!! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 15, 2007
04:36 PM Post #4086234
| She'd definitely give Darryl Hannah a run for her money, huh, victor? |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 15, 2007
06:05 PM Post #4086547
| For sure! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 15, 2007
06:35 PM Post #4086673
| I'm glad you all have been enjoying her so much. We enjoyed telling the story of how she was created. It definitely increases our own appreciation of the finished sculpture.
She's begun her long journey to Mississippi today. She should be arriving there in 3 days. I'm sure she'll take the coastal route, along Interstate 10. She'll probably stop off in Baton Rouge to visit with relatives. :-) I shipped the stake for her separately so that she'd be able to swim part of the way. 8*}
Please let us know when she arrives Cath. I just know she'll love watching over your tropical garden. I packed the box with some plant goodies for you. Most everything is labeled. There is a small funnel in the box loose, so be sure to keep your eyes open for it. It's clear! 8^o
Thank you again Cath for giving us this wonderful opportunity. Your mermaid was a pure delight to create.
Janet
|
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 15, 2007
08:39 PM Post #4087145
| What?! She's not swimming? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 15, 2007
09:15 PM Post #4087340
| In an earlier post, I said...
| Quoted: | | I shipped the stake for her separately so that she'd be able to swim part of the way. 8*} |
Yea Victor. She's swimming. That ol' Gulf of Mexico is one big body of water though. So it'll take a few days to get there. Would have been hard for her to swim with that stake up her hiney! HAHAHAHA |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 15, 2007
09:16 PM Post #4087347
| OW---talk about a WEDGIE!!!! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 15, 2007
09:30 PM Post #4087417
| I will check the beach daily!
Will send photo's of her arriving and getting settled!
Thanks again for sharing her creation, she is truly a Unique Treasure! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:31 PM Post #4098006
| She has arrived!
Found her resting on the beach of Pass Christian.
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|
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:36 PM Post #4098028
| Everyone came out to greet her!
This message was edited Oct 18, 2007 3:38 PM
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:42 PM Post #4098060
| Even the little guys. 
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 18, 2007
04:44 PM Post #4098071
| Looks none the worse for wear. Who's that weird guy lurking nearby?! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:46 PM Post #4098077
| Trying out her new "garden leg".
Might have to stop by the Yacht club for a "mer-tini" after that long swim!
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|
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:48 PM Post #4098086
| She's keeping her attack crab with her, just in case... |
alice_sunn
Stockholm
Sweden
October 18, 2007
04:49 PM Post #4098095
| Wooooow!!!!! I love this mermaid, she is looking so wonderfully weird and wild.
Thanks for the awesome photos,
Alice |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
04:56 PM Post #4098117
| Stay tuned for "Umaw's" big adventures, she claims she wants to see the world before she settles into the garden.
I think she is a little "wild", probably picked that up from, her creators, Janet and Connie!!
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 18, 2007
05:20 PM Post #4098183
| She has crabs?!! |
alice_sunn
Stockholm
Sweden
October 18, 2007
05:26 PM Post #4098206
| ;-D Funny! |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 18, 2007
06:30 PM Post #4098426
| hahahahahha! I'm so glad she's arrived! hahahahahah!!!! |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 18, 2007
08:09 PM Post #4098843
| Cath I can't stop grinning. She looks so cute on the beach! Can't wait to see how she views the WORLD!! LOL
Edited for misspelling from tears of laughter!
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 18, 2007
09:57 PM Post #4099284
| My Goodness she made wonderful time!!!
Cath, I just love the welcoming committee that showed up for her arrival. She looks great on the beach. Yeah, I'm a bit partial. As one of her "mothers" I can be. Seeing her on the beach just tickles me pink. I can tell that she will be well loved. Any mother's fondest dream. :-) I hope she gets along well with your other mermaids.
I guess we should have made her some luggage since she'll be a world traveler now.
Thank you so much for showing her in her new home.
Many hugs,
Janet |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 19, 2007
12:29 AM Post #4099828
| Gosh, it's obvious she's made a lot of friends on her journey, and it appears that some are closer than others, if victor's observations are accurate! She sure looks pretty in her clump of sea-grass---can't wait to see her in her garden!!! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2007
07:51 AM Post #4100246
| Is a Mer-man (not Ethel) in her future?? |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
09:07 AM Post #4100384
| Due to the impending storms Uma's adventures only made it to the back deck for last night, she found a spot she liked under the Bird of Paradise. She was much admired by all, and seemed to enjoy the spotlight! A natural performer.
Not sure I am ready to leave her out in the garden on her own yet, so brought her indoors.
Going to look for a modified land leg, that we can support her indoors, as her fin is a little tippy - or maybe that was the Mer-garita she had upon arrival.
A Mer-man, hmmmm, maybe when she is ready to settle down.
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|
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2007
09:17 AM Post #4100410
| I want to see her when she's 'lit up'! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
09:40 AM Post #4100478
| She likes to travel light, so the oil may be a "bit down the road". |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
01:20 PM Post #4101222
| Oh Cath! She looks beautiful under the Bird of Paradise. She looks like she's already having a lot of fun at your place. I love the tiny lights around her. We really appreciate seeing her in her new home. I've already added your photos to our slide show. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Considering the approaching storms, I'm glad you brought her inside. One thing that Connie and I talked about as she was being created was that she wouldn't be "hurricane proof". Heaven forbid another Katrina force hurricane should land in your area. But if it does, you've got plenty of documentation for insurance purposes.
I've seen three-legged tripods that may work as an inside land leg for her.
While we haven't found another body bottle yet, we will continue to search high and low. Yesterday I saw an Aunt Jamima bottle, but that was pretty obvious. HAHAHAHA I went to an estate sale this morning and there were plenty of glass objects, but no "bodies". Some day, when we least expect it, another one will turn up. You can bet your sweet bippy that I'll be putting my hands on it if we ever do see another one. Ya just never know when a body will come in handy. :-)
Janet
|
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
05:43 PM Post #4101985
| Janet,
She is a Bird of Paradise kinda girl, (crabs and all) and yes we are having lots of fun with her. She is absolutely gorgeous!! Photo's do not do her justice, you and Connie are just fantastic artisans, I so appreciate the wonderful job you did with her.
I think if she spends any time outside it will be on the deck with the BOP, her size suits these plants, she would be lost in the landscaping.
I picked up a wooden dowel and a circular wooden base, going to see what I can come up with for a "inside" stand. Although she almost balances on the coral, but its a bit heavy for a stand.
I will be on the look out for another glass body for you, (m/f) that was such a great find!
It has been such a great experience having you and Connie create "Uma" for me, from seeing your previous work I knew she would be something special, a Truly "Unique Treasure". She is that and more!
And WOW, the packing material! I am so excited about all the great cutting you sent, I have started them all and keeping my fingers crossed that they survive. Very cool assortment.
Thanks again for everything, its been such fun!
Here is a picture of Uma relaxing with her "crabs", especially for Victor ;-))
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|
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 19, 2007
05:47 PM Post #4101994
| Thanks! |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
October 19, 2007
07:21 PM Post #4102341
| ooooooooooooooooo She looks gorgeous! Love the coral! Wow! The setting makes so much difference. Good eye Cath! The pics are wonderful. Thank you so much for these.
Connie |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
08:30 PM Post #4102531
| She looks fantastic with that ball of shells behind her. Looks like she snagged one of them to hold on to! After all of those Mer-guiritas that she's been drinking, it looks like those cool crabs will do a great job of guarding her virtue! HAHAHAHA
Uma was truly a pleasure for us to create. When we create a sculpture, it's rare for us to see them in their new homes, so it's very special to us both to see her being enjoyed and appreciated. You do have a most excellent eye for decorating with her. Thanks for sharing your excitement and the photos with us. They'll be a wonderful addition to our slide show and the future website.
Smiling with a waybigo grin,
Janet
|
terriculture
london England
United Kingdom
October 19, 2007
08:35 PM Post #4102538
| Absolutely fabulous work Janet and Connie, you are both so talented, well done and thanks for all the pictures and
information. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 19, 2007
09:08 PM Post #4102633
| Thank you Terri. We really have a lot of fun when we get to creating. Some folks may think it looks like work, but we look at it as a labor of love. :-) |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
02:15 PM Post #4107462
| Back with her BOP's during the day. (Crabs are hiding) 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
02:44 PM Post #4107529
| Thanks Cath for a lovely photo. She looks so pretty with the orange blooms. I still smile every time I see her.
I told Connie this morning that I went to 12 garage sales yesterday with a body bottle on the mind. Of course, I didn't find a single one. Then late last night, I thought to myself, it wouldn't HAVE to be a bottle. It could be a brass Aphrodite! Or some other outdoor worthy material. And not only to use to make a mermaid, but for any sculpture that needed a real body.
|
PerennialGirl
Winnipeg, MB
(Zone 4a)
October 21, 2007
04:31 PM Post #4107854
| What an amazing journey! Connie and Janet you two are so unique in your endeavours! Wished I lived closer so that I could be part of it.
Gardnerkett your mermaid looks awesome in her new home!
|
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
04:43 PM Post #4107896
| Thanks PGirl! You oughta to hop on a plane and come visit. We'd have a blast! |
PerennialGirl
Winnipeg, MB
(Zone 4a)
October 21, 2007
05:59 PM Post #4108136
| I would luv to!!!! Just need a passport and a place to stay.
|
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
06:15 PM Post #4108179
| The place to stay I can handle. The passport... you're on your own. I've never had one of those. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
06:48 PM Post #4108265
| Perennial Girl,
A fellow Canadian is always welcome! Especially from Winnipeg (One of my husbands favorite places!)
Janet and Connie are fine examples of the wonderful hospitality of the people in the southern US.
Check out the Tropical forums, during those long dark winters, it will help keep you warm!!
Cheers
Cath from Calgary
J & C,
Hubby made the indoor leg today, works great! Will snap some more pics and send. I am almost worst than a new mom! tee hee. |
PerennialGirl
Winnipeg, MB
(Zone 4a)
October 21, 2007
07:21 PM Post #4108373
| Thanks, Cath! I think you're going to have to make a cowboy hat for Umaw now.
:) Donna |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 21, 2007
09:22 PM Post #4108773
| HAHAHAHA Cath, next thing ya know, you'll be makin' some clothes for her! Can't wait to see the land leg that your hubby has come up with. I'm so glad you all are enjoying her so much.
Donna, Cath is so right about the Tropical Gardening forums and the warmth there. The folks that hang out there are incredibly good folks and have underwater photos that will make you smile really big at their beauty! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
12:57 PM Post #4110750
| Donna,
Not sure I could get a cowboy hat to sit on that hair!
A couple more pictures of the beautiful Uma with her inside landleg. Turned out well, just a 1/2" wooden dowel and a 6" wooden disk for a stand (all from Hobby Lobby) drilled a hole - bit off centre for stability, and glued.
Red haired Mermaids 
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
12:59 PM Post #4110758
| Closer 
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|
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
01:03 PM Post #4110773
| Closest 
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
01:05 PM Post #4110779
| Bye 
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victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 22, 2007
01:05 PM Post #4110782
| Hate to say it, but TRUE mermaids are always topless. |
DiamondD
Baton Rouge, LA
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
08:59 PM Post #4112614
| I like the mesh bra, give Victoria Secret's a run for their money! The mermaid is FINE. I love her hair. Janet & Connie, I can't wait for my dragon fly to arrive! Putting that link in the thread was excellent, you should sign your name with the link always. How creative you two are. I'm already trying to come up with another space for one of your creations and I haven't even received my first :). |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
09:54 PM Post #4112861
| Victor,
How do you know? Or is it all based on sailor's dreams...;-o |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 22, 2007
09:57 PM Post #4112874
| Can't get too personal. I was a sailor in a previous life. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
09:57 PM Post #4112876
| Cath, that "inside leg" turned out great. I wish we'd thought about that while we were creating her. We could have made something out of copper for her. Is the dowel the same size as the copper stake? Would a piece of copper fit over it, like the garden stake did on that black stake, and still fit up in the stake holder? Let us know some dimensions, length, etc. and we'll cut you a piece to cover the dowel if you'd like. We'll definitely keep that idea in mind if we ever do another one that could go inside as well as out.
Victor, Victor, Victor. Come on now. Be honest. How many TRUE mermaids have you ever seen with your own two eyes? HAHAHAHAHA
Diane, Connie was out at the dealership today and the weather was nasty here most of the day. A cold front moved in this afternoon and it was rather nippy with the sporadic misting. I didn't go by there like I had planned to finish up on the mirrors. I will see what her schedule is like for tomorrow and try to get there early to finish up on the wind mirror.
|
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 22, 2007
10:13 PM Post #4112952
| Janet and Connie,
You gals thought of everything!!! She was meant to be outside, but is so beautiful and detailed that it is fun to enjoy her indoors as well. I think I might paint her land leg copper as it fits perfect right now, but good suggestion on the copper cover.
With all this rain, it is nice to enjoy her inside!
Victor, Now why does a previous life not surprise me, with you? A salty sea dog you say?
J & C, Looking forward to seeing your next creation! |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 22, 2007
11:52 PM Post #4113322
| Janet, you inspired me... |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 23, 2007
12:38 AM Post #4113423
| Good for you! I found a program at Office Depot called WebPage Designer Gold that I've been using to put my site together with. So far, I really like it. I practically had to relearn it though today because I hadn't worked on it since January. I had quite a few new sculptures to add to what I'd already done back then. It came back to me quickly though and once I got going, I really went to town! HAHAHA
Someone told me that I need to make two web sites. One for broadband and one for dialup and have a place to choose on the home page of the site, right from the git go. Right now, the broadband one is just about done. I'll put smaller photos on the one for dial up but still have the same info about the sculptures.
|
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 23, 2007
07:56 AM Post #4113815
| And I'm starting a website dedicated to topless mermaids! Thank you ladies for your inspiration - couldn't have done it without you. I will even sell some things like mermaid knockers for that nautical door theme. I'll think of more. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 23, 2007
09:19 AM Post #4114039
| Victor,
I am looking forward to it already! :~o |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 23, 2007
09:36 AM Post #4114091
| Bwahahahahahaha Victor, you're one crazy dude! I love your humor! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 23, 2007
11:53 AM Post #4114573
| Thanks ladies. I'll give you the link when it's ready. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 23, 2007
07:04 PM Post #4116107
| "mermaid knockers"...hmmmmmm...the concept gives one pause----or should it be "paws"???? |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 23, 2007
08:07 PM Post #4116274
| No paws - fins, remember? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 23, 2007
08:09 PM Post #4116281
| Ok, it makes one "fin" about it... |
Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 24, 2007
09:10 AM Post #4117848
| Unique. I don't htink you need to make two completely seperate website. Depending on how much room you have on the original you can can have the dialup link on the main page go to pages on the same site that are set up for dialup. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 24, 2007
10:37 AM Post #4118203
| Good hu - "mer" guys! You know, mermaids are a serious subject! |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 24, 2007
10:43 AM Post #4118224
| What would a French (mer)maid look like??? |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
October 24, 2007
10:57 AM Post #4118283
| I suppose you're now picturing her in one of those little black & white outfits...? |
victorgardener
Lower Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 6b)
October 24, 2007
11:00 AM Post #4118298
| Mais bien sur!! |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 24, 2007
11:08 AM Post #4118336
| vous les gars êtes hors du contrôle!! :-)) |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
October 24, 2007
11:14 AM Post #4118357
| You "two" need to check out this website.
http://www.jadedwritings.com/eccentric/archives/2007_02.html
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 27, 2007
12:40 AM Post #4233750
| Good Golly. I just found this tonight. How did I miss your post Cath?
What a bunch of wild jobs! :-) Thanks for sharing that interesting site. I'm not sure whicdh ones we'd qualify for though. HAHAHAHA
Janet |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 27, 2007
12:45 AM Post #4233766
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The creation of this sculpture can be seen in slide show form at this link. http://uniquetreasures.phanfare.com/album/476765#imageID=310...
I've removed the "chatting" and set the photos to music. I hope you'll enjoy the show.
I edited the first post of this thread, but thought I'd also post this here because I cannot remember if I ever did post the link or not to the slide show.
Janet |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
November 27, 2007
10:31 AM Post #4234703
| Janet and Connie,
That is just Aaaawwwsome! Love the music, Pink Floyd?...very good pick!
Uma is still my star mermaid (probably always will be!) she holds court just off the kitchen where everyone can admire her!! - She may make some garden appearances for outdoor partys in the spring/summer, she is just too beautiful to leave her outdoors all the time.
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful talents!
Cheers
Cath
This message was edited Nov 27, 2007 8:50 AM |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 27, 2007
10:35 AM Post #4234722
| Yes, it's Pink Floyd. After all of these years, Hillary finally showed me how to download some music. It was too easy! HAHAHAHA This particular song has always been one of my favorites. Those gals sure do know how to get the most of their voices! :-)
I'm so glad that you are enjoying Uma. She was so much fun to create. |
