Monday, October 15, 2018

Primitive St. Nick in His Army Issued Wool!


I love the process... 


A Styrofoam ball, some masking tape, a wood dowel, linen fabric, 
rubber stamps, black jasper beads, and paper clay!



My little other-worldly "alien" begins to take on a personality of his own. 
(love that smirk!)


A paper clay beard was a late add-on, after base-coating.


A little color and some dry-brushing...


Keep the layering coming... tone it down.
And throw in his Army issued wool blanket hooded coat...


His little lantern was made using a “candle” or “smoke graining” technique, 
which was popular between 1790 and 1890.
It has both the look and feel of aged metal... 
using nothing more than a brown grocery bag and white glue! 




Little red boots in a pile of shimmering German glass glitter snow...
What can I say?


Rusty bells and a paper clay heart... wool mittens too!


He stands 17 inches high... from the top of his rusty star hood
to the checkerboard, square-head nail and wire base.

Thank you for stopping by... Daryle



7 comments:

  1. Ohh he's wonderful Daryle! Lovely work! :)

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    1. Thank you Pam for stopping by Whimsies! Your journey has been such an interesting one... I so enjoyed hearing from you. Happy travels!

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    1. Judi... our Vermont roots remain firm; with our youngest daughter and her family living in Whiting. The snow flurries have been blowing up your way. How I miss an early snow that's fallen on trees still holding onto their color! Stay warm... I so enjoy hearing from you! Daryle

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  3. Oh, my goodness. He is just so...present. I love this one, Daryle.

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  4. Wow he looks like a character from a Charles Dickens novel. Gorgeous 😊

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