It can be totally fulfilling to take a broken or trashed item and turn it into something amazing. In the case of this garage sale ceramic rooster, I saw past its hideous, and somewhat broken, exterior. He was free in a bin and I found the challenge of making him new again of the utmost excitement for my collection. He was the cutest rooster.
I decided on the coloring I wanted for his base and started sculpting away. The key to clay-covered projects like this one, is finding an item that can bake at low temp, doesn’t set off fumes, does not shrink in the heat, and can support the clay being formed on top. Being that ceramics are often cured at very high temps, this made this freebie rooster a good candidate to illustrate on top of, while not wasting too much clay. The hollow insides of the existing rooster allowed for the rooster to stay lightweight, as well.
PLEASE FOLLOW ME as I embark on a quest to enjoy, learn from, and raise my bamBEANos, in the best way this Mama Chickpea can. Art is my “balance” to life and I enjoy all the DIY therapy I can handle! To learn more about Mama Chickpea, click HERE.
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