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A New Year and  a New Medium!

1/3/2015

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I have absolutely lost my mind to paper and cloth mache!  A very dear friend sent me a video of this neat artist, Dan Reeder, who makes paper and cloth mache dragons.  Not only was I drawn to the subject matter but I was really interested in learning a new process.  The holiday break was coming up and I promised myself a real break this year.  All classes, lessons and gigs were on hold for two whole weeks!  This gave me the license to play and learn a few new tricks thanks to Dan Reeder's book.  I think it's important that artists give other artists credit for their process and inspiration.  So, THANKS DAN!  YOU ROCK!  I've been covered in glue ever since.
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I dove in and I'm really enjoying this new medium.  Here are a few pics of the process that lead to my very first dragon.  
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The formation of the jaws. The teeth are glow in the dark polimer clay.
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Scale fabrication takes extreme patience and time.
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Time to get a personality and a back story...
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Sculpting claws, arms and feet was a blast!
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Ready for a paint job! So many possibilities!
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... meet the water dragon who deydrates her prey and feeds on squid and octopus
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Fini! The wingspan is 4 1/2 feet and she's 2 feet tall.
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Of course, it's now time to start fabricating her arch nemesis.  Meet the very beginnings of the Kraken:
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... to be continued ...
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