Comments on: Two New Lion Cubs

By: Xan

Xan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:28 +0000

Interesting. Hm. I wonder how they did that? Something in the “clay” itself, maybe?

It’s fun watching you work out these challenges, and the input coming in from others.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:24 +0000

Three of the cub faces are from the same mold. The standing/stalking cub on this page has a different face – slightly younger. I guess that makes him from the same pride, but a different litter?

Using the paper mache clay in a mold is tricky – it’s difficult to get a really smooth surface. I wanted to find out how they made those saints shown on another post – but so far I have not been successful. There tends to be little pits in the surface when the mold is removed, no matter how hard I try to fill the mold evenly. The pits on the cubs were easy to fill in with more clay or gesso, but I can’t get my really detailed molds to work yet, and I’m not yet ready to cast a human face. I’ll keep working at it…

By: Jonni

Jonni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:03 +0000

Yes Alison, the snow leopard is a bit large for the average house. My house is much smaller than average, and he takes up a large chunk of the living room. Love your needle-felted pony, by the way.

By: alison

alison — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:47:22 +0000

I wouldn’t call not wanting to drive across two mountain passes in the wintertime snow a “phobia” I’d call it having common sense! I love your big cat series, ‘specially the snow leopard. Sadly, our living room is too small and our pockets too empty to have one of your big cats come and live here at Acorn Cottage…

By: Xan

Xan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:28:45 +0000

The cubs look great, Jonni! I like the subtle spotting on their fur. Were you able to use the same mold for the faces, with modifications, as you used for the others?

By: jessie's oil paintings

jessie's oil paintings — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:09:31 +0000

So sweet! Wonderful job on the cubs.