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<\/a><\/p>\nThey were painted brown and their beaks, wings, and tail feathers were replaced with scored cardboard.<\/p>\n
Alas, I apparently didn’t get a shot of a finished bird, but here are the birds with beaks sitting amongst piles of prepared wings and tails:<\/p>\n
There was also a felt butterfly and some clouds, but by the time we finished with the poodle, picture-taking’s priority was somewhere behind going home.<\/p>\n Jocelyn made the wire frame and figured out the doormat-sized swatches of leaf cover:<\/p>\n The wire legs started out thicker, but the denseness of the foliage necessitated squeezing them down to peg-thin.<\/p>\n The tail required a reinforcing heavier wire. And until we decided that more of the heavy wire had to be added to the legs and neck\/head, the lazy dog spent the day leaning every chance it got, just like a real dog.<\/p>\n I seem to be developing a specialty in covering 3D objects with stuff. That and topiary-related business. This is kind of how I got into skirt-making, which I could now do in my sleep. I’m not sure I want to be able to do topiary-related things in my sleep. Despite Jocelyn and I going on about how awesome a giraffe would be, I’m not sure I would actually want to follow through on that. Especially when I’m supposed to be sleeping.<\/p>\n Jocelyn is pretty amazing at sculpting. Look at that posture! Look at that dog butt!<\/p>\n Finished at last:<\/p>\n Luckily, the dog and I have the same prescription.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I worked on a handful of aspects of a photoshoot with Jocelyn M. For starters, pulling the wings off of birds. One final bird gazes at his de-plumed brethren: They were painted brown and their beaks, wings, and tail feathers … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n