Gorgeous! Wonderful, delicate, subtle wings! This is a very magical piece, I really like the luminous effect of the gold and the chrystal. I've used gold-foil to get this same kind of effect, very satisfying. Must be a bowl for a druid.
Thanks Scylla! This piece took me almost five months to complete. The gold is a combination of three different gold paints layered over and over until I was happy - I think about twelve layers. The egg in the middle of the bowl is actually a paper-mache egg painted in the same golds.
The "12 layers" paid off. It is a gorgeous surface. I'm amazed at the look of the golden egg, I would have sworn it was made of a transparent material. Excellent work.
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Scylla Earls
November 5, 2013 at 5:35PM
Gorgeous! Wonderful, delicate, subtle wings! This is a very magical piece, I really like the luminous effect of the gold and the chrystal. I've used gold-foil to get this same kind of effect, very satisfying. Must be a bowl for a druid.
John Hancock
November 5, 2013 at 6:05PM
Thanks Scylla! This piece took me almost five months to complete. The gold is a combination of three different gold paints layered over and over until I was happy - I think about twelve layers. The egg in the middle of the bowl is actually a paper-mache egg painted in the same golds.
Scylla Earls
November 5, 2013 at 9:16PM
The "12 layers" paid off. It is a gorgeous surface. I'm amazed at the look of the golden egg, I would have sworn it was made of a transparent material. Excellent work.
Janneke Neele
November 6, 2013 at 11:44AM
Verry good work, the birds are wonderful, and the bowl is gorgeous.
John Hancock
November 6, 2013 at 4:01PM
Thank you Janneke!
Susan Ryan
November 16, 2013 at 7:25PM
Very beautiful. I love the birds.
John Hancock
November 18, 2013 at 6:24PM
Thank you so much Susan - am a fan of your work, and flattered by your compliment.