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goddessartist — Dryad 3
Published: 2009-04-09 18:17:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 1714; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 35
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Here it is with the mirror blacked out.Dryad piece. There is a mirror mounted in the middle. Makes it kind of interactive.
Aves Apoxie Sculpt over board, with some Aves Apoxie Paste, painted with acrylics.
Original, one of a kind.
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Thank you! I love, love, love creating bas reliefs.
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Thank you so much. No, it sold last year. But thank you.
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Aw, shame. Are any of the sculpture in your gallery still for sale? They're all amazing
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Oh thank you!
Well, I do have three sculptures for sale, two here on Deviantart. One is Phedre, Drow, and the other is Ninthya, Ghost Lover. I have a Facebook page where I sell my artwork if you're on Facebook. I upload artwork there constantly. [link]
I do have another bas relief mirror piece almost complete, and another bas relief wall hanging available. I also take commissions.
I recreated the dryad in a small 6" x 6" painting as well, which is on FB.
Are you on Facebook?
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Wonderful, I will keep that in mind
And yes I have a Facebook, I just sent you a request
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This is a really breathtaking piece
I love the colors, all the nice details and especially the flow of the tendrillars and her hair.
You really did a great job
Wish I had such a nice mirror in my room
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Oh thank you so very much! I need to find another frame to make more. This oak frame I bought many years ago for $10, with a mirror in it, but it broke and I made it a positive!
Thank you so much once again, and it is now a published piece, and has been sold.
As Above, So Below...is written under the bottom of the frame.
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Aves...uggg. I just tried that for the first time. It just might be my last time. Within 30 minutes I had it in my hair, on my clothes and somehow I got it in my mouth. I probably mixed it wrong to begin with but I wandered off and came back and it was hard as a rock.
Sorry about my lamentations. I think your mirror is amazing! I love love love it!!!! It is one of those objects that don't exist in the real world. You did an amazing job with it.
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Oh, well, you need my Beginner's Guide to working with Aves. Truly. I have to go pull them from another computer. There was someone I was supposed to send them to and now I forgot who.
In short, have your area ready and mix a small part of A and mix it with equal amount of part B. Just take quarter sized balls and make them the same size and then mix. First, though, take some Vaseline or Olive Oil and lightly cover your hands with it. Not a lot, just enough to put a fine film over your hands. Then take the balls and mix. Mix for a few minutes, up to about 5 minutes, until it's a uniform color, then set it down and wash your hands.
Come back after letting it set for about 10 minutes. The farther you go into the cure stage, the firmer it will get. Depending on how thoroughly you mixed it (I always mix for at least five minutes - preferring to overmix so it cures faster) you will have 1 hour or slightly more than that of work time.
Always use Vaseline or Olive Oil, or even your favorite lotion. This smooths the material very nicely, allowing you to detail, etc. There are different stages in the curing, and with a little time you'll learn the advantages of each cure stage. I work in layers, and it works well for me.
Take that small piece and work with it, perhaps as a relief, sculpting a face or something, simply to learn the material. Don't try something difficult, just something to learn the cure stages. Sit with it the entire time and don't walk away, or if you do, come back within about 5 or so minutes.
This stuff sticks to everything, as you may know after your initial experience. 
You can also mix it up and put it in the freezer to hold the cure for up to 3 days. After that, forget it! If you mix it up and wait too long, like 40 minutes or so and then put in the freezer, you may be okay, but it may be too hard as it will already have been well into the cure stage. When working on a project like my Dryad, or anything else, I mix up several balls and put them in the freezer, so I can use them at will knowing they're ready and all I have to do is let them defrost for a bit.
If you don't want your Aves after trying what I've share, let me know and I'll buy it from you. I love the stuff.
I've just gotten used to not messing with my hair or eating while sculpting.
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Wow! You are so awesome! I am going to try the techniques and if I still can't sculpt with it I will send it to you for free for all the effort you put into writing the tutorial for me.
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Oh, you're welcome. I teach working in this stuff, so am happy to help.
I'm sure you'll do fine with it. Just a little at first to learn it, then the world is your oyster! Remember always to clean your tools immediately after using. The Aves products also come with a solvent/cleanser. I don't use this much but it is good for cleaning up.
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The relief is so hauntingly mystical that I didn't dare clicking on the thumb on the first ten passes... This masterpiece is something that I will come back to admire again and again...
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Arty, you are too kind.
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Wonderfull.Saw work in progress and been waiting to see finished piece.
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