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Sunday, March 30, 2014

WHY?????

WHY does the cat insist on drinking water from the toilet and puddles outside??? She has fresh, clean water in her bowl daily.

Froggie - after several glazes with a plaster gesso, and an initial glaze of shriek yellow.

Owl - glazed with a red/yellow/blue mixture of acrylic.

Basset hound - first glaze


Mr. Przewalski 

and Awesome Possum

The paper mache figures have been much more work than I anticipated - fun, learning process, but a lot of work. They were all glazed several times, and sanded between glazes, with a home-made gesso consisting of plaster of Paris, white glue, water and vinegar. And now they have had a base- coat glaze with a heavy-body acrylic thinned with water. Next, the real painting begins. Here's hoping they look better when finished!!!

Thank you for dropping by! Your comments are always welcome.

9 comments:

  1. Oh I love these paper machè figures , all really great, but my love goes to froggie :-)) And cats are just mysterious creatures, I always close the lid to the toilet :-)) xx

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  2. My cat, Romeo, has fresh and clean water all the time as well and he is fascinated by the toilet. As such I have to keep the lid down at all times. I think they like the idea of the running water when it flushes. :)

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  3. Your paper mache cache of animals is beginning to come to life - very exciting! About the cat - I have no idea!

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  4. The paper mache's are soo beautiful Kat!!!
    And your kitty is silly- that's why she does it!
    love
    tweedles

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  5. You'll soon have a real zoo :))
    My cat does not have access to the toilet, but he likes to drink goldfish water in the pond (for the moment the fishes survive)

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  6. LOVE the kitty, Kathryn...and of course, I favor the froggie!!

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  7. Your paper mache animals are sooooo cute! I love your new blog design too!

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  8. The cat made me chuckle! For a moment I thought perhaps he was trained to use the loo!!
    Your creatures are so gorgeous! What a fun post - and I love the new look of your blog too :0)

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