Remember Sky Pony I made eons ago. I had intended to make a pedestal for him to rest upon. Yesterday I decided it was high time to accomplish that goal. He has been sitting on the shelf all this time.
At first I thought to use three pieces of wood with undulations on the side sanded smooth and the three doweled together. I still have to figure out how to attach the pony to the wood. I'm thinking I'll make a small depression in the wood for each of the feet and then glue him down. What do you think?
Then I thought I should just use one piece of wood in more of a pyramid shape. Now I'm thinking there is a reason most sculptors use a squared off piece of wood for a pedestal for their sculptures. The focus should be on the sculpture not the wood. So now I think just plain pedestal would be best. I plan to head to an exotic wood purveyor when the weather warms. Hopefully that will be next week.
I'd like to use a wood with a reddish tone which I think will complement the aqua color of the pony. But maybe I should just use a black color for the wood. Black being more of a neutral color. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
I have one sad tale to tell. A friend who had a scrap of mahogany cut it down and I glued a little figure to it, not sure which glue. The wood eventually let go, and she fell over (standing on one foot I think). The glue had worked, but the wood itself split. And that's a hardwood too. It looked good for a while, but I think the idea of a depression, plus your horse will be more balanced standing...so go for whatever design you like. I'd just recommend not having any finish on the wood where it's glued (again a threat for it to come apart eventually). Can't wait to see what you decide to do...love the horse!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, thanks, I never thought about the wood splitting, I guess the wood should be good and dry and well seasoned to be sure it doesn't split; also a good tip about not coating the wood where it is glued.
DeleteLove the sky pony. Black pedestal? It seems a bit harsh and perhaps too 'contrasty' to me.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks for your input; I may use some props before gluing to see what looks best.
DeleteSky will be pleased.
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne, thanks, remember all the famous horses, Trigger and Mr. Ed. Ha.
DeleteI too think black could be a bit too much contrast unless it was small. Hope we get to see it when finished.
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, thanks, guess I need to do some mock ups to see which colors will look good.
ReplyDeleteOh, they're cute. :)
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