powertex, wire and beads, oh my

 

working on a special project

using powertex, beads and wire

I usually cover the wings with cheesecloth but for some reason

 I just didn't like how it was looking

after a few days of wondering what to do it hit me

why should they have to be covered, so I painted the wire wings

and looked at it for a few days , I liked it but thought it could use

a bit of sparkle

so out came the beads and wire !

powertex dancer

"daniella"

even though powertex is a fabic hardener

you can still show motion and movement

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using wire and foil for the body and styrofoam for the head

i cover the form with powertex and stoneart

the dress , a crochet doily , really finishes it off

back to sculping with powertex

"Beth"

Bronze Powertex and gold Power Pigments



"Caitlin"

Green Powertex and Copper Power Pigments

using a plaster heads ("ester" from Powertex), wooden dowel and base

building up the body with foil and masking tape

and 18 gauge wire for the wings

and for the dress and wings I experimented with

 a variety of natural items (seen below)

Power cotton and handmade paper for the wings 

gauze, doily and cotton t-shirt for the dresses

 

I am getting ready for a show next month

so lots of  " works in progress"  on my tables

it must be the full moon!!

powertex sculpture

"Benjamin"

one of the European plaster heads  offered from powertex  is " Jonas"

he is so serene looking and I decided to make him as an angel

using ivory powertex , cotton tshirt , cheesecloth and wire for the wings  

 

body in motion

I really love the simplicity of this sculpture

this basic dance pose was created with wire, foil, masking tape and gauze

covered in a layer of green powertex and highlighted by using stone art

the texture shows really shows off the form

the wood base was covered with cheesecloth and green powertex

and dry brushed with white powertex

the texture is amazing 

powertex sculpture

last month i was fortunate to have brigette thompson instruct me

in many techniques with powertex

our first project was to construct and dress a sculpture

making a wire skeleton, wrapped with foil and masking tape

and then the fun of "mummy" wrapping with cotton strips and powertex

( it reminded me of making mud pies as a kid)

once the sculpture was hardened it was fun to "dress her up"

i chose to leave her hair natural and created a book out of cardboard and paper

and highlighted with a bit of gold powder and varnish

next post i will show you my project with stone art and powertex