Mother and Son..

My Son is the worlds best scavenger and is often coming home with treasures for Mummy, a few months ago he came home with this lovely bit of wood from a walk in the forest and I knew I just had to use it somehow. So that's why I was over the moon when Lynne sent me some Paverpol in my first DT pack and I knew I just had to use it with my piece of wood. I originally had the idea of making a Forest Fairy but the shape of the wood looked very comfy so my fairy laid down, and then it just reminded me of the lovely times every parent and child enjoys playing 'aeroplanes' So it became a tribute to every Mother and Son and the special relationship they enjoy. Ok I may have just made my legs longer and my waist slimmer but I can dream cant I?

Here is the piece of wood... beautiful don't you think? or is it just me?

After my post yesterday a few people have asked me what Paverpol is. It is a Textile Hardener which allows you to sculpt with fabric. It is Weather/Frost Proof so can be used to make stunning Garden Ornaments, but it can be used in loads of ways, figurines, jewellery, pots... the only limit is your imagination!

To make a figure you start with a wire armature , which you cover/pad out with aluminium foil

This is then covered with strips of T-Shirt material and then 'dressed' I used a pre-dyed piece of muslin for this project but for the last figure I made I painted 'Tilly' with acrylic paint (if you use paint and want to put your figure outside you will need to varnish it)

Check out YouTube for some better explanations than I can give or check out http://www.paverpol.com/

Paverpol is available here

Be warned its very messy

Be Warned its great fun

Be Warned you will get addicted!