The Big Reveal!

The Big Reveal!

We were partying yesterday,  with the big reveal of our finished animals.  And they were all finished! My last concern had been that we’d run out of time and everyone would feel a sense of anti-climax. But no, there was a lovely atmosphere in the final session...
Taking Shape

Taking Shape

The animals are really taking shape now. They dried beautifully overnight which makes them a lot easier to work on. We have quite a wilful fox and a big bruiser of a Highland cow, amongst others. The fat little pig now has nostrils and we have some beautiful blue...
A Busy Day!

A Busy Day!

Well, yesterday was a very busy day. This was the critical one, as everyone needed to attach the heads and legs they’d made to the bodies and start making them look like actual animals. The attaching is usually pretty straightforward, once they’ve had...
Day One in Bob’s Big House

Day One in Bob’s Big House

Well, me and Bob have had a great day here in the big house at Glenthorne.  After a splendid breakfast,  we all gathered in the studio and I initiated the group into the gentle art of papier mac It’s always nice showing people how to tear paper with the grain...
The Adventure Begins!

The Adventure Begins!

So here’s me and Bob, finally installed at Glenthorne and ready to start my papier mache course tomorrow. We’ve unpacked and got the room set up and have just met up with all the students. We’ve got a nice mixture of animals to make- a pig, a...