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Back to the Future .... The Return of the Pod Birds

4/2/2018

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Pod, sticks & seeds
    I am starting to work on yet another unfinished project. The origin for this one dates way back to 2012, when I  cast some fanciful bugs and birds in bronze. (See my blog posts for 9/1, 10/8, 11/5 & 11/20/12 and 9/14 & 9/29/14). The theme for the upcoming May show at the River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta is "Spring Greens", and I have decided to utilize my 2 spare "pod birds" in a piece for the show.
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Bird 1
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nest & wax egg
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Bird 2
    The quick back story on the construction of the pod birds is that I made their bodies from Mahogany seed pods, added sticks clipped from my old lilac bush for legs, and then attached lotus seeds for their eyes. The birds required the addition of wax wings, tail feathers, and feet, and I carved their beaks out of the small ends of the pods. As I transitioned from bugs to birds, I also decided to cast a couple of small birds nests that I had squirreled away for some  future project. I coated them in wax and added a wax eggs. In the interest of artistic experimentation, not to mention being a "waste-not, want-not" frugal ol' Yankee, I also decided to cast some dried poppies from my garden. ( I like to have a full mold when I cast!) So fast forward to 2018, and my plan now is to clean up my leftover birds, nest and poppies, patina them in green, arrange them in a composition, and attach them to a base... Spring Greens!
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Bird 1 casting
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nest & egg casting
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Bird 2 casting
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Dried poppies
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Cast poppies
                                                                                 
​                                                                  Stay tuned!    

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    Cynthia Smith, Maine artist, originally from Connecticut. Taught art at secondary level for 35 years, retired in 2004. Sculpts in bronze, wood, stone, clay & plaster. Her work can be seen at several mid-coast Maine galleries and shows.

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