Sculpted a Garter!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Not sure how many of you know that I occasionally dabble with polymer clay sculpting... but anyways... the other day, I was playing around with a leftover chunk... made a snake shape jsut for fun.... and well it somehow turned into... a fully sculpted, scaled, painted and glazed replica of a newborn flame eastern. One minute it was clay.... next minute I was etching each scale in with a rubber band... next minute... hes flicking his tongue at me as I paint his skin while looking at a picture of Magma!!! (hope you dont mind Wayne, Magma was the model snakey)

okay.... he has a BIG head... beause even though it is the size of a fully grown garter snake.. it is a replica of a baby! Complete with baby head spots!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd010.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd012.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd013.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd014.jpg


while I am here, here are some other works I am working on as well.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd018.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd023.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd025.jpg


He has not gotten his wings yet!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/rthd029.jpg

[GartersRock]

Awesome works Shannon!!!! Aww... Magma...

[jitami]

Cute! Love the dragons!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

thats awesome!!! love the dragons too!!!!!

[kmreese]

Wow!! That's some fantastic work! You've got a real talent there, Shannon :) goes along with your talent for taking awesome photographs and close-ups as well. Great job!

[reptile3]

Awesome work!!! the snake is so cool.

[Sid]

Really nice work, Shannon:)

[infernalis]

next minute... hes flicking his tongue at me as I paint his skin while looking at a picture of Magma!!! (hope you don't mind Wayne, Magma was the model snakey)

Mind?? Not at all, Honored that you immortalized Magma into such a nice sculpture (A fitting memorial)

I like your fire lizards as well. I know everyone calls them dragons, unless you have heard of "Pern" (OMG I just thought of a great resource for cool snake names!)

Great sculpture, Yet another one of your photos I must "steal" for inclusion on my web site...

Thanks Shannon:D:D

[drache]

very nice, Shannon
I do like the dragons, but I'd like to see you make more garters

[Gijs & Sabine]

You've done a great job, Shannon !! ....again :D
Ok, the head might be a little big, but the patern and colors are wonderfull. With a little practize I'm sure you're gartersculptures will be better and better!! I hope you'll make more of them...

[Lori P]

Well done, Shannon!

[Snaky]

Very nicely done, Shannon :)

[anji1971]

Shannon, where the heck do you find the time to do everything you do????
I still can't manage to get to the end of the laundry pile in one day!
Fabulous sculptures, you do have a real creative streak!:)

[Aundrea]

WOW Great JOB!!!!!! Beautiful. I hope you make more snakes and maybe some Dekayi's :D

[NikkiSixx]

that was amazing! i love the snake, i thought i was real! lol :D

[count dewclaw]

Beautiful artwork, Shannon! I am kind of partial to dragons/fire lizards - it depends on the size.



I like your fire lizards as well. I know everyone calls them dragons, unless you have heard of "Pern"

Heard of it? I think I've read all the books available....:D I immediately thought of it when I read "fire lizards".

[Topaz]

Those are awesome! You don't, by any chance, do commissions do you? Like, make one of a person's pet snake and sell it? Hmm?

You obviously have a lot of talent. I used to sculpt rats and other little rodents, but they didn't require the detail that reptiles do.

[gregmonsta]

That's good work :) ..

[infernalis]

Heard of it? I think I've read all the books available....:D I immediately thought of it when I read "fire lizards".

My ex (whom I am sill very much friends with) has met Anne twice and worked as an usher for her at a Pern convention once.

[Tori]

Beautiful work Shannon, the detailing must have taken forever! Also, very large Pern fan here, read them all several times, still have several copies after moving. I also collect dragon sculptures. Though, my ex kept all of my old collection, so I am starting over now.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Those are awesome! You don't, by any chance, do commissions do you? Like, make one of a person's pet snake and sell it? Hmm?

Actually... that's where I am headed towards with this.... going to try and take some commissions of people's snakes because I have like 6 brand new boxes of polymer that need some scales and paint!!! I used real opals in the eyes of the dragon on the red glass ball... and will be using them for many more after him.... (I have a bag of about 40 or 50 or so cut and polished opals) I also have a bag of gemstones, too!

[Topaz]

Actually... that's where I am headed towards with this.... going to try and take some commissions of people's snakes because I have like 6 brand new boxes of polymer that need some scales and paint!!! I used real opals in the eyes of the dragon on the red glass ball... and will be using them for many more after him.... (I have a bag of about 40 or 50 or so cut and polished opals) I also have a bag of gemstones, too!


Ooohhh. I'll keep a look out then. I'm thinking these would make awesome gifts.