I trust some or most of you remember Chris “GrumpyNorthener”
He knows I am a bit of a random hoarder and collector of ****te.
And sent me a V8 hubcap he found in a hedge, years ago.
It hung inside my house on the wall for some time, then I moved it out into the garden, and hung it in a tree, just under one of my nesting boxes, with the birds often sitting there interacting with their reflection.
A week ago, the wind, or growing ivy pushed it out and I found it on the floor.
So I decided not to put it back in the tree, but rather to evolve it further.
Scavenged some old ply that had gone well past it’s “best by date”
Drew a design, then cut it out without breaking a jigsaw blade, followed by sanding the rough edges back.
Then a coat of PVA glue on all sides to help seal it and also keep the delaminating at bay.
Followed by some white paint as a background.
Next up.....
Flames
Add some gold.
And once dried, a bit of sharpie detail, which I may increase a bit more.
Keep in mind this is a rough wall hanging for the carport.
One of the recurrent flowers in the garden is this Peoni a d it only looks great for a few days, but I do love it.
One more pic sent by Dan which I actually liked too.
And just like that, back to work.......
Busy week ahead.