[Grizz1963]

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.