fifi’s graffiti

Doesn’t he look friendly? I found this can on my morning walk a few days ago. There was a little bit of wax in the bottom that was probably a candle once upon a time. Maybe someone used the candle on New Year’s Eve. I love how a simple can turned into a grinning black cat. I will either use it as a pencil holder, or maybe create a body for it. It would make a good doll, a la Linda and Opie O’Brien.

Speaking of the O’Briens, I recently bought some Apoxie Sculpt, a product they consistently recommend. It’s a two-part molding clay that hardens without baking in 24 hours. I tried just a small amount to see how it would work. It’s pretty easy to work with, is sandable, paintable, and supposedly quite durable. I shaped this little head and stuck it onto the tip of a flathead screw, then poked in some eyes and a mouth, and inserted some 1″ nails for hair. This morning I applied some acrylic paint. You can see the color of the clay in the eye sockets where my brush missed. I bought gray clay, but you can also get it in several other colors. Now that I know how it works it’s on to more experiments.