
Rebecca Ruggles is a sculptor who paints.
Follow along as I bring whimsical and charming creatures to life. This website documents the process, thoughts, and challenges along the way. Contact Me
View my ArtworkFollow along as I bring whimsical and charming creatures to life. This website documents the process, thoughts, and challenges along the way. Contact Me
View my ArtworkBack in March, I had the idea to sculpt a banana peel to place on the head of my Panda;
The giant alien, with whom I used an exercise ball for the armature, is looking ready for the next step
Panda is on the wall, and I’m adding a fresh batch of clay. Happy with the new approach on the
Bolts with a large washer sandwich were added to the panda wall sculpture. A layer of concrete paper clay to
I started this Panda back in February and got as far as adding a paper mache skin over a cardboard
Today at art group, I began the underpainting on a character I sculpted a while ago. He’s a tooth fairy
Two layers of art resin, poured 3 hours apart. Worked much better than sanding between coats.
Painting the alien green with purple eyes. These bright colors took about 7 coats to fully cover. Gluing in the
Stanley and His Doughnut by Rebecca Ruggles Sculpted in concrete paper clay and epoxy clay over gourd, foam, and metal
Painting sprinkles on Stanley’s doughnut at art group. Stanley enjoyed lunch and chatting with the girls at the art group.
I love using the Solo 2oz plastic cups to mix and store my paint. I mixed this green and bagie
Using a magnification light is a humbling experience. You have to look closely to see all the flaws you created.
Sculpture of Stanley, the little blue bird, with his first coat of glossy varnish. This is my first time using
Stanley told me he wanted to hold his favorite doughnut, pink frosted with rainbow sprinkles. It is coming right up,
I wanted a unique way to sign the Stanley bird sculpture and decided to try a name plaque on the
Sculpting Stanley’s doughnut using a round potter sponge as my armature. I cut a hole in the sponge and coated
I started painting the first layers of color at the art group today. I was unsure how to paint him,
Adding the layers of plaster to the Lil Bird, I used a Potter sponge to smooth the plaster. While waiting
Covering the giraffe head with paper strips took about five hours, but now I have a firm, hollow shape to
I’m using torn strips of a paper bag with Tightbond lll wood glue for the paper mache on this giant
I have found the courage to return to the giant giraffe head I started months ago. I enlarged this pattern
It was difficult to sculpt smaller details with the concrete paper clay on the baby bird, so I tried adding
Sanding and filling the surface of the second alien in preparation for paint. My first two coats are using a
With the second coat dry, it was time to deflate the exercise ball and see if the sculpture would hold
Applying a second coat of concrete paper clay to the exercise-ball form. This layer needed to be done in one
Working on my second and third alien. One with wet clay and the other dry enough to sand. I like
Adding clay to the third alien head sculpture. I hate calling it that, but I don’t name my creatures till
Adding eyebrow details and a second layer on the bird beak. I have to sculpt the head in stages so
Adding concrete paper clay to the bottom of the feet. had to let it dry feet up to hold the
Today I started making a giant version of my alien sculpture using an exercise ball as my form. If this
I’ve decided to make two more alien heads so I have a trio to hang on the wall. Each one
I liked how the little bird sculpt is shaping up I decided to attempt a larger one using a larger
First layer of clay on little bird. Next will be sculpting the legs and feet. I need to do this
Painted the first layers of acrylic base on my bird head today. I plan on dry brushing and paint pens
This was my first time applying Art Resin to a sculpture. It look two coats sanding between each to get
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