Rebecca Ruggles

2023-09-15

Today at art group, I began the underpainting on a character I sculpted a while ago. He’s a tooth fairy called Mr. Tibbons, and his underpainting makes him look…
2023-09-13

Perspective matters. What do they think of all our discarded items?
2023-09-11

Two layers of art resin, poured 3 hours apart. Worked much better than sanding between coats.
2023-09-09

Painting the alien green with purple eyes. These bright colors took about 7 coats to fully cover. Gluing in the pupils (painted separately) with epoxy.
2023-09-07

Stanley and His Doughnut by Rebecca Ruggles Sculpted in concrete paper clay and epoxy clay over gourd, foam, and metal armature. Painted with acrylic paint and glaze. Seated on…
2023-09-05

Painting sprinkles on Stanley’s doughnut at art group. Stanley enjoyed lunch and chatting with the girls at the art group.
2023-09-03

I love using the Solo 2oz plastic cups to mix and store my paint. I mixed this green and bagie almost four weeks ago, and it’s still fresh and…
2023-09-01

Using a magnification light is a humbling experience. You have to look closely to see all the flaws you created. Once I have it looking halfway decent under magnification,…
2023-08-30

Sculpture of Stanley, the little blue bird, with his first coat of glossy varnish. This is my first time using DecoArt’s Tripple Thick Glaze varnish, and I’m hoping it…
2023-08-28

Stanley told me he wanted to hold his favorite doughnut, pink frosted with rainbow sprinkles. It is coming right up, Sir! The first coat of paint on the doughnut…
2023-08-26

I wanted a unique way to sign the Stanley bird sculpture and decided to try a name plaque on the back of the chair. I sculpted the plaque with…
2023-08-24

Sculpting Stanley’s doughnut using a round potter sponge as my armature. I cut a hole in the sponge and coated it with gesso, which did not stiffen it up…
2023-08-22

I started painting the first layers of color at the art group today. I was unsure how to paint him, so I used a watercolor pencil to mark different…
2023-08-20

Adding the layers of plaster to the Lil Bird, I used a Potter sponge to smooth the plaster. While waiting for the plaster to dry, I felt the urge…
2023-08-18

Covering the giraffe head with paper strips took about five hours, but now I have a firm, hollow shape to begin my sculpture. It’s strong enough to mount on…
2023-08-16

I’m using torn strips of a paper bag with Tightbond lll wood glue for the paper mache on this giant giraffe head. I started with the underside of the…