Rebecca Ruggles

bird

  • Tripple Thick Glaze

  • Put a Bird on It

    Chip the Nuff bird will be perched on Violet’s nose. I sculpted them separately, and now I’m playing with positioning before the final JB Weld adhesive is applied.

  • Painting Chip

    I found the perfect shade of yellow for Chip the Nuff bird. I learned that I must prime epoxy clay white before painting bright colors. The primer helped the…

  • Cardboard Bird Armature

    Fill in the bird with cardboard strips and develop a rough shape for the bird. Bulking out the form with cardboard is very satisfying. I continue filling in with…

  • Cardboard Armature for Giant Nuff Bird Sculpture

    Following the lessons from Laurence Vallières’ Online Course for Cardboard Sculpting, I’m attempting to make a giant version of my Nuff bird. This will be the armature I trowell…

  • Nuff Napping

    Stanley was my first sculpted Nuff bird, and I’ve been dreaming up even more Nuffs to accompany him. Dreaming + Birds = the napping Nuff bird. He is dozing…

  • Heart Feet

    The Magic Sculpt has cured, and I’m amazed at how fantastic the heart feet look. It adds a beautiful symbolism and looks magical and cartoonish. Time to repeat on…

  • New Bird Legs

    The bird can stand again with more muscular metal legs made from screws. I also adjusted the tail feathers to form a point, reshaping this part of the armature…

  • Broken legs

    Often things don’t go as planed, this is when a lesson is learned. After working on my bird for an afternoon I pressed too hard and the legs broke.…

  • Bird for panda

    I began sculpting the little bird that will perch on the panda’s nose. I built the armature out of foam balls, dowels, and eva foam. Added a two part…

  • Stanley and His Doughnut

    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…

  • Sprinkles at Art Group

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

  • Tripple Thick Glossy

    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…

  • What is Lil Bird holding?

    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…

  • Baby Bird Details

    It was difficult to sculpt smaller details with the concrete paper clay on the baby bird, so I tried adding epoxy clay to see if the two materials would…

  • Big Bird Eyebrows

    Adding eyebrow details and a second layer on the bird beak. I have to sculpt the head in stages so I can hold it without damaging it. In hindsight…