Thursday, June 7, 2012

What a Fox!


I am working on a new project and decided that I might need a fox for it.  So here is my first effort.

My second one will look closer to this photo, which I should have printed prior to melting the glass..but oh well, I have plenty of glass left to make more.  I must be making too many dogs, because the muzzle looks more like a police dog, than the fox.  But in fairness, the bead is small, about the size of the first joint in my thumb.  (who needs rulers when we have thumbs to measure with? Ha, ha!)

So I look forward to showing you my next iteration of a fox.  I love making the face only beads and those come out well, but making tiny full body ones, will take another try.  The second one will have a different snout, slimmer tail, possibly longer legs, but honestly there's a trade off between what should be and what works better for strength, and there will be a bit more white around the face and other parts of the body.

Wondering why I'm showing you my not quite successful one?  Because seldom do we do super well on our first try.  And it's good to see that even with this many years of melting glass, each new attempt is a learning opportunity.

See you tomorrow!



4 comments:

  1. Well done Marcy, he's cute! And foxy! I do adore making face only animals, concentrating on those features alone. Sometimes when I make a full creature, I make him in 2 parts. The Westie head you showed me how to make years ago, was drooled over by a Westie owner, so I sent it to her :-)

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  2. Although, your first try is already very, very charming I'm really looking forward of your finished master piece ;0)
    Greetings, Michi

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  3. that looks great, even for the first try. keep up the good work!

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  4. Thanks Cynthia, Michi and geekster. I will make more, but probably put this one up in my etsy shop soon. My bead racks are too full!

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