| 7 Oct 2008 |  Amber RaeMarie Blume |  Loading...awww!! How cute!! IS it a cat or a fairy?  Barbara J. Wickham replies: "Thank you, Amber! She’s both. So far my gallery contains fairy-cats, angel-cats and dragon-cats.  Combos are so fun!" | |
| 8 Oct 2008 |  Glo 'the Bug' Bowden | Loading... She’s got such an endearing expression. And I love how her whiskers are like antennae. Those wings are sooo cool. And I love the way her tail is curled up. She’s just too cute, Barb.  Barbara J. Wickham replies: "Awww. Thank you.
I used my girl kitty as inspiration. She’s such a love and when she’s curled up somewhere and I approach her, she always looks up at me with a affectionate and happy expression.
The whiskers are these little buds on a wire that usually get used as the stamen in fake flowers. I saw them in the wedding department of my local hobby store and I just knew I’d find some use for them. I was right!
The wings were tricky. Making the wire frame was no problem, just a bunch of bending and twisting. The hard part was getting the nylon stretched over the frame. By the end I was covered with gold dust! Again, the nylons were a lucky find at a costume store. I seem to be a very clairvoyant shopper! *lol*
I am eager to do more sculptures. Maybe Raphael and Raquel will be expecting a bundle of joy soon! Or, that could be several bundles, as in a litter of them. Eeeee!" | |
| 8 Oct 2008 |  John R Farley Jr | Loading... This is great, I like the different views and angles. The ears look big enough to supplement the wings. Barbara J. Wickham replies: "Yeah! *lol* What can I say? I love big ears!
I wish I could have made the wings bigger, but because of the odd angle of Raquel’s back and the hugeness of her ears I was limited. Lessons learned...
You’ll notice that the Dumbo-esque ears have cracks on the tips. My cats decided that the ears needed some "trimming" and one of them bit the tips off! With all the chewed bits, repair work was no easy task, let me tall ya. 
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| 11 Oct 2008 | Amber RaeMarie Blume | Loading... | |
| 25 May 2009 |  Geoff C. Bowden | Loading... You captured such a great expression. I really like the paint job you did! I might be painting a sculpture of my own soon, so it’s really cool to see something to strive toward. Nice work! Keep it up! Barbara J. Wickham replies: "Awww. Thank you!
I love sculpting and I am looking forward to more, however I am pondering minimal use of paint and more use of other embellishments like fake fur, feathers, fabrics, etc.
My current plan is to do a sculpture of my M’hali character. Now that’s going to be quite the challenge!
I hope you plan to post your sculpture at your gallery. *nudge nudge*" | |
| 19 Jun 2009 |  Stephen "Werepenguin" Cauley | Loading... She looks like a bundle of fun alright I would also LOVE to see a sculpture of M’hali! Barbara J. Wickham replies: "I’ve been having mad urges to sculpt again. The next step would be a trip to the craft store to find the right materials for her soft bits, like fur and whiskers. I’ve got plenty of sculpy and armature wire...
*walks out of the room and goes into the kitchen*
*comes back in*
...and lots of aluminum foil.  " | |
| 3 Oct 2009 |  Judith Ahonen | Loading... She is a lovely one Barbara J. Wickham replies: "Thank you, Judith! I love how her cute face turned out. " | |
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