tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8711111331855373730..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Making GargoylesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78926012447475185262010-07-13T08:05:40.139-04:002010-07-13T08:05:40.139-04:00This is great stuff, Jim. I've really been en...This is great stuff, Jim. I've really been enjoying your blog lately! Well, I always enjoy it!-JohnRandom Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608993277371412403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20544956844480727132010-07-12T13:57:46.823-04:002010-07-12T13:57:46.823-04:00Mr. Gurney is a gargoyle magnet:
http://www.flickr...Mr. Gurney is a gargoyle magnet:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/trailofterror/4775646556/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/trailofterror/4775646556/</a><br /><br />(created with a foam mattress topper and several types of paint)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125103334670891393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8467397626738448762010-07-12T13:56:24.253-04:002010-07-12T13:56:24.253-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125103334670891393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82821943080827606412010-07-11T10:25:38.790-04:002010-07-11T10:25:38.790-04:00Drew- I use the Crayola Model Magic a lot and it&#...Drew- I use the Crayola Model Magic a lot and it's actually pretty useful. I use mine to make masks, and what I do is generally apply some paper and modge-podge over the clay once it's dried; this makes it much sturdier and less brittle and foamy. I was also advised by another artist who makes sculptures out of it that you can use it over wire armatures, and if you add Elmer's glue to it, it will stick to itself better and become more workable. <br /><br />It's a great, cheap sculpting material so I do recommend it.bzyglowihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564099205654636171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66520735340870439102010-07-11T08:19:33.748-04:002010-07-11T08:19:33.748-04:00Cully, you're right--thanks!
Drew, yes, it...Cully, you're right--thanks!<br /><br />Drew, yes, it's the Crayola stuff. It's fairly light and marshmallowy. I liked it because it was unbreakable in case it fell off.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72755269119637799132010-07-10T15:55:22.425-04:002010-07-10T15:55:22.425-04:00I made a clay gargoyle once. Put too much glaze on...I made a clay gargoyle once. Put too much glaze on though, unfortunately, which went all bubbly, and he looked like he was foaming at the mouth. (More of a gurgle than a gargolye). it also glued him to the edge of the kiln shelf, which had to be snapped off, so he got a free perch into the bargain.Gordon Napierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374065314604533766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19141647417566775462010-07-10T13:49:17.637-04:002010-07-10T13:49:17.637-04:00Those greenmen are terrific, as well as the gargoy...Those greenmen are terrific, as well as the gargoyle banister. I can't say I would ever brave carving wood, something tells me it would end more in frustration and cuts than anything else.<br /><br />How long does Model Magic stay workable? It sounds an awful like this stuff that crayola used to make (or still makes, I dunno) that I used back as a kid to make a small pterodactyl glider. I imagine it's not a very dense substance...as you said, foam.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262476114387821096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15452464219580442992010-07-10T13:48:13.084-04:002010-07-10T13:48:13.084-04:00Come now Mr. Gurney! You should know it isn't ...Come now Mr. Gurney! You should know it isn't a gargoyle unless it has a drain pipe inside. What you are carving/sculpting are grotesques. <br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist, it is one of my language pet peeves, right up there with misuse of "penultimate."Cullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681286724728002089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74028877931051745522010-07-10T13:25:39.262-04:002010-07-10T13:25:39.262-04:00Years ago, a globe-trotting friend sent me a postc...Years ago, a globe-trotting friend sent me a postcard of a Green Man gargoyle from a German cathedral. He's been keeping watch over my studio desk, peering through his oak leaf lids. Maybe this winter would be the time to make him three-dimensional. Thanks for the tip!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.com