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I offhandedly entered a contest on Deviant Art and this big rooster is in the semi-finals! There's a chance this guy could end up in the Ripley's Believe it or Not "Unconventional Art" book and art show in California!
About the sculpture:
Made of not one - but many! This life-sized rooster, standing 21 inches tall, is my largest Devil Claw Sculpture.
What is a Devil Claw? A devil claw is a seed pod that forms from the Unicorn Plant. This plant is a bush that is invasive in the southern US and is considered a weed. However, its dried seed pods, which form two sharp horns giving them their "devil claw" name, are excellent for crafting. They are thick and wood-like, very strong, with a ridged texture and can be cut and bent using wire cutters or shears. They can be used whole or split in half, which is what I used for my rooster. Here's a little more about the pods themselves:
https://www.deviantart.com/art-from.....-Claw-96452201
Process:
~ All of the devil claw seed pods I grew myself. I have a large amount of pods and 5 different breeds that I've grown, all of which are different sizes and shapes. I had a large bin full ready for this sculpture!
~ First, the base structure of the rooster was made with gourds. I assembled the gourds together, 5 in all, to make an armature for the legs, body, tail, and neck.
~ I sculpted the toes and claws for stability and painted them to match the light brown of the gourd.
~ Then I spend countless hours cutting and splitting a mountain of devil claws. It took a lot of hand strength (and a few blisters) to cut them all apart. I clipped off most of the pod horns and used them for the rooster's long curling tail. I glued each pod to flow like feathers, layering them thickly until I had the shape I wanted. I used a few whole pods to assemble the head shape, layering even more halves on top. I was looking at photos of roosters to make sure I got its shape correct. I kept track of each pod, counting 214 in all.
~ The rooster's wadtte is made of dried fan mushrooms that I harvested. His comb is a large dried white mushroom that I cut into shape. I added a quick brush of brown paint so it wasn't so stark white.
~ Painted acorn caps finished his eyes.
See more pictures of him:
https://www.deviantart.com/art-from.....ster-280544361
He stands 21 inches tall, 9 inches wide, and 16 inches deep.
About the sculpture:
Made of not one - but many! This life-sized rooster, standing 21 inches tall, is my largest Devil Claw Sculpture.
What is a Devil Claw? A devil claw is a seed pod that forms from the Unicorn Plant. This plant is a bush that is invasive in the southern US and is considered a weed. However, its dried seed pods, which form two sharp horns giving them their "devil claw" name, are excellent for crafting. They are thick and wood-like, very strong, with a ridged texture and can be cut and bent using wire cutters or shears. They can be used whole or split in half, which is what I used for my rooster. Here's a little more about the pods themselves:
https://www.deviantart.com/art-from.....-Claw-96452201
Process:
~ All of the devil claw seed pods I grew myself. I have a large amount of pods and 5 different breeds that I've grown, all of which are different sizes and shapes. I had a large bin full ready for this sculpture!
~ First, the base structure of the rooster was made with gourds. I assembled the gourds together, 5 in all, to make an armature for the legs, body, tail, and neck.
~ I sculpted the toes and claws for stability and painted them to match the light brown of the gourd.
~ Then I spend countless hours cutting and splitting a mountain of devil claws. It took a lot of hand strength (and a few blisters) to cut them all apart. I clipped off most of the pod horns and used them for the rooster's long curling tail. I glued each pod to flow like feathers, layering them thickly until I had the shape I wanted. I used a few whole pods to assemble the head shape, layering even more halves on top. I was looking at photos of roosters to make sure I got its shape correct. I kept track of each pod, counting 214 in all.
~ The rooster's wadtte is made of dried fan mushrooms that I harvested. His comb is a large dried white mushroom that I cut into shape. I added a quick brush of brown paint so it wasn't so stark white.
~ Painted acorn caps finished his eyes.
See more pictures of him:
https://www.deviantart.com/art-from.....ster-280544361
He stands 21 inches tall, 9 inches wide, and 16 inches deep.
Category Sculpting / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Avian (Other)
Size 1280 x 878px
File Size 484.6 kB
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