Category: paper mache

I’m dying to work on my pink ship but just really don’t have time for a couple days at least and this one is going to require a trip the the fabric store. I think it’s going to be a little different than the two finished ships, brighter and mostly contemporary fabrics.

Horse #25 picnic

Flying Colors

May 23, 2006

by annwood

For the final whiplash I made a little ship. She’s fully underway with colors flying. It features the colors that have been on my mind most lately- teal and green.

two ships in the night

May 21, 2006

by annwood

I hung two ships with paper skins to dry overnight.
They looked liked creepy cocoons
blowing in the breeze.

Happy Mothers Day

May 15, 2006

by annwood

I’m doing a major re-organization ( the re is generous) here. I have to many things going, I can’t find anything and the mess is clogging my brain. These little paper guys who I had forgotten about emerged from the chaos with sad broken little legs. They got a little paper mache fix up late last night.

back on track

May 14, 2006

by annwood

Being two horses behind was driving me nuts. It couldn’t be helped though, the drive home on Friday was a miserable all day downpour type of affair so they had to wait till this morning. I’ve got 16 now and have a better sense what 100 is going to look like; much bigger than I had imagined and I’m starting to have some thoughts about what, if anything, to do with them when it’s over.

#15 Darger

#16 Finn

I went to the flea market and here’s what I got for $6.50.

Finally back to ship building! This one is a little brighter and more translucent. I’m going to try to get another frame built today.

These are some key ship building tools- The clamps were a gift but I think they came from home depot. I don’t know what I ever did without them. They’re light and have little swively grips. And floral tape, I love floral tape.

Bird Style

May 9, 2006

by annwood

A little bird party, some birds quite chic and others more comfortable in
something classic.

Find a sewing pattern for little birds here.

And here’s my first pretty much done ship:

It’s Monday, so I made a horse. That little plan is working out for me in lots of ways: I’m making 100 so there’s no fear of a mistake and even if I don’t like the horse
I make it usually generates an idea, no do-overs allowed so I can’t obsess endlessly, I think the discipline has been good for me and it’s a fine way to start the day.

I finished a ship

May 8, 2006

by annwood

I had a great ship building weekend and finally, pretty much, finished one. I’ve been thinking about, and working on these for a long, long time. The do-overs became endless. I ran out of daylight today so I’ll probably post it tomorrow but here’s a preview of a couple sails, a silhouette and some stuff I got at the 3rd St. ( Park Slope) flea market .