Layl's Silly Milly Art

Layl McDill Polymer Clay Sculpture Gallery

Dream Waterfall

Created December 2010

Inspiration: This one literally came from a dream.  I had a dream where I came upon a piece I had made but forgotton all about.  I studied the piece in the dream- it was a waterfall with a mermaid on an innertube and there was an otter swimming on his back down below.  When I woke up I realized I had not made this piece - yet!  It took me a few months before I was able to start it but by the time it was done I was conviniced it was very similar to the piece I dreamt about.

Technique:  The first part I created was the water fall which has a zig zagging armature of wire inside.  It was lucky it exactly fit in my large oven - at an angle.  The river below is also a covered armature but on this there is a track where the otter can actually be moved along (another idea from the dream).  I created the mermaid but she sat unattached for awhile until I figured out how to make a strong enough structure for her to hang off.  Then I thought there must be something in the world that is already made that I could use so I went Thrift store shopping. That's where I found a doll stand which I bent just a bit, covered with clay and added to the top of the piece as the "mermaid holder".

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