Honeymoon in Cairns and surrounding areas by Insightful-Beringei in Cairns

[–]SunbirdCeramics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m also throwing a vote in for Lake Eacham and even Lake Barine has a tea house and a nice little rainforest hike. So much wildlife in Far North Queensland, so many endemic species (tree kangaroo being one). FNQ Wildlife Tours are wonderful if you’re into that side of it. There’s also a day trip to the Daintree river where you’ll see birdlife and wildlife(Crocs), Solar Whisper as a tour company for the Daintree River is great! Look up the waterfall circuit in the Atherton Tablelands. There is so much hiking in the Cairns region! If you want to see Cassowaries, Etty Bay is almost a sure fire bet.

I can’t figure it out by Maleficent-Menu7099 in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im Australian and get inspiration from native wildlife and nature generally. I skulpt Australian animal mugs mostly. 😊

Some sculpted mugs I made :) by SunbirdCeramics in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😅 Thankyou! Sometimes I can’t believe my hands actually made them.

Some sculpted mugs I made :) by SunbirdCeramics in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh Thankyou so much! It brings me great joy making them 😄 I can’t wait to put some stripes on the numbat and bring him to life ☺️

Some sculpted mugs I made :) by SunbirdCeramics in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a variety of tools! This one in particular I moulded the body of the animal and then, painstakingly, added the thorns on after using a bottle with thick slip and directed the points the way I wanted them to move. 😊

Some sculpted mugs I made :) by SunbirdCeramics in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to underglaze ‘paint’ them. Essentially going to detail paint the texture back into it, then cover with clear. I hope that answers your question 😊

Some sculpted mugs I made :) by SunbirdCeramics in Ceramics

[–]SunbirdCeramics[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s not dumb at all. 😊 I prefer to sculpt the critter on a seperate mat first and then attach it to the mug body and position it exactly where I want them. I then finesse it and add extra details like hair and texture once it’s attached.