Spring Cleaning in the burrows
A room with a view: 2
OK, so it’s been a while since I worked on the bird house and today I tackled the tree to set it in.
I used some aluminium wire about 2-3 mm thick and cut it into 20-30 cm lengths.
I took about half and twisted them together then added the other lengths a few at a time and twisted them around to make roots.
Top lengths were pared off and twisted out into branches.
Step oneBASING:
Next I grabbed an old rock pile I had sitting around. It’s just cork tile glued into layers.
I twisted the roots around to they’d grip the rocks.
Then I used some small U shaped wire hoops that I cut off branches that were too long.
I pushed these through into the cork and added some super glue. It doesn’t matter if it looks odd at this stage as the next step covers everything up.
BARK:
After a discussion on a terrain group I settled on hot glue to make the bark. This is because the tree is very tall, about 30cm and needs to be sturdy but have some flexibility.
I added it in several layers, the first was quick and messy just to get the shape, the subsequent layers more directed and styled.
I used downward strokes of glue to make the tree similar to a fig with large buttressed roots and lots of hollows.
And that’s it for now. Next up is some texturing for the bark and detailing the base.
Cheers, T.
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