Florence the Hare 'Making Friends' Sculpture

Florence the Hare Sculpture ' Making Friends'

As a very young hare Florence is still finding her way around the big wide world and this is her first encounter with a ladybird. Learning from each new creature she meets her life in the meadows should be a very happy one, bounding around with her new friends!

All sculptures are individually hand made and hand painted which makes each piece unique to you and stamped with my own makers signature.

►Hand sculpted from ceramic stoneware clay, fired to above 1200 degrees and finished with oxides, stains and acrylics.
►Dimensions approx - 10 inches (25cm) tall
►Please note his whiskers will need repositioning after shipping.

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MY PROCESS

I hand sculpt all of my pieces from ceramic stoneware clay. Either via coiling or slab building techniques.
Each piece is then dried until leather hard and the clay can be worked on and details added. Further controlled drying takes place to ensure a piece doesn't crack and all the moisture has evaporated.
A first 6 hour kiln firing takes place up to 1000 degrees C then cooled down so decoration such as oxides, underglazes and glazes can be added. A second firing over 8 hours is then done up to 1220 degrees C and finally once cooled I finish many of my pieces by hand painting a cold finish such as acrylics and lustre.

Each piece is carefully constructed and decorated making each one completely unique to you.

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Original design by Lucy Kite ©Blue Fish Studios 2021