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Shaggy Dog and Wee Shaggy Dog (b.13 August 2009)


These dogs are based on a design I first made back in 2001. I made the small dog first, based on the round shapes I'm making for the Wee Beastie range.

I extruded three different colours of clay - white, dolphin gray and a darker gray - and then applied each strand to a white clay base. Quite time consuming. Next time, I will experiment with creating more of a distinct fringe for the eyes and the muzzle, which should help define the face more.

With some scrap clay, I made the body for the larger dog and repeated the process as I had lots of clay strands left. The small dog is 2.5cm tall, and the large dog is 5cm tall. I'm keen to try more breeds of dog, and will work on a labrador next. A dalmation would also be quite distinctive, and I just have to try a Schnauzer!
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 September 2009 at 14:21

    Also a Dogue De Bordeaux!! would look fab with all those wrinkles!!

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  2. Anonymous7 October 2011 at 23:13

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! CAN YOU PLEASE DO A MINATURE SHNAUZER???

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  3. Quernus Crafts8 October 2011 at 09:46

    I would love to! The wee dogs have moved on somewhat since I made these ones - have a look at the Wee Dogs set on my Flickr page to see more - http://www.flickr.com/photos/quernuscrafts/sets/72157624018324051/

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