Posted by: Alysten on: October 23, 2011
The water horse has been completed. There were a lot of new techniques used in project construction. With the exception of a few wood screws to keep the base together, everything used in the project were materials that could have been found pre 17th century. Documentation: Documentation Water Horse Front view: Back view:
Posted by: Alysten on: October 18, 2011
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Sugar is a lesson in hurry up and wait. Currently the legs are on and the hair is on and I am in the holding pattern of waiting for things to dry/set. This is the last step before I get a final coat of black paint [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: October 17, 2011
I will be starting a new rapier armor project for HRM Gregor von Heisler. This will be another heraldic English cote. Cote: Hood:
Posted by: Alysten on: October 12, 2011
I have finally started to make some progress with the actual sugar sculpting. The weather has been problematic. But I have pictures. You can clearly see how the sugar builds up the over all structure from the base armature of wire and paper mache. Stage 1: Adding the tail color Stage 2:Scaling the fish part [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: October 9, 2011
The armature for the water horse has been completed. The horse itself is wire and paper mache. The paper mache was allowed to dry for a complete week, prior to being sealed with glair. A “box” needed to be constructed to create the rest of the river structure. Channels have been added to support the [...]
Posted by: Alysten on: October 8, 2011
I realized that while I’ve been posting recipes, I forgot to post the actual event feast menus. Please enjoy.
