Award winning Magpies

In April 2012 I decided to make some more sculpture, and seteled on making a piece fit to enter into a competition ( no pressure there then!!) I came up with the concept of two magpies together.

 Now that I had developed a process I was able to make great progress. I started with full sized sketches, then the wire models. . . .

 It was soon evident that these two had real character!

The work continued onto the metal version

Here seen before the wings were added

The cheeky pair!

Details on the tail feathers

 This is what it looks like when iv been creating all day and have about finnished and its very late . . Blood, sweat and tears. . .

 Here with their pal the Buffalo Brownie Baby.

The finnished piece, perched elegently on a branch.

As these guys has great character a new owner soon came forward and all that was left to do before they flew off to their new home was to enter them into the "Mercia Marina Art Competition" Which was run at Willingotn Arts Festival were I was also exhibiting.

AND I WON!

I was so excited and pleased!

One very happy Blacksmith!