Monday, May 27, 2013

REFURBISHING AN OLD CONCRETE OWL



A friend of mine had this wonderful owl sitting in her garden for many years.  It is concrete, and as time will do, it eroded, it corroded, and it started to crumble.  Rather than throwing it away, I begged her for the opportunity to see what I could do with it.  I am very happy with the results!  I used a lot of gesso initially, to build the concrete back up a bit, then used several layers of acrylic hard body paint to fill in, build up and color the owl.  Then I used several layers of acrylic sealant on the owl, with the intentions of resealing it on a yearly basis, as it is still an outdoor decoration.  I am very fond of him, and have named him Othello!


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