Quetzalcoatl in process

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This is today’s progress in this ongoing project. Body finished, scales going on, then the “rattles” and plumes to complete. I haven’t measured but I think it is about 15 meters long. Judy’s folly.

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      1. Sam's avatarSam

        Well out with the old in with the new. I really like what you’ll have done with this lot. But saw one word that bothered me “rattles~?) but later talked about “plumed”, I wonder if there is some type of plant that could be used for that~! A flowing plume~? I really like it so far~! Nice planning and nice execution~!

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        1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

          Nope no plants.. Been there tried that. I use rattles because I couldn’t find any other word folks would understand for the rear portions of a snake. The plume is too hard to execute and too easily broken unless I pay another sculptor to sculpt from stone which I might do but I have too much going on getting ready to leave to deal with it now.. Enough to get the body finished. Then I’ll work with sketches I’ve done for the last portion.

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      It’s getting there. I had to have a branding iron made to stamp the scales in. If I go back to raising cattle, I’ll be all set with a brand! (No I didn’t raise cattle, my dad did.)

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      I bought the stone head and planned the rest. I hired Jose, who also did all the brickwork in my lower garden, to actually make it..My neighbor David helped me make the final decision on the shape of the scales and drew out the pattern and I had a branding iron made to stamp the design into the top layer of concrete. Now I need to plan the tail. It should be plumed, but we shall see. Short of finding a stone sculptor to carve a tail to my design, I may just have to settle on a segmented tail which can be formed out of cement.

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      1. Marilyn Armstrong's avatarMarilyn Armstrong

        I think it’s wonderful, however you finally finish it. You could give him a huge rattle and add sound effects. That would be deliciously creepy.

        Back when we had a drainage ditch out back, we built a bridge over it. But we don’t have the ditch anymore and we have so many other things — gliders and swings and hammocks. We rarely use any of it because it is so buggy by the woods.

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          1. Marilyn Armstrong's avatarMarilyn Armstrong

            There is a separate water sealer (same company) especially FOR concrete. It’s clear and yes, it makes a big difference. They sell it at lumber yards and hardware store — and Home Depot. Sealing concrete is definitely a “thing.” Otherwise when it’s wet and hot it will expand, then contract in winter and it will start to crack. It’s the same stuff you use on concrete basement floors. Just make sure it’s the clear stuff.

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      1. Marilyn Armstrong's avatarMarilyn Armstrong

        A lot of people have photo drones, though good ones with a good camera are pricey and anyway, flying one takes a bit of practice. Maybe you know someone who flies one. I bought an inexpensive one (without a camera) a few years ago and immediately crashed it into a wall. It lasted less than half an hour. I probably should have tried it outside.

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