Tea Party! (not the political party)

This is my next idea for a window display. I was staring at my mother's teapots when I got the idea to use larger than life teapots and cups to display scarves as the tea coming from the spout.  My mom has all these teapots and cute little teacups, it makes me always want to have a little tea party and have crumpets and muffins and dress up like Alice in wonderland... but I digress. I was thinking for the background to use paper doilies, cheap and easy, yet instantly makes you think of a tea party. And not the political party, they've just ruined the whole meaning of tea party. Till next time, have some tea and crumpets.  

Snake Snatcher!

At last, here is the final product of 3 weeks worth of work.  The story is she's a bad ass warrior getting taken into the mouth of a cobra, by it's tongue.  The entire window opening is basically the snake's mouth.

The head of that snake is what took us the longest amount of time, and it was mainly just problem solving. We tried creating it several different ways, until we decided to create it by using all the methods. Foam was carved, metal foil was sculpted, and painted glass ornaments finished the details for the head of the snake and voila! A snake head!  

Some tools and foam materials used in creating the head. 

    The base of the snake head is actually made of that pink foam (photo left) and was carved from that menagerie of saws and tools.

 

  

Model and sketch for final display.

There were 3 steps we took. The first creating the     model and sketch for the window. 

Then of course creating the snake head, which we put aside until we installed the armature for the rest of  the structure and covered it. 

Armature for the sides of the snake.

 The final step was surprisingly tricky, light it. I burnt my fingers more than a few times.