Nelson and Lorna Forest from North Central Florida is a super talented duo who have been creating these lovely bird sculptures from PVC pipe for over 12 years! Yes, you read that right. These birds are made using PVC pipe.
Why they chose PVC to make the bird sculptures?
"We found making sculptures with PVC pipe allows us to give our sculptures a 3 dimensional aspect. We also found that the PVC also mimics the movements of the real bird as it will sway in the wind. We strive to make our sculpture as real and life like as the bird we portray."
The process begins with a drawing which is then formed into a 3D sculpture with the help of simple tools like jigsaw, sandpaper and different heat sources to achieve different poses. The birds have a very light and delicate quality that if you see them without the knowledge of the material used, you can't guess they are to be formed with a mundane material such as PVC. To see more of their birds, visit their website.
Where can I get a template for these so to make them myself?
ReplyDeleteHi Henegar, you can contact the artists directly for the template. I am sure they would be glad to know that you loved their work so much!
ReplyDeleteI would love to purchase templates for some of the birds. Could you tell me how to contact the artist?
ReplyDelete@Ricky The URL in the post takes to an irrelevant page. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteIf you go to a Pinterest photo of 'birdartforthegarden', you can access their website. however, you will have to install an extension to gain access to the page. you might want to check out other sites that have the same thing if you are not comfortable will downloading something to get to a site.
ReplyDelete@Debbie Hey! Thank you so much for sharing the tip :)
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