My daughter and i ran the flying pig half marathon together. I made her an easter egg this year to commemorate the event (from two years+ ago), and according to the flying pig newsletter, tomorrow is national pig day — so it is a good time to post.
I also did the Big Pig Gig, i think it was in 2001, cant remember. Pigs are big in cincinnati. Here is a polymer clay and egg shell..flying pig egg complete with finisher’s medal. I thought he turned out kind of softish and cutesi.
His body is a chicken egg covered once in pink and white and translucent polymer clay, the head was made separately but at the same time with same clay over a wooden bead (nose, ears and eyes as well), both were cured. Head and body were joined with some of the same polymer clay and rear and front legs added. cured again, and then wings added (they have a part of a toothpick which was inserted into a small hole hand drilled into the back, and which also was positioned in each wing to help give it stability during curing. I had to sand and sand and sand this piece, and it still could use some more sanding. Finishers medal made separately (not removable, but also not pressed in or attached to the pig body, it can move around the neck. If you want one, you can find it on Memory-beads.com
My thoughts on viewing this again are, maybe the nose was too big, and it could use more sanding. Ha Ha.
