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Cheshire cat at night, waiting for teeth

21 years ago

Recommend premixed patching cement (with vinyl?!).

It didn't work the way I had thought, but it worked.

Still had to be trowelled on, then after half an hour for each section,

I smoothed it out with thin rubber gloves dipped in water.

This removed the rough multi-shaded surface left by so many

coats built on under different weather, water and sand conditions.

This is not a very good picture, I'll try again, when the teeth arrive,

before it's fully dark.

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Comments (9)

  • 21 years ago

    That's really cool! I wish I was as talented, would love to have a cat like that. I keep checking this site every couple days to see how you're doing. Wonderful job!

  • 21 years ago

    Looking forward to the teeth Linnea. Will they glow?

  • 21 years ago

    Cool Kat,Where did you get those eyes? They are glass? Is the iris painted on or in the glass itself?Are you gonna paint him?Should I paint my bedroom purple and get a tatoo?

  • 21 years ago

    Thanks! I'll post again when he's done.

    Yes, the teeth will glow, still waiting (slow shipper).
    You can't see the eyes glow because of the flash.

    The eyes were made from the tops of two dollar store spiderman sour ball
    containers (the kind with glitter snow), I cut them off with a dremel
    and attached two of those big flat glass marbles with silicone,
    spray painted the pupils on the glass first, flat black.
    I may just stain darker grey tabby markings on him, the concrete is too good.

    I think you should give your bedroom a purple tattoo.

  • 21 years ago

    How is Mr. Cheshire progressing? I check back almost every day to see if you have pics of him all completed... but.. nothing yet :(

  • 21 years ago

    MrStan, my laptop has had major surgery and is now restored.
    However, I don't know if it's the fix & intense firewall type installations
    or if it's GW itself; -I've had problems navigating here and links and
    searches don't work. Pages open excruciatingly slowly.
    The site wouldn't even open for a few days.
    Other websites behave normally.

    I just got the teeth and am trying to figure out how they go in. Bit tricky, that.
    I've decided to stain dark tabby markings on the raw concrete. Just got the stain tonight.

    Meanwhile I had a ton of plants to get in the ground and a small stone/pebble/concrete path
    to build, curving around the cat with room for Cannas and such. These are done.

    Nice to know all you supportive folks are still interested.
    I hope to post some pics as soon as Mr.Cat is done. It's been 50 and rainy here,
    nice for new plantings!

  • 21 years ago

    Yep, we're looking forward to the teeth.:)

  • 21 years ago

    I've got a big old oak tree that is just calling out for something to sit in the branches. Now every time I look at it I think of your cat. Darn another project for my already too long list.

    Dixiesmom

  • 21 years ago

    Dixiesmom, you'd better haul out the scaffolding!
    It would look better in a tree, but the close-up work would be
    something else!
    I caulked the teeth in today, feline dentistry with patching cement, tricky.
    Now his chin looks too big, I think I'll have to build out the chest
    a bit in front.
    Glued the eyes in too, with liquid nails, the stuff is WHITE, heigh-ho,
    that will take some masking.

    It's been overcast for a week, so the solar lights dimmed out, last night it looked ok,
    but I can't take pictures yet. More rain predicted through Monday.
    Good thing I've got so much planting to do.
    Hang in there, folks, it will happen.

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