It is my largest work so far and will measure an estimated 20″ tall by 12″ deep by probably 24″ wide when finished. It will also be exceptionally delicate, so shipping would be a major concern. I have already decided that it will have to be built in sections that would be assembled by the end buyer.

What is it you ask? A pair of nesting wyverns. I have the basic structure of them both already made, as well as the eggs which are made from real chicken eggs that I emptied, cleaned thoroughly and painted. The eggs are what dictated the size of the rest of the sculpture, which is to be made entirely of polymer clay with a metal armature to stabilize the overall figure.

Right now the female is just a basic armature, the male has the first layers of polymer clay on it and has began to be scaled starting at the end of the tail. I am about halfway up along the tail, so I have a long way to go before the male is finished. I have not even started on wing design for the pair.

I get to go over and pick him up today, then I want to build him a nice lit shadowbox when I build the shelves in my bedroom. Display him and his little treasures.

This is the little fellow, I apologize for the poor picture quality, but I lost my good camera so just have my old (over 10 years) Polaroid to take pictures with.

Each of the scales and belly plates was  individually cit from polymer slay and applied to the wyvern one at a time.  It took forever to get all those tiny scales made and in place, but I think it made for a much better looking piece than I could have achieved if I had used a tool to press the scales pattern into the wyvern.

The wings are iridescent  gold-green cloth that I got from the fabric store.  I had to pay $15 a yard for the inner cloth and $6 a yard for the backing cloth, so I just got a 1/4 of a yard on each one and still have plenty to make more dragons with. Click on the thumbnail below to see a closer detailed view of the little wyvern.