Alice In Wonderland. The Sheep Shop.

Just to make things interesting, I decided to make the Sheep a Ram. The performer playing the part is actually female but she agreed, a Ram seemed more visually interesting. So, YAY, HORNS!

First, the frame. Chopped up a coat hanger and bent them into the basic shape.

(Not pictured: I went back and added another 'V' to the base for stability so it sort of looked like a tee-pee with a long curly top.) Then I squished a bunch of aluminum foil around the wire frame and extended it to the length I wanted.

Next, after surfing the lovely world wide abyss, I combined a couple of techniques and came up with my preference. I wrapped twine around the horns to add texture. Just needed a little glue at the start and the end to secure it. As you can see, I wasn't trying for total coverage.

Next, ahhh, paper mache!! This time I used paper towels instead of newspaper because I wanted it a bit softer. I wanted to be able to squish the paper towels into and around the twine.

I was very happy with how it turned out! Two steps left, adhering it to a headband of some sort and then painting. I'll let you know how they turn out. ;-)

Bringing Alice in Wonderland to life for Jefferson Community Theatre's summer production.

These could be angel wings but they are specifically for the Gryphon. Made a specific size for the actor and his movements.
First, the wire frame. I bought 100 ft on a spool from Home Depot. Actually the gauge (about the strength of a coat hanger) ended up being too weak so I had to triple layer it. The paper is one-sided-sticky-back butcher paper. It doesn't stick to the plain side but sticks to the sticky side. I sandwiched the frame between two layers and cut out the base shape of the wing.

Then I cut out a bijillion feathers. I cut 3 different sizes (small size shown below). These were all made with the double layered butcher paper. (Why am I using double butcher paper for all of this? It was free! And it actually gave the paper a good strength when stuck together.) The photo below shows the small size.

A close up below shows the three sizes of feathers. The rough sketch on the right shows general placement. It changed as I applied each feather, so it's not exact. I glued each feather on with good ol' tacky glue. Nothing fancy. Each side of the wing is covered. The only single layer are the large feathers that hang below the paper base. I only glued down the center of each feather so the outer edges could curl and move.

And that's it, really. This is a super easy project. The longest part was cutting out the bijillion feathers. (Seriously! A Bijillion of them!!!) Wire, paper, scissors, glue. Done.

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