General Thoughts – Claude Raymond Design

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Claude Raymond Design

Thanks for the Great October.

Well October has come and gone and my next show is not until February. So that means it is time to create and build.

As always thanks for all the wonderful comments and thanks also to the folks that added something to their home.

Now that its build time I’m shifting my list around so I can build some lower price point items. Which is hard to do with handmade items.

I’ll be making some Black Roses with “normal” eyes and not just evil red eyes. I also have flowers and bouquets with little impish faces in them. So now i’ll have normal flowers with Eyes and faces as well as my Evil Eye Black Roses.

I’m looking to get some Wood Sprites completed as well. I’ll have a caged one as well as several that will be happy to sit on your shelf. I’ll also look at finally getting a lantern or 2 finished up.

The Dragon Tooth display is going to be altered a little since folks seem to think of it as a horn…..i think if I display it in a chest lying flat the perception will be altered when looking at it. we shall see. I also plan on putting some hooks on my booth so i can hang some cages from the 3×2 corners…lots to do ….busy busy busy..

That’s it for now ..time to go work on my 2 month build list and then start creating.

As always feel free to contact me with any questions.

Steve aka Claude Raymond Design.

Posted on July 2, 2015July 13, 2015 by Claude Raymond Design

The Baby Green Dragon Trophy Mount

I completed the Baby Green Dragon Trophy Mount beta test build and I’m happy with the results. It’s always a learning experience when doing a build. You see what worked well, what fails completely and of course the old let’s see if this will do….holy crap that is so freakin cool looking results.

The Baby Green Dragon Trophy Mount is about the size of a Beagles head and slightly larger than our Puggles head.

I knew from the start I was going with a baby dragon idea so the eyes are larger on the head than they would be on an Adult Green Dragon Trophy wall mount. I used a couple of broken teeth in the build as well …My crazy thought is that Baby Dragons have baby dragon teeth that break on them as they go about playing, eating and learning to KILL KILL KILL.

Quick Blurbs on how it was made.

The base of the Baby Green Dragon Trophy Mount build is simple News Paper, Flower and Water Paper Mache balls. The forms are taped and hot glued together to give me the shape of the beast I’m looking to make. The eyes are glass backed with an eye image I made in Photoshop. Glue soaked sheets are used to create the gums and chest area of the little Baby Green Dragon Trophy Mount. The hide, tongue and horns are made with Avis Apoxie Sculpt while the teeth are made with FEMO. The base Green Color is the Apoxie Sculpt Clay and the clay has been given some washes and shades of green dry brushing.

The Head is mounted to a Pine Plaque that has been painted and “aged”. I don’t like things that look new.

On the back of the plaque is a hanger type that I really like. The piece you attach to your wall is on the bottom of the plaque and you will need to supply your own screws and wall anchors to attach the hanger to your wall.

Green Dragon Trophy Wall Mount Plaque Back

This piece will be found on the walls of The Malted Meeple for purchase later this month along with my unicorn and some smaller trophy wall plaques.

As always if you have any questions feel free to contact me here on the site and to visit my facebook page.

Thanks for finding me..

Steve