I occasionally check out the Smithsonian Art Museum’s blog, “Eye Level,” and often I’m intrigued by what I see there. Last week, I was especially fascinated by a work I found in their collection after seeing this giraffe featured on the blog.
I clicked on another link, and found this snake, which upon seeing, I knew I could improve. I’ve been compulsively collecting bottlecaps for a long time, and I have every color in the rainbow. A few hours sorting the caps, some simple carving, woodburning, a quick paint job … and voila: my Sunday Afternoon Smithsonian Snake.
It’s going to be a little present for my godson Will, just because.
Tyler Says:
January 11th, 2008 at 7:09 amVisit Tyler
How did you attach the head and the tail?
Dave Says:
January 11th, 2008 at 8:35 amVisit Dave
I threaded some baling wire through holes I punched in the bottlecaps. Then I drilled out a hole in the head and the tail piece at a size that matched the wire’s diameter (roughly). I used epoxy to glue the wire into the hole - seems plenty strong, but we’ll see!