A Leprechaun from Leftover Bits and Pieces

If you read my last post, you'll remember that I had been thinking about combining some left over and/or rejected parts to create a new piece. Sort of like Dr. Frankenstein creating a new person from old parts. Well, I did it. Meet Patrick, my little Leprechaun friend.

Patty likes nothing better at the end of a busy day than a mug of ale with his leprechaun friends. They tell tall tales about what mischief they've been up to. I tell you, there's a lot of laughter and knee slapping when those guys get together!

I combined all of the parts that I mentioned in my bits and pieces post. The dome shape became a large mushroom. I sculpted three additional, somewhat smaller mushrooms.

I lengthened his beard a little, and gave him some little pointy toed boots. His hands look more like they belong to him, now that he has arms. Last of all, I mounted the sculpture on a slice of a Christmas tree trunk, and added some real moss that I had collected last fall.

I hope he might inspire you to take some of your rejected bits and pieces, if you have any, and turn them into something new. I think he's pretty cool, if I do say so myself. I doubt that I would have even thought to create a Leprechaun if I hadn't been exploring what I could do with those "leftovers".

Speaking of leftovers, I really need to go clean out my fridge. 'Bye for now!

Have a great day,
Maggie