Yesterday and today I finished my trees; Robert said they were called hau trees. I don't remember asking when I was in Costa Rica and, the hau trees that I've founed on the internet do not look like this and I can't find any similar on the internet. I will find out though!
...Anyway, first thing I did yesterday was remove the bridges from the shoots at the bottom of the tree, and added a few branch stumps. Then I removed the crossbar that held the working handle.
Next it was time to make the leaves. Here I decided to add some color, so I used transparent green and some opaque yellow. Then I made a tree topper onto which I put the leaves:
Then we put the leaf groups on (I say "we", because without Robert's help I wouldn't have been able to do it!)..,.and
I also learned in class of a very inexpensive, low-tech way to give borosilicate glass a frosted finish. Much cheaper than a sandblaster, and am considering frosting the trunk of the tree and leaving the leaves shiny.
What do you think?
Thank you again, Robert, for a fabulous class and all of your help!
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