At last the folk art pig is complete. His finished size is 38 inches long. He is 21 inches high at the tip of his ears. The torso is about 17 inches.
The folk art pig was painted with a coat of acrylic gesso then flesh
colored craft paints. The nose, inner ears, and hooves were painted
with a mixture of flesh color paint and burnt umber. I finished the pig
with clear polyurethane. I had some interior water-based polyurethane
at the house, so I used that rather than an exterior oil based
polyurethane. If I had been keeping the pig as an outside ornament, I
would have used multiple coats of the oil based polyurethane. I've seen
paper
maché figures kept outside that have been
covered in many coats of oil based polyurethane, but I have never made
an outdoor sculpture myself. Maybe I'll try an outdoor sculpture one of
these days. My main problem is not creating the sculpture. The
problem is that my husband mows the lawn and complains about my art work
if it gets in his way. (See some of my earliest blog posts to view
some of my outdoor stepping
I've put a lot of time into the folk art pig and have grown quite fond of him. I will miss him. The burn is scheduled for this weekend. It is tempting to want to keep him, but I don't really have a place for him. He doesn't fit with my living room decor.
At last the folk art pig is complete. His finished size is 38 inches long. He is 21 inches high at the tip of his ears. The torso is about 17 inches. 
The folk art pig was painted with a coat of acrylic gesso then flesh
colored craft paints. The nose, inner ears, and hooves were painted
with a mixture of flesh color paint and burnt umber. I finished the pig
with clear polyurethane. I had some interior water-based polyurethane
at the house, so I used that rather than an exterior oil based
polyurethane. If I had been keeping the pig as an outside ornament, I
would have used multiple coats of the oil based polyurethane. I've seen
paper maché figures kept outside that have been
covered in many coats of oil based polyurethane, but I have never made
an outdoor sculpture myself. Maybe I'll try an outdoor sculpture one of
these days. My main problem is not creating the sculpture. The
problem is that my husband mows the lawn and complains about my art work
if it gets in his way. (See some of my earliest blog posts to view
some of my outdoor stepping 
I've put a lot of time into the folk art pig and have grown quite fond of him. I will miss him. The burn is scheduled for this weekend. It is tempting to want to keep him, but I don't really have a place for him. He doesn't fit with my living room decor.
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