calf – Ellen Cooper Art

Dogs, Horses and Other Animals

Dogs and Other Animals

More pictures can be seen on the Ceramic page, and in my Etsy shop where they are for sale.

(Also for sale via contact page)

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EllenCooperArt?ref=hdr_shop_menu&section_id=20391260

Dogs

The dog series continues in various styles from stylized to more realistic, and with a range of glazed finishes but with each capturing the character of the breed.

Chihuahua from right — This tiny piece measures 8 x 10 cm

chihuahua, small sculpture — The eyes and nose are highlighted in glossy glaze

pug from side — Different glazes highlight different features

small bloodhound from right — Bloodhound

curly coated retriever — Curly Coated Retriever

head of retriever — Textured glaze for the curly coat, with smooth glaze for the face and brown eyes.

Horses

faol — Frolicking Foal, a spontaneous sculpture full of movement and life

rearing horse — Hand sculpted, no tools!

Other Animals

The calf and pig below were sculpted from life on a farm (see earlier post

https://ellencooperart.com/pigs-and-cows-working-from-life/)

The pig can be displayed inside or out.

calf from back — New born calf with rich blue glaze

pig from left — This was modelled on the farm

The cat who walks alone. Cat in glossy blue

Pigs and Cows: working from life

Fresh From the Farm

Ellen loves sculpting from live models and these Tamworth pigs were very interested in what she was doing. Being supplied with regular bundles of weeds helped!

pig sculpture in progress — Nearly there! There is a finished pig in the background.

inspecting the work — It helps to look from all angles.

kneeling Tamworth pig from side — Tamworth Pig

unfired Tamworth pig sculpture — This one is still waiting for the kiln.

unfired clay Tamworth pig — Complete with curly tail

prostrate pig — And here is another one..

back view of pig sculpture — ..on the drying shelf

close up of pig sculpture — The “piggyness ” has been captured!

There were some other models too:

curled up calf — Here is the model for the calf; difficult to get close for a photograph

cow sculpture — Here is the cow, a good solid beef one.

pigs and cows on drying shelf — Getting a bit crowded

The new cow and calf are a very different build to the earlier dairy ones.

(See earlier post: Cow and Calf)

The sculptures on the shelves will be fired, glazed and re-fired. Some may be moulded and cast in bronze resin. (Not sure which yet.)

Cow and Calf

This little calf is proving to be a popular piece at Wyndcliffe Court Sculpture Garden’s 2016 Summer Show, where it can be seen the gallery. It was sculpted in the cow shed on a dairy farm in Broadwoodwidger in Devon. They were captive models so a little easier than the cow, although the biting flies were pesky! Here it is drying out in the holiday cottage.

The cow proved more tricky; note the sculpture stand on the left, and the models did not hold a pose well.

sculpting the cow — Sculpting in progress.

Dairy cow in wet clay — Finished and drying out.

Packing for the journey home was not easy either and while waiting to be fired the cow’s legs got broken and had to be painstakingly rebuilt before it could be completed and cast in bronze resin; it was certainly a labour of love!

holstein friesian cow — Holstein-Friesian Cow

But worth it!

The calf is also available in bronze.