I got inspired by Bethie's beautiful garden face planters, so I decided to try making one...mine is not what you'd call beautiful, but has an interesting look. My dh can't look at it without cracking up. He says it freaks him out. I can wait to make another! He has a variegated lirope for his hair. I've added little bits of this "weed" that grows around, it is kind of ferny and has pretty blue flowers sometimes. It makes a nice groundcover.
I think he has a really cheeky grin and is winking!! Probably HE thinks it's funny that your hubby thinks he's funny.
The head planter is wonderful, hidden off in a corner where he would surprise anyone finding him would be a hoot.
Stick a little moustache on hm and you'd have a great Laurel. Now all you need is a Hardy How did you make the face HB? Did you sculpt it from scratch or dd you have an image to work from? It's looks very amusing (although I am in slight agreement about the 'freaky' aspect).
Glad you all are getting a kick out of him . Although he wasn't what I was originally going for, I really like the way he looks. He's in a corner, near my hydrangeas, I've buried his neck in the ground. I sculpted him without using any image, If I'd had an image I would have choses something more elegant ....and believe it or not, I created him upside down. I built him up over a plastic flower pot. I am going to try and cultivate some moss for a mustache and beard...give him more of a wild man look.
It is funny you should ask...I am working on something else (Mouth of Truth) with directions and pictures. I just got the idea of how to do it. I wanted one for my garden wall...I think it can be made pretty easily. A good project for anyone. This fellow was built over a plastic flower pot (the type that comes with plants from the garden center). I use a hypertufa mixture that is kind of weird, but works well for this type of thing....it's just vermiculite and portland, about 50-50. The vermiculite makes it lightweight. It has a little finer grain than when you put the peat in. I covered the pot and then started working on the features. The cheeks are formed by pressing in the "eyes" with my thumbs. I just started shaping as I went. This is the guy that appeared...not who I was trying to make, but funny in his own way. After he was mostly dry I fine tuned the features with a knife. Once completely dry I soaked him for awhile to help with the alkalinity.
Thank you! He kind of reminds me of a happy Buddha. Can you imagine him with hen's and chicks for hair?
