AVIS STAFFORD - BUTTERFLY BOX

To create this piece, Avis took a plain rectangular box and, using Nancy Benedetti's sculpture paste, she added porcelain butterflies and flowers.  Although the butterflies were made of bisque and not glazed, Avis used regular (not mat) china paint on all the pieces attached to the box.  She was able to get a really nice shine on the objects.  She pulled the sculpture paste out in "branch-like" designs among the butterflies, flowers and leaves.

Some of these photos were taken before Avis added a green background to the box. The photo that shows the complete box shows this background.


Butterfly Box top

 

Whole Box

Close up of Butterflies and Flowers on the Box

 

Another Close up of Butterflies and Flowers on the Box