#1 Enchanted Symphony - 'The Awakening - Amanita's Dance' Collection

• Crafting this wonderful sculpture demanded meticulous attention and time, taking approximately 17 hours to bring to life.
• The beautiful base for this piece was part of a large strip of live edge wood, hand cut and hand finished, I carefully segmented this large strip of wood to create this whimsical little backdrop for these hand sculpted Amanita mushrooms. This process takes me about 1 hour to get the desired finish.
• Each Amanita mushroom has been delicately sculpted using Fimo polymer clay and takes roughly 7 hours to create all 5 mushrooms.
• After the baking process, I water down some white acrylic paint and apply 4 layers to each mushroom stalk, skirt and gills. Watered down dark tones are added to areas to enhance details further.
• I then add another 4 layers of watered down beige to the mushroom hats, ensuring every coat of paint is fully cured before adding the next layer.
• The speckles are intricately painted onto the hat of the mushroom in a form that mimics the mushrooms natural white speckles. The whole painting process takes about 7 hours to complete.
• Once all of my replicated Amanita mushrooms are complete, I carefully secure them to the wonderful live edge wood base, using Epoxy glue and adding my favourite artificial soil/moss mixture. This takes 2 hours, because I build up the layers to replicate the forests floors natural shape and form.

Discover the magic of "The Awakening - Amanita's Dance" collection through 'Enchanted Symphony'. A meticulously hand-sculpted diorama tracing the Amanita Regalis mushrooms' mesmerizing growth.

Mounted on salvaged Ash hardwood from Welsh woodlands, and hand finished by myself, witness the mushrooms evolve from their gentle emergence to the mature skirt's descent.

Celebrating the wonders of North Wales, I channel nature's beauty into each creation, with more captivating fungi-inspired pieces on the horizon. Stay enchanted!