Creatures
Tortoise: Tommy the tortoise
Following the example of Picasso, I have made animals out of commonly found objects. The praying mantises have electric razor blade heads, the python is a large coil, the lady bug is a soccer ball, and the tortoise is a large gymnastic ball and pipe insulation.
Praying Mantises: Fred and Ginger; when the male approaches the female he does so cautiously and with a dance to entice her. Once mating is complete he leaves cautiously, but usually she snips his head off and eats him. This gives her energy to give birth.
Snake: A python
Ladybugs: Mum and baby
Penguin: This is Peter the King Penguin from Antarctica. He is made from a glass vase with an upside down planter as his head and a snorkel tube as his beak.
Ant: Andy the super-ant. Made ftom polystyrene eggs and pipe cleaners.
Harley the flamingo: Made from a Harley-Davidson motorcycle gas tank, irrigation pipes, a bicycle seat cushion and died goose feathers.
Black Swan. Found in Australia. The body is a motorcycle gas tank