Two weekends ago I taught my “Resin as a Glaze” class at the “Mixed Minded” event in Kitchener, Ontario. I love teaching. I always learn so much! One of my students took me aside and asked me if I thought she could work on elk horn. HMMMMM, I thought. It is very porous and the resin might soak in and make it look stained…but “let’s give it a try!” I put two coats of matte Mod podge on the sample she gave me and then I placed a tiny image from a paper napkin on the slice.
I made a small batch of Envirotex Lite and glazed the surface. I even dropped in a few tiny glass beads. I had no idea what would happen!
Would you believe it turned out perfect? What a fabulous surface to work on. This was made in a busy class setting when I never create anything I can keep or use later.
Deer and elk shed their horns naturally, so no animals were hurt in order to have a slice of any antler to work with. This is a brilliant use of nature’s natural waste. In fact, the best chew toy I ever found for my puppy is also elk horn. It is safer than raw hide and he loves chewing it!
Too cool Carmi! It is amazing the things you show us!
Have a wonderful day and good luck tomorrow!
Lisa
Thanks for posting this Carmi…I'm honoured! I just about ready to send you some pics of more deer antler and resin!
Beverly
You are such a wonderful teacher Carmi, and we loved Bev's novel odea 😉 Karen Ouellette