Tuesday, 7 September 2010

My clock says it's gin time

Had a busy day today, making clocks (out of scrap copper mainly) and of course as it's a clock it must be time to make damson gin. The jar on the left is the one I made yesterday, and the other ones I made about half an hour ago. Shame I have to wait before drinking them, months and months and long weary months....


This is the clock I am working on at the moment - the main part of the boat is from old copper scraps painted with enamel paint, the bunting is cut up coke cans, the people are paintbrushes and wire, and the lifebelts on the side of the boat are painted polos. The clock mechanism goes on the right where the hole is. And at the moment I'm trying to work out a way to get the second set of waves to move in front of the boat by means of wire, and possibly a miracle or two. Where are you Robert Race when I need your help?

1 comment:

  1. Ooh! mum! Heath is going to LOVE the clock. It's fantastic. And the paintbrush people are positively perfect xxxx

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