Rounding up the animals

Matching the animal positions on Bert to the ceramic version of Endangered PJs

Other gorillas at the A Bond

There were 18 gorillas at the A Bond as far as I could count.  Some lurking in little rooms in the dark.  I haven't counted them recently, but there are less white bubble-wrapped gorillas, and more new bubble-wrapped finished ones arriving from studios from all over Bristol and beyond...

These gorillas shown here are in various stages of development.  See other pictures on Wow! Gorillas/Facebook

Feet of Clay

Original design -  Endangered PJs

A few of the Bristol WOW! Gorillas are being reproduced as ceramic models.  The first sample of the ceramic of mine had interpreted the collar incorrectly, unsurprisingly since the shoulder hides the collar in my submitted design.  Also the animals were a bit rigidly placed.  I wanted them a bit more wonky.  The second sample was much better.  

I need to make my big gorilla match the ceramic, as far as possible.  Bert (aka Endangered PJs) has much longer forearms than the ceramic version, so has a few more animals on his arms.

Ceramic prototype (Mark I) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Ceramic prototype (Mark II) - Endangered PJs

Growing red

Two-tone Bert

Feet apart

After surgery

To make the pyjamas closer in colour to my original design and to the ceramic model, which is being made, I added another coat of a more transparent red.  The dusky pink looked soft and brush-cottony, but the slightly deeper red, although not so even, still looks like red pyjama fabric...if not quite so soft.

Preparing for Bed

Bert's beautifully curvy bottom in his dusky pink pyjamas

Going grey

I was advised to paint Bert all grey first; that doing this would prevent the white fibreglass showing through the red pyjamas, as the red acrylic paint tends to be transparent.  Here is Bert half grey.

Photo: Carys Tait

Photo: Carys Tait

Bubble-wrapped

Someone else's un-unwrapped, bubble-wrapped ape at The A Bond