well i guess amy wrote the blog on our day

what can i say leigh, you made the whole thing look so easy, i truely enjoyed each step, you are so very talented as ive told you loads of times but its just ammazing really, and your such a good person to do such a wonderfull thing for someone, hope you all raised lots of money, how your poor back copes i dont know, take care leigh x

Wow, Leigh, wonderful !!!
How long did the whole project take to make?
Just wish I could have written my blog earlier to give more GoY members the chance to visit the open garden yesterday. Next year we'll know the date well in advance !

a true gent
with a big heart and an amazing talent

well done NP
well done indeed

x x x

You really enjoy your work Leigh and i can see why, Amazing Elephant, Carol looks Gobsmacked, She must of shed a tear when she saw how Magnificent he was.. Great job Leigh, give yourself a BIG Pat on the back.. Love Dee..

As long as you can visualise the end result that's all that matters. I like the brown stage too,it looks as though he's been rolling in the mud to rid himself of parasites lol. Well done a 'mammoth' task :))

That is just brilliant - as is the rest of your work.

greablog. NP. hes a very handsome elephant. Carol looked very happy with her prezzy

That was just amazing how the elephant took shape...what a talent you have for what is quite a difficult animal form to get right. Good job NP.

fantastic work. elizabeth was blown away by it. clever chap.

thank you so much im passionate about elephants .it must show as i vissited london zoo and the keeper let me in with the elephant and i felt so at one with this animal testing everything and i mean everything i had in my pockets with its nose.do you know an elephants closest reletive alive is called a rock hyrax which lives in rocky outcrops in africa,is fury and probably weighs no more than about 2lb in weight.i never felt in danger though you could feal the apserlute power and dexterity in that mighty bunch of mussels.amazing

aw poar little stan the lan or my other motor didnt even get a mention lol

not all scientist believe that NP sireniuns if ive spelt that correctly which are water creatures are supose to be the nearest to the elephant family but the rock hyrrax i think is close , like a throw off down the line so to speak, like i say some think it is and some dont, but lucky you getting so close to a real elephant

well theres 2 things about an elephant that blatently tell you they came out of the sea and rhino and hippo

its all great learning, so facinating to,, how things evolve NP,guess there is only so much we will ever know, i hate the thought of our wildlife becomming exstinct dont you, such beautifull wildlife which some humans are bent on distroying

I must be the luckiest person here to have been able to see this magnificent Elephant up close ...
Did you see the photo I took of it from a distance leigh on my photos page , I like that one , it has the trees round it and looks as though it is coming from the jungle ... x

yes i did it was a pleasure meating you and tony we have an instant repore i believe.ill be drawing your elephant tomorrow amy so see you soon.take care my love xx and say hello to tony

Truly amazing. From another Norfolk Pisces :-)

theres a lot of them about norfolk i keep fish to lol

Sorry , I lost my way and swam over the edge into Aries ...
But then I always was to late for everything .. .. LOL..

oh wow great blog!

bless you wernt to late for the elephant or yours that i am quite litteraly going to go and draw down the guildhall lol

I must've been swimming in the wrong direction (as usual) cos I nearly missed this amazing blog!
Absolutely Fantastic work, Leigh!
(I'm a pisces too!)

wow how cool glad you like it mad lol

I love it!
(connection really slow 2nite!)

picses rule lol not to worry im realy slow sometimes lol

LOL!

lol

wow what an amazing blog and wow again what a fantastic gift for someone you are one talented man i want one now!!!!!

thank you jewells hope your good bye for now

That's amazing Nosey. Very realistic, well done!

thanx billie

Brilliant blog and pics Leigh, This elephant is fantastic, soooo realistic, no wonder Carol was blown away. I'm a pisces as well :~))

ps is that blanche as a puppy?

thats sid as a puppy skillen . blanche is the little tan dog with a mighty attitude and a quarter chawowa . i know i didnt spell that right lol .take care skillen ill be showing you your dogs outline soon as its nearly finished . its been quite difficult actualy but i am enjoying it and it is looking good if i say so myself.i love a challange and drawing a dog i havnt drawn before and this is both.im fairly sure im going to do a green background.take care speak soon bye for now xx .

Awwwww Sid's lovely isn't he. Looking forward to seeing it Leigh :~))))))xx

not long now skillen . im looking forward to showing you lol xx.

:~)))))))xx

Hi Leigh, Charlotte and myself have been looking at your magnificent elephant. Charlotte has started something like this .... not on this scale, lol but a stag's head. She's using chicken wire but can we ask please, what do you use to cover the wire - clay or cement, or some other potion. Thanks Leigh x

hello dawn . what you use is 2 sharp sand to 1 cement and a plastisiser to .youl need more than just chicken wire for strength like a thick fence wire . use some bent long nose pliers to pull the wire through like a surgeon stitching if you like .you have the consistancy so that if you make it into a ball and gently toss it in the air it doesnt crumble apart or squish flat ie it basicly keeps its shape . you can reconstistute it once or twice with a touch of water but thats it .if you want new cement to stick to old you give it a key bye scratching lines in the old before it sets . also keep the cement wet as long as possible . sunny days are a pain as it goes of to quick and cracks .you can gently wrap rags round it and polythene . personaly i dont leave it long between coats if i can help it. i hope this helped take care bye for now xx .
ps its all in the mixing , do that to much rather than to little .

Cheers Leigh for sharing your trade secrets, lol. I'll let you know how we get on. Take care. x

no problemmo id like to see that and ill only charge you £50 lol xx .

Ok, cheque in the post, ha ha.

ill be wating eagerly tomorrow lol xx .

Ha ha x x