I’m creating a set of fabulously fake fruit. Inspired by an Instagram friend, I’m making a set of Della Robia and Renaissance inspired fruits to go with her vintage glass ware. She knows I’m making them but nothing about the direction or look…that’s a surprise! I’m pretty sure she doesn’t read this so we’re safe.
I started with purchased artificial fruit because the time and effort to build them up out of foam and paper mache seemed out of proportion to the project. Here, they’ve been covered with a layer of gesso with tissue paper mache and are awaiting the next step. Those grapes are a little rubbery and fiddly so they may not make it – we’ll see…
