slow going...but progress nonetheless

So our birds are still white. but we finally coated the bodies with gesso and learned how to use the molding paste for the beaks and the egg. We learned to wait for the molding paste to harden before attempting to smooth it out and found using our fingers worked best. Matt figured out that wetting your fingers a bit and smoothing out the paste gives it a nice sheen. Jon and Matt finished the wire wing forms for two of the birds as well. We decided that larger, exaggerated wings would be ironic and make sense considering how large the heads are in comparison to the bodies.