a deer head for my wall

I've been liking all the different deer heads seen on the net in the last couple of years - glossy white, cardboard, yarn, etc.  Back in the summer I got my hands on this sweet moose head (first photo), but didn't buy it. Of course it was snapped up quickly and I missed my chance.  So when I saw this brown/bronze deer head recently, I bought it right away, with visions of spray-painting it glossy white!

below is the process:

cardboard nailed to the fence, deer placed on nail

I love those fun bright colours on the cardboard,

used on little shelves for the kids' rooms.

many layers of paint, careful not to get any drips

this is as good as it gets

it is so textured, I couldn't completely whiten it

and how it looks on my wall!

further away, you can see it's not very big

deerhead in background

table set for thanksgiving

here is the deer that wanders the neighbourhood

eating the tops of the yummy plants