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Spider 52 - Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 6:22am
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Redback Spiders

My family of Redback spiders ranging sizes from 500gms in wieght to 15 kgs.


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Hmmmm...might have seen your

PeterG - Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 8:40am

Hmmmm...might have seen your spiders about.....Looks like the sort of thing you find on the toilet seat around here.... I did a dozen or so with "Redback Beer" bottles for abdomens. They sold like the proverbial hotcakes, but I got fed up with making them.

Peter


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Redback Spiders

Spider 52 - Monday, July 14, 2008 - 9:05am

Peter,
After about number 500 I too got fed up and put them to the side as it was killing the other artist side by doing replete work. I do acknowledge by doing the spiders it lead me to other places and it's all part of the process.
Michael.


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Variety

Frank Castiglione - Monday, July 14, 2008 - 10:56pm

Hi Michael,
I am totally fascinated with spiders. They do creep me out when I find them crawling on me at night though. I haven't tried to make any metal ones yet, but there is such a variety, it seems you could spend a life time creating replicas and never do all of them. My favorite here in Michigan's U.P.is the Fisherman. It's a Wolf spider that preys on minnows. You have to sneak up on them in a canoe to observe them as they are deathly afraid of humans(smart).
Frank


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