pics of my first squirrel "rug"

I just finished this up yesterday. It's a gray squirrel that was harvested this year. I formed the head/neck out of clay, and used walmart beads for eyes (they are just the size of the blown-glass eyes I'd bought for my LS mount.. they worked pretty good, lol.)

Your thoughts on the head shape? I used cardboard inserts for the ears, and I am not really 100% happy about the set of them; any recommendations? The clay is still moist, so I can still tweak it some. I didn't do anything special with the mouth since it won't show (I plan on eventually attaching a bottom from felt or something.) Tan is Rittel's cream tan; I let it tan overnight.

I did lose a few inches of tail They are skinned in my freezer; might try attaching them, might not. Only my 4th squirrel skinned.

 

Thanks. I do have one of those brushes; I will use it. I know that he has a cheeky expression, but I kind of like it for some reason.

 

Thanks!! I am very encouraged by your comments. I think that I will be attaching it to felt or some other material though, just because it'll look at bit more "finished." And wow, it would look great in a dollhouse!

 

Hehe; I wonder if I could somehow finangle a rat head (with small antlers) into looking like a little dollhouse deer head. ::thinking now::