
Seeing the milking stool brought back lots of memories. That milking stool had hung in a tree in the pasture in the summertime. In the winter I had more than one icy ride under the belly of my patient cow. The stool wasn't big enough to hold me on top of new deep snow but it was a formidable defense from a hormonal new momma cow. And so I decided I wanted to preserve it rather than watch it rot out there. What better way than to use milk paint!
I now have dairy goats. I'm not allergic, they are both thrifty and productive, and I can handle them by myself. I love how they entertain as well as provide.
To get started on making paint, I set fresh warm milk out to clabber for a week, and then drain it well. I add lime and water and then mix pigments to get the color I want. Finally I paint in layers until I am satisfied with the outcome.
To get started on making paint, I set fresh warm milk out to clabber for a week, and then drain it well. I add lime and water and then mix pigments to get the color I want. Finally I paint in layers until I am satisfied with the outcome.
I love the chippy antiqued look the milk paint gave it. Milk paint interacts with the medium and adds an element of the unknown.
I finished it with a beeswax finish from our own bee hives.
I finished it with a beeswax finish from our own bee hives.
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