Easter Island Statue_Letterbox

by Sue
(Australia)

I made this Easter Island letterbox from paper mache, then fibreglassed it.

When the fibreglass resin was hard, I hosed all the paper and cardboard out of it, then partially filled the body with ballast foam to give it extra weight and resistance to wind. I made sure there were no openings where wildlife could get in.

It has several coats of outdoor paint, with sand sprinkled between coats.

I fibreglassed a short length of PVC pipe into the base so it could be concreted into the ground.

We call him Man Friday and he's been happily collecting our mail for two years.