Luna/pando or polymer clay for birds?

[aalha]

I would like to sculpt bird decoys from some kind of clay. I dont like to work with wood, becourse once you take something away you cant put it back.

I made this by using air hardening clay, but it is quite fragile and it is not water proof. Feathers are carved to the clay. Do you have any ideas what I could use? Feathers would look best if they are thin, waterproofness would be great and the material should not be wery fragile.

[eyeburp]

You mean like duck decoys for hunting?

[MKathleen]

Well, your flicker is really lovely! When you say decoy's are you talking life size or small display type? If small I would think polymer clay would work OK. If large not sure about that procedure. I carve, but haven't done a duck in the round, but one relief carved. I'll be adding it here after I get the Danish Oil on it.
I wish you luck with your decoy sculpting.
Kathy