adulting with whimsy
Owner of Marie Young Creative: I create devilishly sweet handcrafted art, home goods, jewelry and accessories in my rural Pennsylvania studio.
Following the Fox: Georgetown Snap Cafe A red fox wearing glasses introduced us to bubble tea a few weekends ago at the Georgetown Snap Cafe. My husband and I had been walking in the heat for a couple of hours when we spotted this fox prancing across the top of sidewalk sign pointing the way to […]
“Emily, the Art Deco Cigarette Girl” sculpture is one of those ideas that I had in my head for a couple of years before I felt ready to create it. It is modeled after my Siamese cat Emily.
Most of my pieces are sculptural. I like to work in 3-dimensions. But lately I’ve been experimenting with flat designs on sheets of polymer, mainly with the idea of turning them into “fabric” for my polymer figurines. Bird Business Card Case This bird-themed business card case design came from one of those experiments. The bottom […]
I live in Hollidaysburg, Pa., a quaint historic town with a “Tree City U.S.A” designation. It isn’t exactly known for its gritty photo shoot locales. But they exist.
The reason that I hate cleaning is the chemical odor. Two products make cleaning more pleasant for me are Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps and Spiff Cloths.
I find that in pretty much everything I do there is a “suck to good” ratio in play. When I’m learning something new the “suck” part of the ratio hovers in the high 90s. The ratio of “good” increases as I put in more practice time. You may remember me telling you about my photography […]
Grin Gallery Photography Shooting with my camera on auto isn’t going to cut it anymore. Yet, when I read articles about f-stop, shutter speed, ISO etc. I might as well be reading Latin. I knew that I had to have a live person teach me. One of our local camera shops periodically offers lessons, and […]
I covered my first egg shell with polymer clay as part of an egg swap through the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy about three years ago. That was a gateway egg for my new addiction. I really don’t need any special occasion to create a decorative egg, but Easter certainly provides a nice excuse. […]
Behind the scenes look at how a floral-patterned polymer clay covered chicken egg is magically transformed into an owl ornament with steampunk flair.
The entries in this month’s Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy challenge are AWESOME! The theme was containers and it really let the creativity shine. Please go vote before April 7 and you could win a prize from one of the sponsor shops: http://polymerclayartists.blogspot.com/2014/03/april-challenge-containers.html
