
A while back I shared some hollow egg shell birds in progress (below). Above is what they look like finished.


A while back I shared some hollow egg shell birds in progress (below). Above is what they look like finished.

A 2-inch sculpture can hold an incredible amount of detail. Take for example this polymer clay miniature dragon baby that I tucked into an real chicken egg shell. He fits in the palm of my hand and yet his story is big.The sleepy dragon’s eyelids droop as he drifts off to sleep. His tale of…
Look at the playful hand gestures of the raccoons on my Pinterest “Critters” board. Aren’t they adorable! I can’t help but see “Jazz Hands,” and you know me, when one of those stray thoughts pops into my head, there is a good chance that a sculpture will result. Jazz Hands: The Project I had a small…
When you are a kid, learning is kind of a one-way street. Someone teaches you something you don’t know and you learn it. A cool shift happens when you grow up; the street becomes a two-lane freeway where sometimes you share your gifts and sometimes you sit back and absorb the gifts of others. This…
This year, the Blair County Arts Festival in Altoona, Pa., celebrates 50 years of exploring the local arts on May 20-21. The festival is held each year at the beautiful Penn State Altoona Campus and my husband and I enjoy taking in the food and craft vendors, musical arts and the juried art show. Juried…
If you are still in shock that I chose to gouge the face off my cat sculpture rather than live with the original “meh” work, I thought you’d like to see the results. The new “Lucy” evokes emotions in a way that the original never could. The result: SOLD! Read the gouging post here: Those Stupid, Bulging…
The Making of a Monkey Astronaut This monkey astronaut’s shuttle pod is actually a small brown chicken egg. Hollow eggs make awesome frames for creative critter ornaments. The photo below shows an “in progress” shot of the monkey’s head as well as some additional views. The idea for this piece came from the theme for the June Challenge…
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Marie, These are fabulous and SO cute! BRAVA!