adulting with whimsy
My great-niece Scarlett just turned one. Her mom, Jessie, asked if I would make some cupcakes and a small “smash” cake for her birthday party. The theme was “fairytale” — love that theme but … Love and Hate Relationship with Cake Decorating Since my mom’s arthritis got the best of her, I’ve become the family […]
Drunken Chicken Drunken Chicken is appearing in the Artists in our Midst group show at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona, Pa through December 30, 2022. He was honored with a fourth-place award. I hope you can see this show in person, but in the meantime, I thought you would enjoy reading the […]
The Purrmaid Project polymer clay figurine modeled after my cat Lucy 3 x 4.5 x 1.5 in Shop This little purrmaid figurine started with a basic form that I sculpted from Super Sculpey. I cured the base in the oven before adding the colored clay so I could work without smooshing the details.
Tagged with Love: A week away from Christmas and we don’t have any snow on the ground. Fortunately, I photographed my wolf pup sculpture enjoying a snow day last winter. Now he’s starring on handmade gift tags to grace my family Christmas presents this year. Get your free printable! Want to use this pup on […]
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 […]
For two years she stared at me with those stupid, bulging eyes. At first, I found her endearing. After all, she was mine. At the time of her creation, she reflected the best of my abilities. Yet now, she no longer felt “good enough.” Her mere existence fed my insecurity, whispering, “Neither of us is […]
I often credit my mother with guiding me to the joy of creating with my hands. Even though I am now a 51-year-old woman, mom still shares her latest crafting passions with me just like she did when I was five. Yet she wasn’t my only creative guide. My father taught me a few things […]
About this project: Le Corbeau et le Renard (The Fox and the Crow), started with an idea to pair a cool wine cork from a bottle of “The Naked Grape” with a Bacchus fox. The finished piece is in the private collection of a friend, but I thought you might like to see behind the […]
A decade of sculpting in polymer clay has given me a certain confidence in my abilities. In each of those ten years, I felt my artistic voice becomes stronger as I embrace more experimentation. Each year, that is, except 2020. My year began in January with a beautifully designed visual roadmap of how I wanted […]
Pinterest is filled with gorgeous examples of whimsical winter-themed pots filled with warm lights and delicate curly willow branches. The look is lovely, yet until I have a clearer idea of what I want my personal take on the theme to be, I didn’t want to invest much money this year on my display. The […]
