adulting with whimsy
Growing up next door to my grandparent’s farm, I’m very familiar with the benefits of fresh chicken eggs, but I have to admit, I never noticed pullet eggs. These are smaller than average eggs from young hens who are just beginning their egg laying career. I discovered this rare find from a colleague Tim Whisler, […]
It is no secret I LOVE black cats. They are some of the most docile, loving, and expressive cats that I have ever encountered. I guess that’s why I’m drawn to them as models. In this sculpt, I imaged “Agatha” as a black cat who tired of her life as a familiar and decided to […]
The Quest for “Opulent Whimsy” My Halloween Owl Shadow Box project began as a part of Christine DuMont’s course “Ways to Wow” on Voila. The course was a 6-month exploration of emotion in art that has really helped my think about technique, flow, color, and proportion in my work. I chose to work toward something […]
This wise old owl is another experiment in sculpting over a hollowed out chicken egg shell. It is my entry in the Polymer Clay Artist Guild of Etsy October Challenge: Forest/Woodsy. Head over to vote by midnight on Oct. 7 and you could win a prize: http://polymerclayartists.blogspot.com/2013/09/forest-woodsy-october-pcagoe-challenge.html Stop back here later in the week and […]
A few of my favorite finds. Explore them here: Fantasy Tea Time Treasury
Today was one of those emotionally draining days. I came home, climbed in my robe, and collapsed on the couch. It was almost a “cereal for dinner” kinda night, but I decided to make one of our frequent comfort food dishes: Sweet Potato Fry Frittata. Making it commits few brain cells, yet it fools my […]
Myth: White is one of the easiest colors to use. It goes with everything and make the room look brighter. Those dreamy, creamy all-white rooms that you swoon over in magazines are surprisingly difficult to recreate in your decor. More often than not, instead of a creating a peaceful, heavenly space; white-lovers may create spaces […]
Looking for a nice deep red polymer clay recipe? Here you go.
“Amelia, the Princess Rabbit” is part of my 10,000 hour journey. That’s the number that Malcolm Gladwell shared in Outliers: The Story of Success as the time that is takes to master a skill. For every hour that I spend with my sculptures, I gain new abilities to bring the vision that rests in my head to my hands. Read more: https://marieyoungcreative.com/2013/08/31/amelia-the-princess-rabbit/
The Halloween countdown has begun! today’s project witch fingers: add antiquing to fingers – check! add earring and necklace findings to small ones – in progress
