Fishing season is open
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Behind the Scenes
In the sculptor’s lair with Marie Young: polymer clay sculptures and mixed media projects. Sculpting tutorials, tips and tricks for your own projects. See original work created. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted in the MarieYoung Creative studio and sold online and in select galleries. No mass produced work here!
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How to Create Lifelike Eyes
Eyes are the windows to the soul, yet how to create lifelike eyes is a struggle for artists, myself included. Deep soulful eyes, piercing demonic eyes, playful critter eyes…each creation calls for a different eye treatment. To improve my eye-painting skills, I started to collect my favorite examples and tutorials on a Pinterest Board called “The Eyes Have It.” Here…
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Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf : free-form sculpture using polymer clay over a hollow duck egg shell ornament.
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Think Spring
Even though we’ve had a windchill of -10 the past few days, I’ve been thinking spring. This week I finished up a little yellow bird ornament. Maybe he will do a better job than that groundhog in ushering in spring. And yes, I saw our forecast for tomorrow. Not looking good. It may take him…
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Masks Challenge
About Marcelle, the Masked Mardi Gras Fox: You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been creating a lot of critter characters lately. I really didn’t want to loose that momentum so I came up with an idea for the Masks Challenge for the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy, that would allow me to incorporate the mask…
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Opening of the Mouth Ceremony
Many years ago, in what seems like another lifetime, I was a young undergrad at Penn State taking one of my first art history classes. My favorite professor, Dr. Elizabeth Walters, had the gift of making the rituals of ancient people seem relevant to this Pennsylvania girl who came of age during the The Breakfast…
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Red Riding Hood Votive
Something Blue As I scooped the last bits of moisturizing cream out of the small blue glass jar, I heard a little voice in my head say “save me”. Yes, blue glass talks to me, it always has. I gently placed a fingernail under the label, just wrapped around, not glued or or imprinted. Score!…
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Bird Lovers Gift Guide
A few one-of-a-kind gift ideas for the bird lovers on your list. 1. Handcrafted Necklace – Faux Ivory and Copper Bird Transfer No. 155 11BOLDstreet on Etsy In the beautifully rich piece, a transfer of Susan’s original photo was inlaid and sealed with a shiny liquid polymer layer. The bail was constructed from copper metal…
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Red-Bellied Woodpecker Ornament
This red-bellied woodpecker ornament was a special request. While it has already found a home, you may contact me if you would like one of own. The ornament is an eggshell covered with polymer clay which makes it lightweight, yet durable. I loved the challenge of figuring out how to create the wings without painting….
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Christmas Egg Ornaments in Progress
Woodland Cuties: Christmas Egg Ornaments Below is a behind the scenes look at my Christmas egg ornaments during the early stages of creation. I like to use both white and brown eggs. I build up the polymer clay layers in multiple baking steps and eventually they look like these finished ones. The polymer adds durability…
