adulting with whimsy
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!
Paprika, cinnamon, pepper, parsley: if it is in my spice rack, I’ve probably added it to some translucent clay. Adding inclusions (bits of dried organic or non-organic items to clay) has been one of my favorite techniques for years. You can imagine my delight when Sage Bray contacted me in April and asked me if […]
This is a “Gothic Rabbit” sculpture that I created last year is one of my first 3-d sculpts. Yet from the moment of her “birth,” I felt she was unfinished. She lacked that spark of life. I couldn’t really put my finger on the problem. Of course, there is the obvious limitations in my sculpting ability, but I think that the key to “life” in art lies in something deeper than technical proficiency. Read more about searching for emotion in art
In a period of procrastination, I stumbled upon a Pinterest board of vintage quilt samples. I haven’t quilted in years, yet I couldn’t help but be drawn to the possibilities in these incredible samples. To be fair I didn’t see quilt possibilities—I saw possibilities in polymer. Read more.
I’m about half way through a few more hollow egg shell birdie ornaments. I can see an elaborate pattern in my head that I want to try for the wings, but unfortunately my body is fighting me. I’ve had an upper respiratory bug for about a week. I felt good enough on Sunday to create […]
Do you have old pieces of mokume gane scrap hanging around? Then this mokume gane scrap tutorial is for you. Read more: https://marieyoungcreative.com/?p=303
A combination family recipe scrapbook makes a great gift for mom (or even a new bride entering your family). This post show how I made this one for my mom.
It is not often that I manage to work this far ahead of a season, but this was one of those projects that I had stuck in my head and I just had to get it out. It is made up of two pieces: a black cat witch handing over a tasty mouse “treat” to […]
My Great-Grandma used to tell my sister and me this old German fable about a couple of sly foxes that broke into a chicken coop on dark, rainy evening. It was a cautionary tale of gluttony, but we wanted her to tell it over and over again. In the tale, the foxes squeezed into a […]
With a little creativity, an artist signature mark can become a clever part of the overall design, instead of an afterthought–something stuck on at the end. For me this process also takes some of the stress out of “signing” my work. When I was a pre-teen, my sister and I took ceramic lessons. It is […]
Hello everyone! This isn’t really a new business launch for me — I’ve had a shop on Etsy for a couple of year’s now and I’ve been publishing an artists blog on blogger as well– but I feel that it is time to establish a branded home base. So welcome to MarieYoungCreative.com. My online shop […]
