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.
I picked up this metal jewelry holder at Michaels craft store a few weekends ago. I thought it would make a nice photography prop for my ornaments. Lucy agrees!
One of my favorite things about this “Victorian Pumpkin” Halloween ornament is the incorporation of a old chain to hang it. Normally I use a spiral hook on my ornaments, but I wanted more weight. I also loved the antiqued copper color. It is polymer clay sculpted over a hollow egg shell and it is…
Over the years I’ve saved interesting wine corks for when the right project came along. Being a hoarder has its advantages at least in terms of crafting supplies! This new sculpture series of “Wine Cork Huggers” resulted from my cork hoarding. Like many of my projects, they fall into the category of weird whimsy, but…
Inner Struggles Cats are great subject matter for me, especially my baby tuxedo Lucy (A.K.A. Lucifer). Baby Lu, as my husband affectionately refers to her, struggles with whether to listen to her inner angel or her inner devil. She’s earned the nickname “Lucifer” from me because too often, her inner devil wins. About “Decisions in…
If you have been following my creative endeavors for any period of time, you know that I gain tremendous inspiration from my kitties, particularly Emily. She’s 16 now and she starts every day with a syringe of steroid for her irritable bowel syndrome. Since her enema this week she’s rounding out the day with another…
This tile is a little something that I created a few years back as a creativity booster to remind me of how I want to live each day. I keep it on a shelf in my office, but truth be told, I haven’t really looked at it in quite some time. Why? Because I am…
