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Destroy to Create
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…
Bird Business Card Case
This bird-themed business card case design came from an experiment. The bottom layer is a stamped bird design on a pale yellow translucent sheet. The top layer is a mokume gane pattern created from slicing into purple and gold polymer sheets.
Juried Art Show First Attempt
I had a stretch goal of entering my first juried art show this year, The Blair County Arts Festival (read the background here). All three of my submissions were accepted and now I’m celebrating my small (but big-to-me) success that came from taking a chance. “Freedom,” my dragon sculpture, received an honorable mention and a…
Women and well-conditioned polymer converge on Williamsport
When you are a kid, learning is kind of a one-way street. Someone teaches you something you don’t know and you learn it. A cool shift happens when you grow up; the street becomes a two-lane freeway where sometimes you share your gifts and sometimes you sit back and absorb the gifts of others. This…
10,000 Hours and the Re-Do Challenge
Malcolm Gladwell wrote in the Outliers that it takes 10,000 hours to master a field. While I’m a long way from dedicating my 10,000 hours to sculpting, I do know that I improve every day that I’m in the studio. Working Toward 10,000 Hours Meet Emily, my entry in the PCAGOE Re-Do Challenge. What people…
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…