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Jazz Hands No 2 polymer animal sculpture in progress
Animals are my favorite subjects, and nothing is more fun for me than working on animals wearing fancy clothes. This classy lady is “Take 2” on a piece I did earlier this summer called Jazz Hands. The original sold already so I figured the idea was a good one. This finished work is now available…
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…
Baby Dragon Sculpt
Eggs crack. Sometimes that is a good thing. I was smoothing the green clay on what was supposed to be a bird when I heard a sudden cracking noise. My thumb had just plunged into the hollow egg shell that I was covering. Sometimes when this happens the egg is a lost cause. Sometimes it…
Wise Old Owl
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…
Art Deco Bud Vase Egg Shell Art
This Art Deco bud vase started with a hollow egg shell that I covered almost entirely with luscious eggplant purple polymer clay topped off with a swag of gilded gold. The influence for the gold faux fabric swag around the top is from Helen Breil’s Shapes e-book. I left a portion of the egg exposed…
Vlad the Cute Vampire Bat
This handsome gray bat in my new OOAK Victorian Gothic Halloween Ornament is “Vlad the Cute.” He is looking forward to stepping out in his owner’s Steampunk Victorian boot. In the photo, you can see the how I started the piece using a simple paper pattern that I drew. From there I build up layers…