I forgot to get to blithering about this part of my CF class – she talked about her book projects. The awaited Dogs book (the next in her sculpting series) will be in 2013.
And there are children’s books ahead … Read More ...
Mosaic of Flickr Finds
Found some neat stuff scrolling through Flickr! Clayers do the neatest things! Flickr – and Pinterest – are fabulous places for a hit of polymer clay awesomeness.
1. OOAK Polymer Clay Baby Girl, 2. 202_2, 3. Dental Braces … Read More ...
Christi Friesen Style Out on the Net
I’m on a Christi Friesen run this week so for this weeks window shopping there’s pieces made a la CF style:
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| Lion Head Bead by BoodlersBeads | Dragon Necklace by TheScottishGirlShop |
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| Red Dragon Sculpture by playsculptive | Seahorse Necklace by polygolems |
The Class with Christi
I live in Canada and not on either coast. As far as real life polymer clay classes go, this area may as well not exist. So when I heard that Christi Friesen was teaching relatively nearby I jumped at the … Read More ...
A Sculpture Mosaic
Last week I spent five days doing an intensive class with Christi Friesen who’s known for her whimsical sculpture and sculpted art jewellery. I have some pictures and stories to share but we’re starting the week off with non-CF sculpture.… Read More ...
The Clay Blog World
A few of the clay related blog posts I found recently:
- On BoingBoing, there’s a post about how to make geeky-awesome medallions
- Cat of InTheLightoftheMoon has a giveaway post for some of her lovely mixed media (clay with resin
Finding Clay Animals
It’s a little specific but I went hunting sculpted animals that were not too cartoony. I have nothing against cartoon and cute figures but was looking for the more realistic:
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| Kudu Antelope by cyanowl | Chipmunk by trolltracks |
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| Palomino Filly by |
Mosaic: Clay with Faces
One of my favourite clay things is a face – face canes, sculpted faces, molded art doll faces… you name it.
1. Congo Dancer, 2. La Vida Loca Statement Necklace, 3. Sneak Peeks – Coming Soon * Xtra-Large … Read More ...
Out in Clay Land
Even if we’re all cooking in the summer heat people are still doing their clay thing:
- The Art Bead Scene’s monthly challenge and blog hop thing is always a good way to challenge yourself and get a ton of traffic
Polymer Clay Extras
My eye candy finds this week are all about extras to go with your clay:
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| Ultrafine Glitter Kit by ejrbeads | Clay Starter Kit by TheClayShoppe |
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| Celtic Caning Extruder Disk Kit by Anandauk | Cookie Cutter Kit by KitchenCrafts |
Meet the Happy Acorn – Wedding Cake Toppers
The Happy Acorn is actually husband and wife couple Lisa and Steve Nowakowski. They make cute or kawaii style figures and cake toppers from polymer clay and ship from their South Carolina studio.
Photo from The Happy Acorn on Etsy.… Read More ...
A Polymer Clay Wedding… in Miniature
An adorable teapot of mice for a decoration and some of the prettiest wedding cakes out there… at 1/12th scale. The starts of a perfect miniature polymer clay wedding scene.
1. Teapot Mice, 2. Miniature Wedding Replica, 3. … Read More ...
Polymer Clay Wedding Finds
This week, as I window-shopped, I looked at wedding related goodies made with clay. Cake toppers, of course but other awesomeness:
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| Wedding Rabbits by MadreOlly | Boy Girl Brooch by madameRobe |
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| White Rose Earrings by Rozibuz | Little Ring Dish by ThePrettyPear |
Clay Cake Toppers
Here’s a cheeky and cute take on wedding cake topper by Karly West of Bitter Sweetz… Read More ...
Mosaic: The Wedding Season
It’s that time of year – summer weddings, brides in fabulous dresses, lovely flowers… How do you clay it up? Here’s a few goodies:
1. Beautiful Floral Necklace, 2. Polymer Clay on Glass 005, 3. Day of the … Read More ...