To keep myself motivated this year I hope to enter at least one polymer clay challenge or contest each month. I entered 2 in January (can’t share the second one till voting is over). It’s not about winning because I’m competing with amazing pro sculptors. Instead it’s about thinking outside the box and coming up […]
Is it New Year’s Eve already? Where did 2014 disappear to? While the year appears to have flown by, so much has happened in 2014, a little too much. When not sculpting I run my own full-time tutoring business over at Leah4sci.com I had set some pretty lofty goals for 2014 and am happy to […]
I live in a fantasy world. I love magical adventures and hidden things. Which is why the newest venture in my magical Journey through Fairies gnomes and trolls turns a magical mushroom into a Guardian Mushroom. She will sit on display, innocent but on guard, keeping her eyes on a secret, yet easy-to-access emergency cash fund. This project […]
Creativity in polymer clay comes from being inspired by everything around you. So how can one be expected to sculpt a masterpiece with a set of boring tools in hand? I’ve heard many versions of this phrase ‘An artist will be more inspired to create art, when working with a piece of art in hand’. […]
Scrap Clay is an ever growing constant for every polymer clay user. Every project has a few unused ‘ends’. When you create a clay-covered pen, reduce a millefiori cane, create props or costumes for your sculptures… the list goes on. In the past I’d simply combine my scraps into an unattractive brownish lump. All the […]
While I love sculpting with polymer clay, the process of mixing and conditioning clay can become quite tedious and sometimes painful. This is especially true when conditioning clay for sculptures rather than miniatures for a number of reasons: The process of conditioning a few ounces of clay by hand, or even a pasta machine, is […]
Inspired by the wild bunnies in my backyard, I’ve decided to sculpt a series of bunny rabbits in honor of spring. Having grown up in the city (Brooklyn NY) the idea of wild rabbits simply amaze me. As a kid I’d only even seen pet bunnies and zoo bunnies. Planning the Bunny Sculpture My curious […]
Even sleepy goblin babies need to look their best. And so, with the sculpting of my My sleepy Valentine’s Day fairy-turned-goblin baby (click here if you missed part 1) half the battle still awaits. I’ve seen some beautiful wings created from Angelina film also called fusible film. Other than my desire to create something ‘awesome’ I […]
With the sexy Christmas Elf sculpted, baked, and covered in mohair, she’s ready for her beauty treatment consisting of a hair styling, paint manicure, and paint makeup. If you want to see how she was created see the previous posts: Part 1 – Preparing the Clay Part 2 – The Sculpting Process Part 3 – […]
I’m happy to say that after a few dozens of hours of work , the sculpting and baking of the elf is finally complete. If you’re curious about this process, please read on. It is a bit lengthy but I’m sure you’ll be intrigued. And if you simply anxious to see the results, just scan […]