Dino-mite Textures!

 Look at these textures!  I couldn't pass up these toys.  Ran home and made textures of their wrinkly, bumpy, spiked, spiny skins!

 Like I don't have enough texture molds.  Can't help myself.  It's not a phase.  I'm addicted.

Not sure what I am going to do with them, but I did make some sample pieces which will be posted in a day or two.

Clay Carnival Inchies

Heading out to Las Vegas for the annual Polymer Clay Carnival!  So excited. The Grumpy Cat inchies were a challenge.  They look more Grumpy Cat Zombies so they fit right in with the rest of my pieces.  The piggies are a hold-over from the "Bacon Necklace".  Had to throw some of them in.  Thurs. 4hr. class in the morning is with Jana Roberts Benzon, Leslie Blackford's 4 hour class is in the afternoon.  Friday morning is Judy Belcher and the afternoon is with Dawn Schiller.  Saturday's 8 hour class is with Bettina Welker.  Sunday's morning class is with Donna Kato and the afternoon with Natalia Garcia de Leaniz.  Whew!  Since I will be busy with classes and not able to post, I am filling in with some fun mold-making in the next few days.

Polymer Clay Transfer

The polymer clay transfer is about 5"x7" mounted on an 8"x11" piece of distressed wood painted black and sanded.  It makes a nice backdrop for displaying necklaces.  It is really fun doing a large transfer on polymer clay.

Leslie Blackford Workshop

Leslie Blackford's workshop was on June 28.  The Arizona Polymer Clay Guild members learned how to take a character of their choice and create a sculpture based on that character.  I made several attempts at sculpting a girl pulling a wagon, but just couldn't get it going.  I had about 4 hours of sleep the night before and was so tired I couldn't think let alone sculpt.  Feeling punchy and going for humor, I thought I could make an evil bunny with a basket full of skeleton eggs.  Again, not great, but made me giggle.

Fishies Workshop

There were 21 Arizona Polymer Clay Guild members making polymer clay pins - Donna Kato's fish pins to be exact. 

Donna Kato taught us cane work, inlay, carving, cut & replace, etc.  

My fishies above and below aren't pins yet and look nothing like they are supposed to, but I'm happy.

With Halloween not too far off in the distance, I tried my hand at a Skeleton Fish.  Not great, but it made me giggle.

Bottom row, second from right……my smiling face.

If you love fish, Donna Kato has a Ziggy Fish Necklace workshop available on CraftArtEdu (click HERE).  

Miss Bacon's Necklace

A Pig Tale by Marlene Brady

Don’t go bacon my heart--I’m apologizing ahead of time (to save my own hide), but you know what a ham I am.

I’m bacon out here in the desert and got boar-ed. In the mood for some humor, I purchased one of Leslie Blackford’s pig pendants and I made some polymer clay bacon to go with it.  A stroke of Ein-swine, I thought. Squealing so loud, I almost hurt myself and had to call a hambulance.  Strung them on a cable necklace using Hamma Beads for spacers. Oh lardy, lardy, it looks good I thought.  Hogwash you say?  Wouldn’t you hock anything for this?  Of kosher you would.  I knew you could be suede.

So, here’s my pig tale.

I wore it on Fry-day and had an urge to watch Hamlet, but instead, I jumped in my pigup truck and went to Porkopolous.  Parked in a no porking zone and almost got a porking ticket.  I walked in the door and it was a hambush.  I was hogging the limelight; surrounded by bacon admirers.  They never sausage a thing.  I’m not loin. Thank goodness there were no pigpockets.  I left in a hurry, driving like a road hog.

I thought Miss Bacon's Necklace might be featured in “Porks Illustrated”, but, no -- snout their style.

Kevin Bacon wanted this necklace, but I couldn’t part with it if I fried.  I know you are rooting for more, but I’m done ribbin you. 

Dutch Spiral & Silver Chain

Double your options; long or short.  Dutch spiral and silver chain = versatility.