Riding Along

 

"Just Riding Along".  Polymer clay figure dressed in air dry polymer clay sitting on a purchased animal.  Kind of like me just riding along everyday still recuperating from a knee revision and a hip replacement and have 3 more weeks of physical therapy.  Now have a new issue to deal with; a blood clot in my left lung.  Ya know, it's not the way to start out the New Year! 

Mermaid on Red Vase

 Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto a crystal vase.

Detail of vase.  I ended up removing all of the first layer because it felt too busy.  I ended up with the swirls of seaweed and liked it better.

Floating Tree

I "finger painted" the translucent polymer clay onto both sides of this leaded crystal vase.

Mermaid

Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto glass vase.

Another Mermaid

Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto glass vase.

Translucent Polymer Clay

Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto blown glass.

Polymer Pansies

Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto glass vase.

Polymer Clay Coral

I found this beautiful blown glass piece at Goodwill.  Several chips and small cracks in the very bottom, but easy to cover up.  Time consuming layering the translucent polymer clay, but worth it.

Mermaid Vase

 Translucent polymer clay sculpted onto glass vase.  While I've been recuperating from a knee replacement, I've been busy claying.

Native American Polymer Clay Bead Embroidery

 

Finished the Native American bead embroidery piece. I added several more layers of beaded outline and a nice long fringe. Mounted it on a black leather covered wooden plaque and covered the back with black felt to complete it.

Polymer Clay & Bead Embroidery

I did a small polymer clay sculpt of a Native American, added some polymer clay black and white flat beads, some polymer faux turquoise, a button, some rabbit fur and then bead embroidered around it.  I still may add more; not sure.

Mermaids

 Sculpting translucent clay on glass is one of my passions.  This vase was purchased by a very good friend who fell in love with it.  It made me feel so good.

Sole Sisters

 I was inspired by Gwen Murphy's shoe art.  I could not find a website for her, but if you Google her name, you will see some crazy whimsical shoe faces.  Love them.  I made mine from PaperClay and a pair of black flats.  I added eyes that open and close.  I may switch out the colorful earrings for some black and white ones.

I may hang them on my closet wall or maybe set them on the floor by the front door...haven't decided yet.  But they do make me smile.  My right hand and elbow are still painful and numb, but I am getting back to my art and feeling better.

Polymer Clay Mermaid

I'm sculpting more mermaids. I'm using translucent polymer clay on glass vessels.  I'm trying to finish some projects before I go for elbow and wrist surgery on Tuesday.

Polymer Journeys Book

 Can't stop smiling!  What an incredible feeling.  My work has been chosen to be included in the new book by Sage Bray, “POLYMER JOURNEYS”:  http://polymerjourneys.com/Details_Purchases.php.  Tentatively due for release around the end of February.  Pre-release orders will be soon.  

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GranPods

When I get free time, I am sitting sculpting more GranPods.  I really enjoy making these guys.

Polymer & PaperClay Mixed Media Sculptures

81 seconds of polymer clay sculptures and one (above) of PaperClay.

Polymer Clay Art Vases

A quick 96 second video of my polymer clay embellished vases.  I had fun putting this together.  Some of the pieces are quite old.  The one with the beaded  curly-Qs is from the mid '90's.  Some are small.  The spiral cane covered vase is 4" tall.  Some are tall.  The leaf and petal vase is 24" tall.  Sea Nymph#1 and Sea Nymph#2 are translucent clay sculpted on glass.  The floating clouds under water  are "finger painted" on a ceramic vase.  The same with the gecko vase.  Much fun.

Polymer Clay Pod Men

At Clay Carnival, I did the center sculpture in a class taught by Dawn Schiller of Odd Fae.  It was such a pleasure to meet her as I have admired her work for many years.  It was so much fun, I have continued to make these little fellows.

Blogging Again

Over a month since my last post!  How quickly time goes by!  I have been teaching, painting, crocheting, beading, shopping, boating and best of all….spending time with family!  Our son got married on the 15th!  It was so beautiful.  I didn't want the day to end.  Now that things are getting back to normal (is there such a thing?),  I'm back in the studio creating messes; hopefully posting a little more frequently.