Tag: polymer clay
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Here is another polymer clay cuff, this time inspired by that great goal of mine, the Northern Lights. Not the aurora as I’ve always seen them–as a diffuse glow coming up from the horizon line, but the full and bright overhead aurora that you can get in Fairbanks, or Tromsø. Someday I’ll get there! Taken by…
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This is what Lake Ontario has looked like these past few days. The entire inner harbour is frozen, to the point where only the marine fire unit and the Porter ferry are cutting through. In other words… it’s been cold. Like -40 cold. Mind you, I heard that Winnipeg was the same temperature as the…
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It’s tough to blog about crafts when you don’t want to give away your Christmas gifts! Instead, here’s an update on my polymer clay adventures. I started by switching from Sculpey to Fimo because it’s apparently harder… harder to work with that is! This stuff takes forever to condition, but it really is tougher once…
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When I’m learning a new medium, there is always a period where the medium dictates what you get. Sometimes, this is a long, and frustrating period, and sometimes it’s short and you’re able to start getting predictable results fairly quickly. Polymer clay has been one of those journeys that’s been a bit frustrating. I know…
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Lately, as I’ve been feeling a bit resined out, I’ve renewed my interest in polymer clay (I say ‘renewed’ here, though the reality is the last time I worked with this stuff I was 15). The interest was inspired by being in Italy, and seeing the ‘mille fiori’ technique in glass–which I thought I could…
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Today I wanted to preview a new design that I’ll be offering at the Etsy sale starting this Sunday–wearable photography. These pieces are created using my own photographs (I’ve been showing off the autumn-themed pieces but there will be other options) printed to transparent acrylics and then baked directly into handmade polymer bases. After the…
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A few weeks ago I threw my largest plate yet on the wheel. It was lovely, and I had plans for it. I painted the middle in a denim blue underglaze and painstakingly carefully freehanded in the filigree. Alas, something happened between then and when I got the bisqueware out of the kiln – the…
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2 of my best friends are getting married – she’s from Sri Lanka, he’s Portugese. They both love Super Mario. Nailed it? I wish I had some advice on how I made these, but I honestly just opened up a pic of Mario and Princess and winged it bit by bit. This was for their…
The Blue Brick 