Adagio

March 30, 2007

Fun With Clay

What do you think?

Its been a long time since Ive done anything creative Just Because. I usually do things either for orders or for others, but last night I just let a little whimsy loose. Ive been wanting to do something NOT CUTE with polymer clayso inspired by my sisters kimono series paintings, I pulled out my colored clay and played with a little costume design, a little fantasy and this figurine evolved. The orange looking clay is actually more of a metallic copper, the yellow is really chartreuse–and the purple is much darker and richer than this photo shows…and now that I look at it, her nose looks weird.. (Sheesh! Nothing’s right! I may have to re-take these photos in the daylight…)

I wanted her to hold a little birdcage, or tiny wind chimes of some kind…maybe even a miniature puppet–but I found this little lantern (one of my odd earrings) for now. She stands about 8 ½ inches tall. I love how the clay drapes like fabric, and think she will be the first of a series of costume themes.

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:)xo

Adagio

beautiful! and omg im the first note, im the first note! *happy dance* i didnt know polymer clay could drape like fabric like that, it’s just amazing. how fun to be able to do a creative project that is just new and inspired and lovely. good for you. 🙂

its pretty amazing to me

Euphegenia

March 31, 2007

She’s lovely, like all of your creations.

just, how exactly….did you manage that?

Wow! I love this! (I love you too.)

IpsoFacto

April 1, 2007

I think you can make a fortune doing era costumes of all sorts ie a whole series of 1950s or the gowns of Marie Antoinette’s court or Elizabethan or a retrospect of American women’s styles or whatever…the possiblities are limitless and so is your talent. I’d love to have a series that focused on the costume not the character with faces done more or less in the abstract..shapes but no features really…

Blonde Harlow

OMG….she’s so gorgeous! How ever did you get the flat design into the clay without it bleeding or loosing its edge? I love the rippling, the colors (even if they are not true in the photo), her hands…all of it! The one issue I have is her hairstyle….could her hair ‘go’ with the kimono more? One of those Geisha hairdos. She looks more Indian. I love this…you are very talented!

PS…what sort of oven and temperatures do you use? What is in the center of the figure…an armiture? I am mystified….

Serin

If you ever feel like talking a little about technique, I’d love to know more about how you did this. I’ve never seen polymer clay work that was this sophisticated.

Keaton Krenzel

I agree with others on doing a series. forget about sales, it should be shown in an exhibition. You are truly talented. both for vision and execution.

Cat

you never cease to ama_e me 🙂

Gorgeous. Do you think you could share that talent? I SWEAR you have more than enough to go around!

Lovely! 🙂 Yea for you enjoying creating just because!

Shi

You are so very talented.

Dallandrah

WOW. *loves* *steals* *runs!* 😉

Avanti

Absolutely beautiful!!! Encore, encore! : )

teaparty

You are so creative and your idea for a series is wonderful!

GypsyWynd

She’s gorgeous!! I think a costume series would be wonderful. Clothing from different eras, or from different countries…or…. You are so amazingly talented!!

its me kate

Fantastic. I love it.

ryn: Barack-fest Club! Love it! Does his campaign know? I bet you could start a trend (and one which could really help him…) you should tell them 🙂

just elle

April 2, 2007

…she is SOOOOO cool! Funny…for some reason…what came to mind when I read the title of your entry was…Clay Aiken! You know…hometown boy…he was just in the paper again yesterday. What can I say? ~shrugs~ 🙂