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Fire & Ice Covered Bottles

March 24, 2015

My headache oil needed some fancier containers! I used lots of translucent polymer clay and metal leaf and created some fun patterns.

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Workshop Beetle

March 24, 2015

TITLE: Workshop Beetle SIZE: 7″ x 5.25″ MEDIUM: Polymer clay, found objects, Wood base MUSIC: Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars Because of miscellaneous, benign life events, I have been on an art hiatus kicking and screaming. I finally started this little guy a few weeks ago and was happy. Then I spent a little too…

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Bugs, bugs, bugs

February 18, 2015

SIZE: 1″across (Except for Princess Maya of the Royal Golden Garden. She is 1’5″) MEDIUM: Polymer clay, copper wire MUSIC: Sophie Milman, Ces Petits Riens Gold Bug: Princess Maya of the Royal Golden Garden Purple Bug: Sylvie Blue Bug: Floyd Orange Bug: Tango Green Bug: Hopper I went bug crazy. Lots of bugs. Lots of…

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Alvie and Junie-B

February 18, 2015

TITLE: Alvie and Junie-B SIZE: 1″ across each MEDIUM: Polymer clay, copper wire MUSIC: Sophie Milman, Ces Petits Riens Alvie and Junie-B were adopted together and now make their home in New Hampshire. I hear they are headed to Philadelphia soon. Alvin is my green bugster and Junie B is my coppery orange and pink…

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Purple Bug Magnet

February 11, 2015

Title: Purple Bug Magnet Size: 1″ Music: Feel Good Inc., Gorillaz Medium: Polymer clay, copper wire This is a little purple and gold bug. I was told her name was Sylvie. She likes swimming in abandoned margaritas and listening to gossip.

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Valentine’s Magnets

January 29, 2015

These were done for my friend as a Valentines’ present from her and her husband to her mother-in-law. The heart is from them. The circle is from their kitty. She came up with the basic concept and I just ran with it. This also unveils my first attempt at videoing my work. I need a…

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The Learning Orchid

January 27, 2015

Oh the Learning Orchid… My first orchid I made separately. I created it first, cured it, and then attached it to the rest of the piece and then cured it again. The first problem was the double-baking. I had used wire to add some support to the petals. When they came out of the oven…

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Jewel-Toned Cuff

January 20, 2015

This is a quick bracelet/cuff I made this morning. The center has a piece of flat aluminum wire in the middle of it that gives it structure. It’s quite flexible. I can see places where I could improve the technique, but I like it. Approximately 2.5″ across Polymer clay, aluminum wire.

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Bug Garden

January 18, 2015

Polymer clay, copper, glass 5.5″ x 10.5″ I love bugs*. I love the way they shimmer and move. I think most of them are cute and are full of personality. This piece could have easily been called “Bug Love” or maybe “Love Bug”. I also love flowers and leaves. I was an only child and…

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Octopus’s Garden

January 12, 2015

I think this might be what happens when you stop giving a shit what other people think. Polymer clay, glass, mica powders on painted wood base. 5.5″ x 10.5″;  

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