Posts by Lena Shore
Fairy Pumpkin Wish Box
I love Halloween. I love the colors and decorations and the sense of creativity. I found myself with the need to make some tiny pumpkins. All the Halloween colors needed to be dealt with as well. I have also been wanting to make tiles. So, I made this little box that incorporates all of the…
Read MoreKawaii Voo Doo Magnet
This little guy is a magnet. He’s 4″ high. I was having fun with textures and aging the clay. I like that his background colors kinda make it look like he is on a surfboard. Gives it an extra island vibe.
Read MorePink Tentacle Beach
TITLE: Pink Tentacle Beach SIZE: 5″ x 7″ MEDIUM: Polymer clay on wooden base with glass beads This was a fun piece. It’s smaller than my last one. I normally paint my wooden mounts black, but this piece screamed for something brighter. I may never go back.
Read MorePortuguese-“Meh”-of-War
Portuguese-“Meh”-of-War. 11.5″ x 21″. Clay. Wood mount. Meh. While Kevin was finishing up his cool painting today, I was trying to finish up this piece. I started it well over a month ago after my friend Chris posted a jellyfish photo from the beach. I got all these fantastic ideas about transparent clay and jillions…
Read MoreThings I Do to Get Rid of My Migraines
People have a lot of headaches and migraines now. I wonder if people had them 200 years ago as badly as they do now. But, I guess that is a different discussion. We end up swapping stories and remedies like favorite recipes. In any case, I thought I’d write a list of the things that…
Read MoreBlue Mod Earrings
Playing around with photography, making earwires, creating patterns, and new shop tools. Polymer clay and silver wire.
Read MoreFour Textured Magnets
Magnets. I keep making them. I just needed something smaller to take a break during my next BIG piece. They are 1.5″ across.
Read MoreBlue Green Bracelet
TITLE: Blue Green Bracelet SIZE: 2.75″ across; Inside circumference: approximately 7″ MEDIUM: Polymer clay TECHNIQUE: Magnetic clasp; Mica Shift After my last “heavy thinking” piece I wanted to work on something that was more frivolous and fun. I chose some colors I loved and started working! I started with a mica-shift technique on the green…
Read MoreSweet Offerings
TITLE: Sweet Offerings SIZE: 13″ tall x 7″ wide. Base is 1.5″ thick. Overall thickness: 6″ MEDIUM: Polymer clay, wood, gold foil Sugar is the god we worship without realizing it. This is a very personal piece for me. I wrote more below all the images. The lighter side of this art is that I…
Read MoreFlowers, Lizards, and the Neighbor’s Cat
This morning we walked to the local coffee shop for our weekly cup of joe. There were some really pretty flowers out as well as our neighbor’s cat, Prudence. Here is Prudence. She is one of those expensive Munchkin cats with the little short legs. She reminds me of Godiva. She is small and sweet…
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