Years ago, I created a story about a little boy who wanted everything. Each spread of the book featured this little boy getting every wish granted, as his imagination soared. Eventually, as every story like this comes to a close, this child realized he couldn’t have everything he wanted. A tale as old as time,...
It can be totally fulfilling to take a broken or trashed item and turn it into something amazing. In the case of this garage sale ceramic rooster, I saw past its hideous, and somewhat broken, exterior. He was free in a bin and I found the challenge of making him new again of the utmost...
Every time I design, I start with a similar process. Initial concepts get sketched from the rough ideas in my mind. Once I can see the color combinations and general shapes, I can then start to try to turn the two-dimensional idea to a three-dimensional sculpt. I have done this in sooooo many different ways...
Every school year, never fails, I am tasked with creating unique teacher gifts. What could be a better elementary memory than a classic children’s book keepsake? I found extra humor in these sculpts, because I have extremely picky eaters! It wouldn’t matter if unicorns served them these for breakfast — they wouldn’t touch them. “Ewwwwwww…”...
Creating whimsy is the most fun of all. I’ve made quite a few fairy gardens and their inhabitants over the years. Fairy doors and fairy houses came in all shapes and sizes, and often speak to children young and old. Mushroom, flower, pumpkin, gourd, and tooth themes have been some of the most popular ideas....
This is what I love about art: taking something ordinary, randomly destroying it by doing the unexpected, and realizing it’s the perfect possibility for a role in a larger, magical masterpiece, only I could envision… True art appreciation. To some, it’s merely trash. Wet paper that becomes a sticky, gooey mess. To me, there are a...
So, it is no surprise (if you have read any of these posts) that I love making art. I love being able to bring a subject to life, adding my own unique spin to things. After years of making art to sell in various venues, while also teaching some of my techniques, I have learned...
Some of my favorite tools to sketch with, are marker and colored pencil. Color just makes things come alive for me. It is no surprise that I would take these ideas and try to add polymer clay and digital art, too. So, I did! The original sketch was based off a character I made in...
Every now and again I try another “crazy” idea. Some are amazing. Some only “work.” And, some really don’t. Adding clay to light switch covers actually turned out pretty cool. I made several of these covers. Each one was unique and was a custom order. I made one covered in flowers for a little girl....
Some of my favorite tools to sketch with, are marker and colored pencil. One of my favorite three-dimensional techniques is mixed media collage. One day, it seemed like a fun new idea to add clay to that and digitally combine them all. So, I did! The original sketch was based off a character I made...