Polymer Clay Tiles

I wanted to experiment with making tiles from clay. I didn't really have any idea what I would use them for, but I knew I'd come up with something. Once I saw how they turned out I decided they would look nice as a picture frame!

I started by rolling out sheets of clay and applying different textures and images to it. Then I used different sized cutters to get consistent pieces.

Once the clay was cured I coated them all in black paint, making sure to get it into every crevice.

Then I went back over each tile with metallic paint, touching only the raised areas.

O My Goth

 This is my latest collage and it is one of the rare times I didn't have any kind of plan when I started it. All I knew was that I would like to use up some stuff that I had already. I played around making clay faces one day and this was one of many. Months later I pulled them out, chose this one and started painting it up. It reminded me of the lead singer of Marilyn Manson so I decided to go that way with it!

I knew I wanted it flat on a background so... I am almost embarrassed to admit this... I glued the face onto a popsicle stick (seriously!) then I added a little padding on top and started using scraps of fabric to dress her. I used pipe cleaners wrapped around the popsicle stick for her arms and made the hands from clay.

Her outfit was completely pieced together from scraps of a purple satin nighty and an old Rocky Horror Picture Show costume. I trimmed the collar and sleeves with strands of mini pearls.I agonized over what kind of hairdo to give her and in the end I decided to keep it simple so that I could give her an elaborate hat instead.

Being flat made it very hard to get a good photo of her hat. I cut a piece of cardboard to the right shape and covered it in the same fabric as the dress.

Half way through this project I decided I really didn't like the background I was working with. The crackle finish is cool but I wanted something more subtle with a little bit of color.

And now for my absolute favorite part, the embellishment! I have quite a few little sample bead scraps that I practice new stitches with and this one worked so well with the colors of her dress I had to find a way to use it.

This is a close up of her embellished hat. It is a lot of feathers, an old jewelry finding, some beads and craft wire.

Demons - MMC Part 6

So, speaking of monsters (from the last post) here are a few creepy dudes that mom made for my aquarium scene.

Polymer Clay Critter

I have been thinking about making aliens / monsters and recently I bought a new PC game called Spore. It's a lot of fun if you like that sort of thing! The basic idea is to build a new species from the most basic stage of life all the way through to advanced space travel. I spend more time making creatures than actually playing with them. This is my first attempt at bringing some of those Spore creatures to life!

Fu Man Chu Man