by Cynthia Tinapple on February 23, 2009 · 4 comments
Monday is a good day to flex your creative muscles. You can do some warm ups by looking at the wide-ranging series of exercises that Spain’s Elena Fernandez (Nanipollito) presents on her Flickr site. They’ll stretch your perspective.
Elena labels her results archeological, ethnic, Egyptian and seems to be equally drawn to ancient and modern, mixing and matching colors and styles as she goes.
Fantasy studio
Isn’t the studio-in-a-box furniture at ScrapboxUSA a wonderful fantasy? Their products tap directly into my need for balancing creativity and organization (chaos and control).
by Cynthia Tinapple on February 20, 2009 · 3 comments
Canadian artist Sarah Faber (blackeyedsuzie) doesn’t necessarily consider her polymer clay dolls to be Gothic, although some are dark and contain elements of the supernatural or uncanny.
She considers them to be, “Victorian, with a certain edge. My dolls are inspired by Victoriana, Edward Gorey, Tim Burton, and many, many talented doll artists who are have forged the unusual art-doll path down which I merrily skip.”
Sarah is featured on this month’s Etsy Handmade Portrait video (or on YouTube here). You’ll see her smoothing Sculpey across a character’s face and learn about her neighborhood and her process.
Need to play a bit this weekend? Take a look at this color tool. My tiny house daughter sent it to me. Have an unusual weekend.
by Cynthia Tinapple on February 19, 2009 · 5 comments
These polymer clay pieces speak for themselves (and I need to get back to the studio). Click, explore, enjoy.
by Cynthia Tinapple on February 18, 2009 · 1 comment
I’m reading up on how to photograph my polymer clay work and I realize how compelling the model photos are (see Perishables and Oksoon).
This picture of Eugena Topina wearing her creations is my latest find and a good example of how using a model can show off your work.
As the days get longer and the promise of spring begins, I find myself drawn to colors like these tiles from Israel’s Esterke. I assumed they were small until I saw them hanging on her wall.
Speaking of color, the pendant above from Cecilia Mabcrea (she’s French living in China) blends nicely with my site. I had to use it here.
And just for good measure, enjoy the eye-popping color of this bracelet from Spain’s Natalia García de Leániz (Tatana).
