Virginia’s Derek Brown (strangeclaycreations) toils away fixing motorcycles when he’d rather be sculpting in polymer. You gotta hand it to those artists caught in that disconnect.
You can see Derek’s heart in his characters like this Santa on Instagram and Etsy.
Watching him airbrush one of his pieces will calm you right down. Never seen that before. It’s obviously his happy place. Thanks!
What a difference dimension makes! Ohio’s Nancy Nearing has been on a roll since taking Lindly Haunani’s class.
The flat veneers below are very much Lindly-inspired but they are infused with Nancy’s aesthetic.
When Nancy ruffles and bends
and sculpts the flat collages, she takes them to a whole different place.
Nancy’s a neighbor so I caught this project mid-process. They’re not even on her Instagram yet! We will revisit them when she adds more flowery details and mounts them in shadow boxes.
Head to Atlantic City for a taste of Europe this spring.
You can learn from Germany’s Bettina Welker, France’s Sylvie Peraud and Spain’s Fabiola Perez Ajates plus our own Donna Kato and Leslie Blackford from June 12-15 at the Clay Back East event.
Here you see how Leslie turns old baubles into fantastic characters as she convinces students that they can become sculptors.
Travel the world in Atlantic City.
This weekend on StudioMojo we’ll be looking at new and free tutorials – gems hiding in plain sight. And after a few years of teaching inmates, they’re teaching me a thing or two. Join us for the rest of the story.
The brains that Bordeaux’ Marina Sabio (TinySparks) sculpts in polymer appeal. I find myself trying to think up clever words to justify why her art tickles me.
No reason, no words. Sometimes we just like what we like. Maybe it’s because my extrusions often end up a ball looking suspiciously like one of these without the personality. She offers her brains in bloody and galactic.
If you need to give yourself a smile, explore further on her site, Etsy and IG.
