Jensen’s shabby chic polymer miniatures

My journey with polymer clay began when my daughter and I furnished her dollhouse nearly twenty years ago. I’d almost forgotten how enchanting making those little furnishings and food can be until I began clicking through the CDHM Miniature site. I was drawn in by their January featured artist, Cristel Jensen from Norway. (Scroll way down her page to see all the images.)

Cristel specializes in polymer clay food and small interiors. ” I prefer a ‘worn vintage’ look and like to give things a shabby feel as a finishing touch,” she said. The Ralph Lauren-inspired chair above is polymer.

Making 1/12″ size dioramas look real and inviting is no small feat.

Polymer shrinking pocketbook, severed finger

Pure silliness today. Talk about shrinking pocketbooks! Russian artist Alexandra Garnik used her miniature polymer clay purse in a whimsical necklace that may be a comment on our times.

This very real-looking severed finger was found in one of the brown bag swaps at a recent conference. It was so realistic that we were tempted to file the jagged nail. Turns out the maker of this Halloween surprise was Susan Detwiler.

Polymer for gamer girls

Gamer girls are showing their pride by wearing polymer clay miniatures of game-related paraphernalia, dispelling the idea that “girls don’t play video games.”

Playstation, XBox, IPod and Nintendo systems are all part of this geek identity art created by The Clay Collection. What better way to display one’s obsession? I like the punk feminist implications.

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Ponsard’s sweet polymer

For those of you who have been uncomfortable on the darker side of polymer clay art, I return you to sweetness and fairies in France.

Stephanie Ponsard creates tiny, creatures that rest on cups, lounge on cakes or ride in your pocket. Stephanie definitely delights in her fanciful, fantastic view of life. You can see her works on Dawanda, Flickr, her blog or her site.

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