New idea- Pixie Children

I've been mulling over the idea of a less realistic human type critter for a while and I feel like I need to do something a bit different to get all of my sillyness out. So I've decided to make some pixie children.

The eyes are all done and I've made the armatures, they aren't as silly as I had thought they might be but it will be interesting to see what happens. I haven't painstakingly sketched up poses and faces like I'd ordinarily do and am going to make them semi-posable anyway, so I can change them later if I feel the urge.

I've begun sculpting a head but it needs some more work... updates soon (with WIP pictures hopeflly!)

Judith and Holofernes all Finished!

Here she is! I was going to dress her more but decided that she is on the run and didn't have time to put much on before rushing off.



Judith and Holofernes WIP

I've been working on Judith again today. In fact, I HAD finished sculpting her quite early but then when she was baked, her arm was singed so I had to resculpt it.

I originally thought it was a spike in the temperature of the oven but I'd never had a problem before. Upon second baking I encountered some darkening of some areas and realised it could have been because I added some Mold Maker to my mix to help with conditioning and flexibility of the clay as it has been sitting for a few months and had dried out a little. Luckily I will be applying some dark skin tone washes. Some parts darkened in the oven on the second bake but luckily look quite natural.



Nice Surprise

I just went to the Aussie Poly Clayers forum to find that I had won the Aug/Sept Challenge. How nice!

They deserve a special shout out and a plug :)

Click here to go visit or join the forum!

It has been far too long!

Yes, it has been far too long since I have had the time or want to do any sculpting. Pretty sad. This is mostly due to my clay becoming hard and dry (through not using it quickly enough) and I didn't want to have to condition it with Mold Maker to soften it up.

Well, over the past week I've been feeling a little like doing some sculpting so today (a warm 38deg C) I thought would be perfect for softening clay. Boy, oh boy, are my hands killing me?! But I managed to get some work done on Judith.



CDHM Competition Results!

Results have come through for the second competition I entered. I came second! http://cdhmcontests.com/

The theme was 'Fairy Tales' and since work had an opera performance of Hansel and Grethel visiting, I took inspiration for that (plus, it is a bit deliciously sinister for a teacher by trade to create a sculpture involving kids in cages!)

This piece is in 1:12 scale. I sculpted the figures in polymer clay (of course), painted and dressed them. The cage is made from wood and wire and the base is Aves Apoxie over wood and painted. I have used the lush, local Australian hand-dyed mohair to wig the characters. Hansel's bone is carved from a bamboo skewer. 

Now for some pictures!

(That's a metric cm/mm ruler)

Close up of Grethel.

My niece refused to go home yesterday, until I let Hansel out.

Have a great day!

Finally I can reveal my work!

No luck on the first comp. The competition was very good, I'm amazed with what people came up with! Oh well, I had fun.
Here is the link to the work from the competition: http://www.flickr.com/photos/65722426@N08/5991769057/in/photostream/

The best part is... now I can post pictures of my entry on here!