Ornamelves

Greetings! And Happy New Year!

In the spirit of finding some normalcy after the hectic holidays,

I thought I'd start by posting a few pictures from

one of my Christmas projects.

Ornament elves modeled after and inspired by some dear friends.

Sculpey and Acrylic

My lazy, makeshift support structure.

Hibernation Recuperation

Happy New Year!!

I think 2013 is going to be a good one (even if I'm starting it off sick).

Due to holidays and illness I've been a little lax in my postings, 

but here is my first of the new year.

Here is the finished product of the cake topper I made back in October! 

The wedding was Dec. 8, 2012, and it was lovely!

The happy couple hacking into their delicious cake!

(She changed dresses on me after I made the topper, but this way

she has a record of both! ha)

Totoro!

For sick day #2, I finally got around to painting the little clay Totoro cup I made months ago!

He'll likely be my new paintbrush holder or, as he is a nature spirit, 

perhaps I'll put some dried flowers in him. Time will tell!

If you aren't familiar with who Totoro is, you may meet him here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096283/

And thank you Jane Cartwright Pottery for letting me permanently borrow some clay...and for using your kiln...and for life. Love you, Mom!

Check out her work here --->  http://janecartwrightpottery.blogspot.com/

It's incredible! (And I'd say that even if she weren't my favorite).

Something borrowed, something glued...

This weekend I made a cake topper for my dear friend Beth's upcoming wedding. It stands about 6" tall, made with sculpy III clay and polished off with some acrylic paint (mostly because late last night I ran out of black and had to make part of the tux out of purple. Shhh).

                 

I got a little carried away in the crafts store, so I bought materials to make this decorative paper/thread/ribbon "cake" stand for the bridal shower.

Below are a few in-progress shots.

Congratulations Beth and Jeffery!!

I'm looking forward to the big day!

Mmmeat Pies

I'm honored to have been asked to return to work helping paint sets at the University of Tennessee's Clarence Brown Theatre. And I'm even more excited that I have since been kidnapped/adopted by the Prop Shop also! 

My first solo project: Figure out how to make disgusting looking meat pie filling for Mrs. Lovett's (played by the talented Dale Dickey) meat shop.

Check her out ---> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225460/

(Above) In process photo. Gross right?! 

Model magic & Acrylic paint

The finished product! I lathered on some poly to make it look slimy. Deliciously gross!