Tag: Paper Clay

Fanciful Creatures in Paper Clay

“I love seeing the unique personalities of my little beasties develop throughout the creative process. Paper clay allows the one-of-a-kind, handmade quality I desire to show through. It is an easily sculpted material, and so versatile because so many surface textures and decorations can be used. I never tire of experimenting and trying out new…

Fall in Love with Artful Paper Clay

Sometimes you come across an art supply, use it, fall madly in love with it, and wonder, where have you been all my life? That’s my story with paper clay. I didn’t pay much attention—until I read the book Artful Paper Clay: Techniques for Adding Dimension to Your Art by Rogene Mañas. What I discovered changed…

Butterfly Dreams

Mixed media piece constructed of wood, paperclay and copper.  Head down another path into the Copperwood Forest, and you will find the dreaming butterfly gardens….

Mr. Stripe – Mixed Media Sculpture

This is one the first sculptures that I have made that has not been a doll or a jester stick. He just popped into my head one day and the next day I had sculpted him in paper clay. He has an armature made of a wooden dowel and styrofoam..and the rest is paperclay, pencil,…

Poppy – mixed media paper clay doll

Poppy is 6" of total cuteness. She was made with paperclay (even the flower on her head!) over a styrofoam egg and is painted with acrylics. She has an adorable paper flower embellishment on her dress, and is protected with a matte spray finish. Poppy is available in my Etsy shop at: www.oddimagination.etsy.com Thanks, Denise

Paper Clay Doll – Be my Valentine

This is my first attempt at using paper clay – we don't have it here in New Zealand yet – and was based on the paper clay angel in a recent CPS magazine. She's built around a beer bottle rescued from a crate of old empties, repurposed  and decorated with collaged papers around a Valentine's…

Pirate Pup

"ARRRRRR… MATEY, Set Sail with Pirate Pup…"Meet my newest creation Pirate Pup Paul,Paul travels the seven seas,looking for treasure,and fighting off pirate cats and their fleas!This pup has his sword and has captured a prisoner pumpkin,will he cut him up into little pieces, orwill he throw him off the plank. He is sculpted from paper…

Pumpkin Man in the Moon

  "The Jack-O-Lantern Man in the Moon" YIKES! I am on the moon! That is what this fellow is shouting! He is do far from home, but he is not alone. The moon is his friend, and it won't be long, until… It is Fright Night again!!! This fellow measures 6.5 inches from the clouds…