A December to remember was something I think I heard on a car commercial years ago. Anywho, work has commenced on my big December project. There will not be step-by-step posts here as there was for the lion mask. That was more of a tutorial and instruction on how I accomplish certain things with polymer clay. I will keep you updated with little blurbs throughout the month. I will say that I believe this will be my best creation ever. Seriously. You just wait...
I did this sketch of a steampunk goldfish and decided to take the time to make a vector drawing of it so you can get a better look of how the finished piece might appear.
The final polymer clay goldfish will be posted when it is finished, but it is just one part of my December project.
This little leaf is sprouting out of the trunk of a tree while the rest of the leaves are turning color, withering, and falling. I would guess that this leaf will follow suit and start changing color very soon. It will whither and fall and join its relatives on the ground. But do not despair, gentle reader; because before you know it, new leaves will spring up all over this tree once again.
Many spiders in my part of the world come out in droves as the weather turns cooler. Maybe it's their last gasp before winter sets in. I found this little pale spider hiding in the crevice of some tree bark.
Tater was watching TV when a commercial came on with a rather buxom girl carrying two huge mugs of beer in each hand. Tater says, "Geez! Look at the size of those cups!"
The face of this mask is made entirely of polymer clay using faux wood and faux ivory techniques. Slots were cut around the base of the mask to accommodate real leather cutouts. It was a long and winding road to get to this destination. I hope you like it.
Well, I finally, finally got the slots cut into the mane of my lion mask. I used a small drill bit in my Dremel tool. This left a rough finish, but that was all smoothed out with several grits of sandpaper. Check back tomorrow as this puppy (or in this case, kitty) should be finished.
The polymer clay part of the mask is finished except for cutting out the slots for the mane. And that task may be a challenge. I have a Dremel bit that I thought would cut slots into the clay, but unless I get 10 to 20 in a jail cell, there is not enough time for that process. There has to be a way to accomplish this and I will figure it out. Also, the mask will have some very light color rubbed into it and baked again.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
