<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>those sculptures sound great I would love to see them. I love my pasta machine. It is good for making uniformly thick slabs. </div><div>I also have an engraving tool. It is stainless steel. It is about 9 inches overall and one end is a rather sharp point but the other end that I use so much is like a pointed spoon, or maybe more like a succlent chick and hen leaf if it was only 1/2 inch long. It just seems increcibly useful on a lot of shapes. I just looked it up it is <span style="">DANIEL SMITH Burnisher & Scribe Combination</span></div><div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_segshortdesc" class="fn" style=""><div xmlns:idb="urn:ItemDataBinding" style=""><div class="fn" style=""><label class="AdCopytext" style=""> </label><label class="ItemNumber" id="itemno" title="194 010 010" style="">Item No: 194 010 010</label> that one is about $15.00. I couldn't tell if it was diamond, you wouldn't want that or just steel.</div><div class="fn" style=""><br></div><div class="fn" style="">I also really like the small loop tool from <span style="">GLYPTIC E HANDLE</span></div><div style="">Each handle comes with an allen wrench for easy loop change.<br style=""><br style="">6" Handle - Used with Small and Medium Loops.</div><div style=""><br></div><div class="table" style=""><BR><MailScannerForm27558 form class="row" action="https://www.pcts-hosting.com/cgi-bin/cart32.exe/sculpturedepotnet-additem" method="post" target="_self" style=""><div class="cell" style=""></div><div class="cell" style=""></div><div class="cell" style=""></div><div class="cell" style=""></div><div class="cell" style=""><strong style="">E Handle</strong> </div><div class="cell" style=""><strong style="">$13.95</strong> </div><div class="cell" style="">They are very sturdy and last me a long time, especially since you can just order new loops if you break them. I get those from Sculpture Depot in Loveland Colorado.</div><div class="cell" style=""><br></div><div class="cell" style="">maybe you can post pictures somewhere? </div><div class="cell" style=""> </div></MailScannerForm27558></div></div></div><div id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_segresourcepromo" style=""></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;">Ann Cunningham</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!</span></em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;">303 238 4760</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.acunningham.com">http://www.acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com">http://www.sensationalbooks.com</a> </span></div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: Re: [Artists-making-art] Polymer Clay Figurines<br>
From: Jewel <<a href="mailto:herekittykat2@gmail.com">herekittykat2@gmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 4:32 pm<br>
To: An exploration of art by and for blind persons<br>
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Hi Ann, thanks for replying! I also find that doing parts then baking<br>
is good. I just did a sitting elephant that is holding a half dozen<br>
red roses (for Valentine's Day). I did the six roses individually then<br>
baked them. Meanwhile, I worked the body and baked that. Then I made<br>
and applied the trunk, with it wrapped around the six roses. It came<br>
out quite nice. I also did a black bear holding a flower pot. I baked<br>
the bear and the stem of the flower first, then put the stem in the<br>
pot with clay around it and made the flower before baking it all<br>
together. Hope that makes sense. Do you have any tool recommendations?<br>
I have a rolling pin, a good knife, a Makins extractor with about 20<br>
discs so far, and wax paper for covering the surface and any<br>
partially-done figurines. I also have some V-day cookie cutters, and<br>
plan to get more for other occasions.<br>
~Jewel<br>
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On 1/21/14, <a href="mailto:Ann@acunningham.com">Ann@acunningham.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Ann@acunningham.com">Ann@acunningham.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Jewel,<br>
> I have played around with polymer clay a bit and I found that it helped<br>
> sometimes to be able to sculpt part of an object cook it a bit and then add<br>
> more parts. This way I didn't deform the first part when I was adding<br>
> detail. I used chap stick between the layers and that seems to weld them<br>
> together better. But I would really test that technique if I were going to<br>
> sell the finished product. I am not sure how secure it really is when all is<br>
> said and done.<br>
> Ann<br>
><br>
> Ann Cunningham<br>
> Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!<br>
> 303 238 4760<br>
> <a href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.acunningham.com">http://www.acunningham.com</a><br>
> <a href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com">http://www.sensationalbooks.com</a><br>
><br>
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>> -------- Original Message --------<br>
>> Subject: [Artists-making-art] Polymer Clay Figurines<br>
>> From: Jewel <<a href="mailto:herekittykat2@gmail.com">herekittykat2@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 11:14 am<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:artists-making-art@nfbnet.org">artists-making-art@nfbnet.org</a><br>
>><br>
>> Dear all,<br>
>> I have excitedly started making animal figurines (teddy bears,<br>
>> elephants, pandas, and a few others so far) out of polymer clay. I was<br>
>> wondering if anyone else on this list uses this medium and what<br>
>> techniques they have used for mixing colors, identifying colors, and<br>
>> creating figurines and sculptures out of polymer clay. Currently, I am<br>
>> using Sculpey 3, but will be switching to Primo soon, as well as<br>
>> mixing Primo with Sculpey 3. I also have a few figurines and miniature<br>
>> boxes that will soon be up on <a href="http://Etsy.com">Etsy.com</a>. My shop name is Tactiley<br>
>> Beautiful. I plan on doing Brailled items, and have already made one<br>
>> set of tactile dice, which were made in black with red dots for high<br>
>> contrast for my boyfriend. I will be advertising that and allowing<br>
>> people to choose their own colors that will work best with their low<br>
>> vision or color favorites. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated,<br>
>> and I'll keep you all updated.<br>
>> ~Jewel<br>
>><br>
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