[Artists-making-art] Polymer Clay Figurines

[Jewel]

Hi Ann, thanks for replying! I also find that doing parts then baking
is good. I  just did a sitting elephant that is holding a half dozen
red roses (for Valentine's Day). I did the six roses individually then
baked them. Meanwhile, I worked the body and baked that. Then I  made
and applied the trunk, with it wrapped around the six roses. It came
out quite nice. I also did a black bear holding a flower pot. I baked
the bear and the stem of the flower first, then put the stem in the
pot with clay around it and made the flower before baking it all
together. Hope that makes sense. Do you have any tool recommendations?
I have a rolling pin, a good knife, a Makins extractor with about 20
discs so far, and wax paper for covering the surface and any
partially-done figurines. I also have some V-day cookie cutters, and
plan to get more for other occasions.
~Jewel

On 1/21/14, Ann at acunningham.com <Ann at acunningham.com> wrote:
> Hi Jewel,
>     I have played around with polymer clay a bit and I found that it helped
> sometimes to be able to sculpt part of an object cook it a bit and then add
> more parts. This way I didn't deform the first part when I was adding
> detail. I used chap stick between the layers and that seems to weld them
> together better. But I would really test that technique if I were going to
> sell the finished product. I am not sure how secure it really is when all is
> said and done.
> Ann
>
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [Artists-making-art] Polymer Clay Figurines
>> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 11:14 am
>> To: artists-making-art at nfbnet.org
>>
>> Dear all,
>> I have excitedly started making animal figurines (teddy bears,
>> elephants, pandas, and a few others so far) out of polymer clay. I was
>> wondering if anyone else on this list uses this medium and what
>> techniques they have used for mixing colors, identifying colors, and
>> creating figurines and sculptures out of polymer clay. Currently, I am
>> using Sculpey 3, but will be switching to Primo soon, as well as
>> mixing Primo with Sculpey 3. I also have a few figurines and miniature
>> boxes that will soon be up on Etsy.com. My shop name is Tactiley
>> Beautiful. I plan on doing Brailled items, and have already made one
>> set of tactile dice, which were made in black with red dots for high
>> contrast for my boyfriend. I will be advertising that and allowing
>> people to choose their own colors that will work best with their low
>> vision or color favorites. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated,
>> and I'll keep you all updated.
>> ~Jewel
>>
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