Since I haven't made anything new since my 6 week old son was born, I decided to post some pictures of things that I made using Sculpey, or polymer clay. These clocks were a series I called "Clock Babies". I made all the figures from Sculpey, which is a clay you sculpt then bake in the oven. You can then sand, paint and varnish, and even drill holes in the clay. I decided to make clocks. I used a clock bought from the craft store, and a ready made frame. At the time I worked in a frame store, and found a bunch of neat frames I liked. As I got into it, I got more creative with each one, adding things for them to hold, like hearts or animals.
With the faces and hands, I used "Super Sculpey" which is a lot like regular Sculpey, but is a lot more firmer and can hold its shape better. I wanted the faces to be more 3d and so I sculpted them to have more dimension.
These little guys I made into ornaments. I used the Sculpey for their faces, arms, and legs. The bodies I sewed out of fabric and stuffed. On some of them I attached hearts that I made from Sculpey as well.
This art installation was from an art class when I was at BSU. It was a series of boxes I made, that each had a peep hole to look into, finding a different "view". I wanted to create something unexpected and play with the idea of voyeurism. Everything inside is made by hand, using Sculpey, fabric, and a few other things.
Since the boxes were completely closed off, each one was lit inside using a small night light bulb. When turned on, and you looked through the peep hole, you were able to see inside.
This is what it looked like when you looked through the peep hole. The installation was a big success and I even sold it to Robert Kantor, a sculptor from Sun Valley, Idaho.
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