Who doesn’t love rummaging through the recycled jewellery at second hand stores and garage sales looking for those special treasures to upcycle? I just love it and get so excited when I find something that’s pretty unique. I’ve always collected bits and pieces and used recycled beads and various other parts in finished jewellery pieces…
I’ve been fascinated by acrylic pouring for a while now and love watching all those YouTube videos, quite mesmerizing. So when a local artist advertised an acrylic pour workshop in Geraldton (my home town) I jumped at the chance. Hmmm now how could I possibly transfer some of these techniques to polymer clay. Now I…
It’s almost time for a new tutorial. I’ve been playing around with a very cool “painting” technique on raw polymer clay over the last few months and have decided I love it so much I’ll create a tutorial showcasing the technique. I was hoping to have the tutorial finished by now but I’ve been waiting…
Hi all, I’ve been experimenting with alcohol ink again – yay!!! It’s actually been a really busy time personally with not much studio time which has sent me a little crazy I must admit. So yesterday I decided to clean away everything on my table which meant packing up the Ironlak Alcohol Inks and I…
I’m so in love with alcohol ink – they are exciting and vibrant and can do sooooooo much. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of explorations and experiments as I’ve continued working with alcohol inks and polymer clay. I’ve been playing with all sorts of things and have been pushing the medium to…
I watched a movie just recently called Plastic Ocean and I have to say, it had a huge impact on me. I won’t go into all the details but let’s just say my attitude towards what I create and how much I create has changed incredibly. Rather than create a pile of things which will…
I’ve been home for just over a week now and it’s taken me that long to get back into the swing of things. I don’t think I realised how much being away and teaching for a month was going to affect me. I’m not going to bore you with all the details but will give…
Stuck for ideas on what to do with all those beautiful polymer clay veneers you’ve just created? I have a few ideas, there are many more but these might get you thinking. Let’s start with some wall art. Create simple wall art pieces from those veneers that are too beautiful to cut up, or go…
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