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Ravensdale Shadow party
Hi all of you who are not in Ravensdale.
Okay: go to take all the chocolate with you and then come back. The party is about to start here. Hurry back... Lets have a shadow party of inspiration. Lets share something cool with each ohter like those in the real party. Tips, ideas, inspiration. Lets see, we might want to have some questions to ask to make it more easy to share so here is the ShadowRavensdale questionnaire. Answer all or just some. Or toss the questionnaire and inspire us by your monologue Come one everybody, we can make this best no-Ravensdale conference ever. And if you like, you can use your own toiletpaper to make funny costumes This also is the week that you can order food (pizzzzaaaah) just to be able to get into the jazz of conferences. Condition some clay in real hurry to be able to start the next workshop. Two to three hours on one thing is enough. Pack all away and start again. (or not: you are home, you can actually leave it all there and have ALL your favorite tools around you. Hmm... it starts to sound bit more tempting, doesn't it ?). And hey, you can be awake late in home too but still get goodnight sleep as its your own bed. Lets not whine, lets have a party !!! And the questions would go like this (or somewhere like that anyway) 1) What is your favorite polymerclay technique right now ? Tell little more what you have done with it ? Any links to pictures ? 2) What is your favorite polymerclay item to make (beads, sculpture, pens etc.) ? Tell little more what you have done ? Any links to pictures ? 3) What is the latest technical tip you have learned either from someone else or discovered yourself ? 4) Who has inspired you lately and why ? 5) Your latest new tool or material that you have used with polymerclay ? 6) What new technique, project or thing are you going to try next ? 7) If you had a change to show one piece of your polyclay work in an exhibition, what it would be ? Send a link to it 8) Tell little more about you, something we would have not learned from the internet groups etc. by now ? Seriously: lets share and have fun. I am feeling bit miserable as I would like to be there too, but Jody's posting reminded me of that week when r.c.p-c was full of her enthusiastic rapport's about liquid sculpey. IT was inspiring and fun. And people who were at the conference missed the feeling of signing in at morning and finding something new and juicier than normally in the group. Lets make this as memorable week. Quality and quantity Please please please !!!! PöRRö *********************************** polyclay art at http://porro.claymountain.com polyclay book reviews at http://porro.claymountain.com/bookself.html old webpages at http://www.saunalahti.fi/theporro/ |
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Porro,
I am so inspired by your links and party idea. Do you have the yahoo messenger? We could go live!! My claying is much more developmental right now. I just make whatever I get the urge to work on. Right now it is geared towards the two shows locally.... which means holiday items. Not that exciting but it helps buy more clay!! I will keep reading your post..... not done yet :-) Jackie |
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1) What is your favorite polymerclay technique right now ? Tell little
more what you have done with it ? Any links to pictures ? Color blends really catch my attention. I totally followed the directions by Carol Z. http://mywpages.comcast.net/jss_desi...loverBlend.jpg but the had some fun and made some beads with the mix http://mywpages.comcast.net/jss_desi...atternPlay.jpg 2) What is your favorite polymerclay item to make (beads, sculpture, pens etc.) ? Tell little more what you have done ? Any links to pictures ? Beads beads beads http://mywpages.comcast.net/jss_designs/Beads.htm 3) What is the latest technical tip you have learned either from someone else or discovered yourself ? If you change your mind on the final finish from future to varnish -- don't 4) Who has inspired you lately and why ? I just saw a magazine article by an awesome artist. I didn't buy it since I didn't have a coupon but also because I want to be ready for some serious creative time. I should have it next week. I try to keep my purchases withing the relm of reality - it doesn't always work. I was also inspired by three or four artists who were doing faces. I just had to make a face cane. It is still a source of joy. Each face has so much personality - too much fun. 5) Your latest new tool or material that you have used with polymerclay ? I made a clay shaper from flex clay. It is not pretty and could be smaller but I really do use it. I have rediscovered vaseline for smoothing bumpy clay surfaces. And the extra fine sanding sheets from Houston Arts - I need to use those more. I get impatient and just future stuff. 6) What new technique, project or thing are you going to try next ? The "thing " I am trying to remember to do is--- make several similar items at one time. Each one is better or different than the others. I am also trying to remember to write down what I am doing so I remember what I did :-) 7) If you had a change to show one piece of your polyclay work in an exhibition, what it would be ? I sent this picture to the Lark call for items. It was one of my first faces. http://mywpages.comcast.net/jss_desi...sPatriotic.jpg 8) Tell little more about you, something we would have not learned from the internet groups etc. by now ? I am a better listener that talker :-) I am older than I ever imagined I could be:-) I smile more in text the in real life :-) Thanks again Porro, Jackie |
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Hi Porro! I just wanted to say that your fossils are AWESOME! I haven't checked
in here in awhile, but I went to that link right away! ;-) But I do want to play too! Here's my answers: 1) What is your favorite polymerclay technique right now ? Tell little more what you have done with it ? Any links to pictures ? My favorite technique...hmmm, that's a hard one! I love Mokume Gane and using paints and silver leaf in it, and I've recently gotten into stamps/impressions and glitter together too. 2) What is your favorite polymerclay item to make (beads, sculpture, pens etc.) ? Tell little more what you have done ? Any links to pictures ? Beads beads and more beads! But I'm trying my hand at sculpting dragons and sea serpents too, I love doing those, they take on a personality of their own depending on what the facial features look like. Link in my sig will take you to my website to see a sea serpent. Go to poly clay creations on the sidebar. 3) What is the latest technical tip you have learned either from someone else or discovered yourself ? The best tools are one's you make! 4) Who has inspired you lately and why ? Oooo..not who, but what...the ocean always inspires me. Nature in general does. 5) Your latest new tool or material that you have used with polymerclay ? Glitter is really growing on me, as well as paints. 6) What new technique, project or thing are you going to try next ? One of these days I want to try to do molds. But for right now, I'm too inexperienced with molds to make them look even half-way decent. 7) If you had a change to show one piece of your polyclay work in an exhibition, what it would be ? Send a link to it No idea! 8) Tell little more about you, something we would have not learned from the internet groups etc. by now ? I'm an avid reader who loves fantasy, and I don't post often enough in this group! ;-) Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html |
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"Valerie" wrote in message
... Hi Porro! I just wanted to say that your fossils are AWESOME! I haven't checked in here in awhile, but I went to that link right away! ;-) Thanks ! I love making them. I have made some new ones, more natural, and am in the process of tearing a necklace appart (seems to me that actual construction towards finnish does happen a lot less than that tearing away and starting over thing). I took a picture from the beads for a friend and put it onto my website, its here http://porro.claymountain.com/newfossils.jpg 6) What new technique, project or thing are you going to try next ? One of these days I want to try to do molds. But for right now, I'm too inexperienced with molds to make them look even half-way decent. Err... I went to your website and you are far from being "inexperienced". Your work is really wonderful. And secondly making mold is pretty easy: push something-A to something-B and make it hard and use it. My favourite something-A for the month have been natural objects and molding material (something-B) Alley Goop two part silicone. It makes really really detaled molds that are easy to use as you can bend the mold. But leftover clay works too Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html I really liked the beads on theese pictures: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/new/gardenflowers.jpg http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/new/berrycream1.jpg I saw similar lampworked "rised flowers" beads the other day and that got me interested into making some faux lampwork- imitations from polyclay. I really like what you have done with theese ! -- PöRRö *********************************** polyclay art at http://porro.claymountain.com polyclay book reviews at http://porro.claymountain.com/bookself.html old webpages at http://www.saunalahti.fi/theporro/ |
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took a picture from the beads for a friend and put it onto my website, its
here http://porro.claymountain.com/newfossils.jpg Geez those are so realistic! I live in Florida, and whenever you dig in the ground here, you find a ton of fossils and OLD shells. Err... I went to your website and you are far from being "inexperienced". Your work is really wonderful. And secondly making mold is pretty easy: push something-A to something-B and make it hard and use it. My favourite something-A for the month have been natural objects and molding material (something-B) Alley Goop two part silicone. It makes really really detaled molds that are easy to use as you can bend the mold. But leftover clay works too My molded pieces always look jagged around the edges, and if I try to smooth them out they deform. (And I use the harder clays too). So is Alley Goop is easier to use than scrap clay for molds? In my attempts with molds scrap clay doesn't seem to work too well. It seems to crack with me, but then again I haven't made many because I've gotten discouraged from my results. I really liked the beads on theese pictures: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/new/gardenflowers.jpg http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/new/berrycream1.jpg I saw similar lampworked "rised flowers" beads the other day and that got me interested into making some faux lampwork- imitations from polyclay. I really like what you have done with theese ! Thanks! The raised flowers are EASY to make, they just take some time and patience. Roll out a very thin log a little larger than a piece of spaghetti. Cut small pieces off the log and roll those into tear-drop shapes. Push down with your finger on each one so it is slightly flattened and score a line halfway through it with a needle tool. Arrange 5 in a flower shape and put a small flattened ball in the center. Push a little to adhere it all together, and you've got a flower. If you do try that out I'd love to see pictures! It really is easy, just takes time. With lampwork inspired beads translucents on top of a white base gives pretty clear results and a nice "glass" depth. Most trans techniques work well. And the ice water dunks *really* help! It's amazing what that does for clarity. I'd love to see a pic of the finished piece on the natural fossils when you are done! Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html |
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Valerie wrote: (snip) With lampwork inspired beads translucents on top of a white base gives pretty clear results and a nice "glass" depth. Most trans techniques work well. And the ice water dunks *really* help! It's amazing what that does for clarity. I'd love to see a pic of the finished piece on the natural fossils when you are done! Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html Newbie here so I apologize but....... "ice water dunks"??? Please explain. Thanks! Karen - thevintagegirl |
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Valerie wrote: Newbie here so I apologize but....... "ice water dunks"??? Please explain. Thanks! Karen - thevintagegirl For some reason I can't explain when you dunk something made with translucent clays into ice water immediately after it is baked the translucent gets clearer (depending on how thick the layer of translucent is). HTH Valerie Website: http://www.geocities.com/m2ir8/index.html Hi Valerie, I was trying to understand why (and when) you would dunk the clay in ice water. So, your answer was very helpful. I can't wait to try the technique! Thanks again! Karen - thevintagegirl |
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