Author: Barney Joseph
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Boredom & Workshops
How has your year been going so far? I’m sure that all of us have had our share of being busy bees, slogging away at work! Have you tried to allow yourself to get bored? This is what I had shared in the previous newsletter. I hoped that with this kind of boredom, we could…
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Boredom is Good
I hope that the start of the year is going well! For many, the start of the year doesn’t feel very special as it just turns out to be similar to all the days of the past! Most of those days were determined by our habits! In the past, we’ve mindlessly unlocked our phones repeatedly.…
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Sculpting Mediums: Choose your clay!
What clay or sculpting mediums are there? With all the different sculpting mediums available, we’ve all thought of making something with our own hands. But the choices seem to be daunting when one tries to start out. Experimenting with different sculpting mediums can help you with your creative process and you might find that you’d…
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Sculpting Mediums: Polymer Clay
In this post we are going to talk about the sculpting medium: Polymer Clay. In the last post, we talked about using natural clays to express your creative ideas. If you haven’t read that, please click here. This blog series is help to you choose a sculpting medium and make something creative! There are other…
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Sculpting Mediums: Natural Clays
Creating a piece of art with natural clays is a very therapeutic activity. In this blog post, I will introduce you to the world of naturals clays like terracotta, stoneware, porcelain, WED, etc. As mentioned earlier; this blog series is meant to help those who are absolute beginners in creating art with a sculpting material.…
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Exhibition at the Hidden Door Restaurant
Now that I’m in Belgaum (update: I’ve moved back to Bangalore), I’ve been in touch with people around here. Through friends over here I got to know about this wonderful restaurant called “The Hidden Door”. The experience was very good! I loved the food and the conversations with the people who run the restaurant. We…
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Making of Ceramic Bow Ties
Ceramic bow ties have been a fashion for a while. Unlike a cloth bow tie, a ceramic bow tie would shine and sparkle in the light. Imagine yourself going to a party or a ball with a glistening bow tie! There’s only so much colour a cloth bow tie can give out, even a silk…
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Making of Body Swapper Fridge Magnets
The making of Body Swapper Fridge Magnets came from looking at all the passport sized photos that were lying around. There are only a few times when we get to use these pictures: for a job interview, passport application, government application forms, etc. Until then, these photos just lie around, some of them end up…
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Making of Puppy Figurines
The making of puppy figurines was a journey that took more than 2 years! Back then I was still trying to figure things out in terms of taking sculpture up as a way of life. I guess fear was something that was holding me back! Puppies are cute. Their antics are clumsy, childish and heart…
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Making of Tanjore swaying doll
Every now and then life throws a few curve balls at us! For me this was trying to make a tanjore doll that would sway and eventually find its balance. The customer approached me to make a wedding anniversary gift that would convey a message. The idea was to make a tanjore swaying doll! The…
