Tag: clay
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New Newsletter Option + Updates
Hi Everyone, I hope that you all are having a wonderful week! Over the years, things have been up and down for me as an artist. I have not been able to regularly write newsletters and concentrate on my classes and orders. Being challenged for time & technical skill, I was glad to find a…
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Sculpting classes for Bakers at IBCA
It is always good to sharpen one’s skills and learn things outside of your domain. That’s what the trainers and cake makers at IBCA did. The Institute of Baking and Cake Arts is always looking to upskill and deliver high quality cakes to their clients. They also conduct cake and decorating classes! I thoroughly enjoyed…
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New Course: Hand Sculpture in Natural Clay
Here’s another class that’s been going well: a custom class to learn how to sculpt the human hand! In this course, we look into the forms of the hand, the skeleton, anatomy, prominent features and much more! Swathi is the owner of ARTFully Yours Studio! She has seen me conduct a few courses and workshops…
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May 2025 Sculpture Class Update
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted….and that’s a good thing! I’ve been busy with classes and an order that’s challenging my knowledge. Unfortunately, I am stubborn and learning by failing. More about that in another post. Here are some pictures from my current sculpture class. Must post or it never happened? I must…
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December 2024 Newsletter
How has your year been? I hope that you have been trying out a hobby just to relax yourself. Hobbies help us on so many levels; hand-eye coordination, brain developments and so many other emotional benefits! And just like that, the year is going to be over! I hope that the year was good for…
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July 2024 Newsletter
I hope that you are doing well! I hope that you have been able to pick up a hobby! If this email has been forwarded to you please consider subscribing! Here are some updates for this month! Sculpture Workshop @ARTfully Yours Studio: We had fun sculpting capsicums! We are now going to sculpt a POLAR BEAR!!…
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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.…