Haloween

Ok so It is October and time for Haloween so I thought I would spend a little time focusing on how clay can be used to create scarey jewelry, or objects that could be used in your Haunted House. Have fun and dont be scared be amazed and inspired.

http://meatspider.com/MainMeat/scuptgallery001.htm

Perfect for Haloween spooky houses! 

This link is for an artist who creates items that are just plain freaky.

http://www.tskuebler.com/latest_attractions/madame_orba1.html

What I think is nice is the fact that at one point in his life he said I am just going to go for it and create what is inside of my mind!

This link has all kinds of haloween links to projects that can be created and was the previous teaser.

http://beadyeyedbrat.com/haunthowtos.html

 Need an eyeball pin? One that will have people just going WHAT IS THAT YOU ARE WEARING?

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27399241

 The only thing I didnt find was many pictures showing the glow in the dark clay glowing.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30554285

 She does ghoulies!

http://store.cforiginals.net/nubbins.html

 　They are all so different and a little spooky

http://www.scottradke.com/marionettes.htm　

This guy loves haloween props and is a very talented artist.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kreggg/collections/72157607674059283/　

If any of this has inspired you then check this out and get creating!http://mlti.worth1000.com/contests/23938/r-halloween-clay-2　

Next week I will go back to updating on the class and what was gained from it.

Thanks!

Fuller Update

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Okay so wordpress decided to go to no support while I am having a super big brain fart and have  locked myself out of my blog! Back in now YEA!

If you read the post last time then you know I went to the Fuller Craft Museum. What I didn’t tell you is that I took my 13-year-old son who was grounded with me. He of course asked are we there yet? many, many times while on the way even though he could see the destination information on the GPS. Once there he enjoyed it tremendously ok maybe not that much but he had a good time.

He was inspired by the many different exhibits and his favorite item was the Dubble Bubble shoes from the shoe exhibit. He took a pic and saved it as a screen saver. Who would have thought to make shoes out of gum?

On the way home his comment was;”Mom that was not as bad as I thought it was going to be”.

Well if that is the only way he can say that he had a good time then I will take it and run with it.

We decided that since it was such a nice day that we would reserve the first weekend of the month for a museum visit so look forward to a monthly museum post if we are able to commit to this once he is off of grounding lol. He chooses next so I have no idea where he will take me but I will gladly follow his lead.

For me I was really looking to be inspired and honestly I was. I have so much respect for all the work that the talented artists do each and every day the commitment that they have even when some of the ones closest to them are thinking to themselves when is this person going to get a real job it blows my mind. My mind is also racing with ideas and new directions to take my art I just do not know where to begin. I can only hope that this new inspiration is something I can hold on to and produce what is in my mind and sketchbook with polymer clay.

Whatever it is that inspires you please take the time to do it. You deserve to do this for yourself and your art will improve because you took the time.

One of the reasons I went to the Museum is because I had planned to sign up for a class with Kathleen Dustin. I was not able to do that but when I got home and logged on to Facebook that night Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg had also announced a class that was only 20 minutes waay from my home. So my muse has indeed been goosed and I am going to her class this weekend. I am so excited this will be my first polymer class and I really think it will help me a great deal  with my claying. Hopefully it will point me in a direction that will be a positive one.

There are many other things going on behind the scenes and I will update asap but next week look for some Halloween inspiration…and one that is so real and freaky…….. here is a teaser link with some eye candy enjoy!

 

http://beadyeyedbrat.com/haunthowtos.html

 

Fuller Craft Museum

This week at work has been very hard. Conversion happened and basically all week nothing worked, no one’s direct deposit showed etc…. So there was no clay work this week or any work for that matter once I got home every day it was to vent, order take out,  throw something on the grill, and just veg to get ready for the next day which was always worse than the day before.

So I need something for me this week to get going because this is my favorite time of the year and it stinks that I am too drained from work to create.

Here is where I am going today…..

http://www.fullercraft.org/

It is a wonderful museum that is close to where I live and they teach classes! I hope this visit recharges my batteries because I do not see next week getting any better unless they resolve the issues we are having this weekend.

Take care and see ya next week!