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Originally Posted by Renovia

should they have eyes? or leave them all 'modern-minimalistic'
I definitely like the modern minimalistic without the eyes.

I love the one laying down too. Do you think it would be something people could choose their colors?
 

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Renovia, you amaze me! First your trance music and now the cats. You are very talented and I love seeing (and hearing) your artistic sides. What else do you do? Amaze me some more.
 
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Originally Posted by Boog's Mom

If there were "hand" sized ones, that shape is perfect for having them be back massagers.

Similar to the style shown here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_clos...114619&Lang=en

I don't know if clay cures hard enough to be stable for that though. Just an idea. A cute cat back massager...I'd buy it.
the clay definitely hardens enough to use it as a massager......

Originally Posted by Pami

I definitely like the modern minimalistic without the eyes.

I love the one laying down too. Do you think it would be something people could choose their colors?
i think i would have some stock ones and also have clay on hand for people to 'order' their color. like, i would have a list of the clay colors available and have solid/marble options and matte and glossy i guess... or is that too many options?

Originally Posted by jean-ji

Renovia, you amaze me! First your trance music and now the cats. You are very talented and I love seeing (and hearing) your artistic sides. What else do you do? Amaze me some more.
lol thanks jean-ji. i have this artistic side that is just waiting to bust out and this teaching thing is holding me back
i would only consider myself a novice at most everything, but have a knack for not completely making things a disaster.....

this pic i painted after i dreamed about painting it, it's from a picture i have from las vegas.


this pic is just a close up of a section of the eiffel tower and the other is just a graphic painting of the paris balloon in las vegas


this is a charcoal drawing that i dreamed about doing...i think i saw the original at tjmaxx or something...


and this is a watercolor/acrylic painting i did of venice, that i used a pic as a basis from my first trip to venice and made up the rest...the frame is worth more than the pic...
 
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Originally Posted by ClaireBear

Aww thier so cute! How do you get thier coloring all swirley like that?
by marblizing the clay - basically taking how ever many colors you want to use and 'kinda' mixing them so they don't create a solid color.
 

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Originally Posted by Renovia
I love that one on the left especially! So much rhythm in it, and the slight looseness makes it much more interesting than the perfection of a photo could ever be... wonderful work!

And I love the cats, too -- and I agree, the lying-down kitty is the cutest one of all! When you're ready for orders, I'll take one in periwinkle blue and lime green!
 
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Originally Posted by CarolPetunia

I love that one on the left especially! So much rhythm in it, and the slight looseness makes it much more interesting than the perfection of a photo could ever be... wonderful work!

And I love the cats, too -- and I agree, the lying-down kitty is the cutest one of all! When you're ready for orders, I'll take one in periwinkle blue and lime green!
really, you really like the laying down one the best? I'll try a couple more today.
 
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so far, i have made a baby kitten scale of these sculpture in purple. I'll post a pic today. that was HARD! but really rewarding. so so far I can make .5oz kitties, 1oz, 1.5oz and 2 oz. those are all the smaller ones. the 8oz one I made is the large sculpture and it formed on aluminum framing.

so I can get a head start on the kinds and amounts of sculptures I'll list what everyone has suggested for combos...... and unless you stated a specific size, I'll assume was the 1.5oz size. this weekend i'll make the 'massager' size too.....

here are the combos, if you have another combo that you think would look really nice you can add it to the thread.

HOT PINK SOLID
PERIWINKLE/LIME GREEN MARBLE
LILAC/WHITE MARBLE


I won't post anymore in this until I get my etsy up and going and put an advert in the other forum.
 
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ok, it's up.....and i love my new pictures......i think these show off the colors way better.

 

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Those are so cool! I love the colors, especially the first one.
 

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Originally Posted by jean-ji

Renovia, you amaze me! First your trance music and now the cats. You are very talented and I love seeing (and hearing) your artistic sides. What else do you do? Amaze me some more.
What is this I hear.... trance music?
Must have missed that thread!!!!


EDM
 
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yup, i was asking for advice on how to improve my composition....

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Hey, I just had a thought for you: surgical gloves! If you wear nice tight surgical gloves while you make your sculptures, you won't have to worry about fingerprints in them!
 
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thanks - i'll try that. most polymer sculptures i've seen unless they are really high end have a little finger print marking on them....but i guess i want to be high end huh??>??????

gosh - i know i'm not going to be able to leave my job on this stuff but i wish i could just have one little ounce of AHA! to find something people actually need.

I guess i could make dog sculptures and see if they'd sell them at this haute-couture (sp) store in the old port......hmmmmmm

i made a patchwork kitty last night........very cool for a first try.
 
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