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Inchies and Inspiration

I recently moved and it seemed like forever before I was unpacked and organized enough to get back to my clay.  I received my list for the PCA Retreat monthly swap just at the right time to motivate me to get those last boxes sorted.

This month we were tasked with making inchies that incorporated color and geometry.   I'll admit that the concept of an inchie is was new to me.  After a quick Google search I determined it was exactly as it sounded.

Colorful is a bit of a challenge for me,  as I prefer earthiness and my clay work lately has been steampunk.  The phrase colorful geometry kept bringing Piet Mondrian's abstract work to mind, so I decided to use it for my inspiration.

These tiles were done with Kato clay and covered with Modge Podge Dimensional Glue.

Vintage Key Necklace

One of the great things about being a part of different art groups and participating in challenges is the amazing wealth of resources that are shared.  This week I combined two great tutorials, Rugged Beauty Art Beads class with Marlene Brady from Polymer Clay Adventure Retreat and Polymer Clay Faux Patina Vintage Keys and Feathers Necklace by Ilsya and Kira at Polymer Clay TV to create a vintage style necklace.

While I'm not completely satisfied with the way it turned out, the process itself was a great learning experience and my head is filled with wonderful ideas for future projects using techniques from each tutorial, and isn't that the whole point?

 Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -Scott Adams

Experimenting with alcohol inks

Continuing to work with alcohol inks and one thing I have definitely learned is that I will need gloves and a clear work space. I am much too clumsy and had my hands dyed a lovely shade of blue this weekend. Thankfully I had plenty of Clorox wipes on hand and while they aren't the most gentle thing to use on your hands, they are effective for removing those stains. I used the blue and green from the Ranger Adirondack Brights on a white Premo tile I had baked.

Originally I created a Zentangle with micron pens, but in the process of trying to add color I smudged it.  So I sanded it down and decided to cover what I couldn't sand off with the alcohol inks.  Once the tile was "inked" I decided that it had a deep sea vibe to it and thought that an octopus bail would be cool.  I went with it, and this was the result.