So I received a sculpture commission this week from the same client who commissioned the Lionfish Mermaid. I want to do a full figure sculpt for him, it'll probably be about 6-8 inches high. Only problem is I have no idea what I'm going to sculpt right now. He doesn't want it until around Halloween so I have plenty of time (he lives in New Orleans and wants it shipped after hurricane season which is completely understandable). I've got a few ideas floating around in my head but nothing... Read Full Story

The Golden Age of Radio Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of radio programming lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until television's replacement of radio as the dominant home... Read Full Story

Now that I've had a couple days to recover from the art show it's time for a recap. I got to the show about 8am, signed in and dropped off Odin's Runesong for judging then headed over to my spot to set up. I have to say that I hate my canopy, it takes forever to set up and it's not as sturdy as I'd like. I got two folding tables for my booth and it became very clear that I need another one next time, I just didn't have quite enough room for everything. Since I do jewelry as well as... Read Full Story

The Norway Sidewalk Art Show is the largest art show in western Maine. Featuring over 100 artists, along with entertainers and food booths. It's a fun event for art lovers, families, and anyone else. Read Full Story

The wonderful thing about polymer clay is that you can create one of a kind sculpture with it but sometimes you might want to make copies of a sculpture. For that you need to make a mold and then cast in a material like resin, plaster, or porcelain. This lens is all about how to make molds from polymer clay (or any other sort of clay). Read Full Story

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Sculpting Tutorials Lenses about how to sculpt in any medium, polymer clay, water clay, wire, wood, or stone. Read Full Story

Paper Mache requires few tools, simple materials, and recycles old paper into art. Now we associate it with children's school projects but paper mache started out as and remains a medium for fine art. Read on to learn more about this great medium (and if you have kids this could be an art you can share and work on together). Read Full Story

Well I had been planning to write today about preparing for the Norway Sidewalk Art Show but I got a surprise in the mail today. A while ago I came across this Squidoo lens on these really cool designer plush animals called . I thought they were really cute and I left a comment saying so. The concept is great, they are cute, comical, plush animals with interchangeable magnetic eyes and mouths. Today when I checked my mail there was this package for me. I wasn't sure what it could be, I... Read Full Story

So I've recovered from the show, so now for the recap. Everything started around 9am Saturday, I arrived with a bunch of flowers to help decorate Janet's house. People started arriving almost as soon as we started. Along with the art we had some very yummy goodies, coffee cake, cookies, and limeade (that was a big hit). There was so much great art at the show this year, and a nice variety of mediums. We had oil, watercolor, and acrylic paintings, photography, metal sculpture, jewelry... Read Full Story