A Polymer Clay Artist Close to my Heart!

It is my pleasure and honor to feature Sandy Prenzi of Sandy's Creations in Clay today!!  She is most definitely a polymer clay artist close to my heart... She is my mom!! :)  I have always been inspired by her artwork and her creativity. When I was little, I remember that she always had a sketch pad with her, she would draw while my brothers and I would play.  All of her drawings were whimsical and sweet.  There was always something creative going on in our house throughout the years!  In fact, encouraging my artistic creativity, my mom and dad bought me my first box of clay when I was about six years old.  I must have made a great big mess because my mom was also the first one to take the clay away from me!  LOL!!  But clay became a BIG part of both of our lives anyway!! My mom and I created lots of things together and dabbled in all kinds of different crafts... One of which was dough art, and at Christmas time we had such fun creating ornaments.  As my own kids were growing up, the tradition continued and we would all sit around the table, enjoying each other while creating wonderful ornaments together.  Those ornaments still hang on our Christmas trees every year! I have many that my mom made and I love them all!  Those are fun memories, and I do believe that was the beginning of both of our sculpting addictions!  

Several years ago, my mom was inspired by all the beautiful masks she saw while walking through the many wonderful shops during her trip to Italy, and she began creating Masked Faces out of Polymer clay not long after that. In May of 2010 she opened her Etsy Shop: Sandy's Creations in Clay ~ where she has a wonderful selection of her Masked Faces, a series of Red Hat Pins, some sweet little Critter Sculptures with great big eyes, her wonderful Fairy Dwelling sculptures and much more.  She loves creating with polymer clay and continues to add new and unique handmade polymer clay creations to her shop all the time.  Here are some of her beautiful items... And you can also click on the link above to visit her Etsy Shop.

Green and Bronze Masked Lady

Red Hat Pin

Fairy House

Please Read Me A Bedtime Story

Thank you Mom, for your inspiration!!!  :)

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Wishing you a beautiful day!!   
~Trina

Happy Easter!!

** Wishing you a Happy Easter!!!** 

... A wonderful, blessed day 
with family and friends,
sunshine and good food!!
And...

May your spring be filled 

with sunshine and happiness too!

Duck Painting Easter Eggs 

Bunny Painting Easter Eggs

Click here to read a "Story of the Easter Egg":  http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/holidays-seasons/easter-egg-history

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you always, for your visits and your comments! 

~Trina

Best Flexible Molds by Penni Jo

It is my pleasure to feature Best Flexible Molds by Penni Jo today.  For anyone who is looking for flexible molds to use for their polymer clay artwork, visit Penni Jo's website ~ It is a great place to shop!  There is a wonderful variety, from roses and doves to teddy bears and angels and much more.  There are tutorials on the site and even a video on "How to Use the Flexible Molds".  Click on the image below to visit the website:

 

I love her slogan:  "Push in Clay ~ Pull out Art"

You can also visit Penni Jo's Etsy Shop, Clay Lady's Original Designs, she has a nice selection of her flexible molds there as well.  Click on the image of her Hummingbird Mold, below, to visit her Etsy Shop:

I really enjoyed reading about how Penni Jo's artwork in clay began!!  Here is a bit about it, taken from her Etsy profle.

In Penni Jo's words:

"From childhood, I have loved art and have spent decades creating beautiful and intricate things. Since 1981, after discovering the oven baked clay called Fimo, I have been ‘playing in clay’ better known as sculpting. This new clay was a pleasure to use and the results are consistently delightful. Eventually I settled in on using this clay to make miniatures, doll house accessories, 1/12th scale hobby horses, carousel horses, children and teddy bears. I also began teaching classes at miniature conventions and was on the steering committees of two Miniature Conventions held here in Oklahoma City."

"The teddy bears grew to be my favorite line to sculpt and I soon began to expand the look of the tiny bears, putting them in settings and active poses, clothing them in costumes from many time frames. Southern and Summer Belle are from the Civil war period. Puddle Jumper is from the 50’s, Smokey’s Nephew is from the 60’s, and Gotta Try Again is from the 40’s. Eventually the teddy bears gained a following and evolved into the PenniBears, my own signature line."

 

In 1989, after seeing Penni Jo's work, Gary Clinton, president and CEO of United Design Corporation in Noble OK, called her and offered her a position as a designer/sculptor.

Click HERE to read about the exciting 'journey in Clay' that Penni Jo embarked upon after she accepted the position as a designer/sculptor...  You can also see Penni Jo's beautiful clay creations at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennijo/

Penni Jo says:  "Life is Good"!!!  I love that... Life IS Good!!  :)

Etsy Finds Friday - Mystic Reflections

It's *♥*Etsy Finds Friday*♥*
...And it's April Fools Day, But NO Foolin' here, 
this polymer clay artist IS AWESOME!

Today I am featuring the wonderful

Polymer Clay Sculptures

created by:
Caralyn Edwards
Mystic Reflections

Tawny Myxie Sculpture

Ember Myxie Sculpture

~* Here's what the Artist says about her Sculptures *~

All of my Myxies are handmade, one of a kind pieces. Each one is delicately hand-crafted from polymer clay. My sculptures can take several hours to create. After baking each sculpture, I hand-paint details on the face and wings. I craft a special set of wings for each Myxie and design an outfit that fits their personality. My sculptures vary slightly in size, but are approximately 4-6 inches in size.

Sculpting is a hobby I really enjoy. I hope you enjoy my art as much as I enjoy making it. Please feel free to check out my other artwork on my website at:  www.mysticreflections.com

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Be sure to check Caralyn's Etsy Shop at: MysticReflections!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for stopping by for my Etsy Finds Friday post!!  Please stay tuned for next Friday's Find... It could be YOU! :)   Happy Friday!!   ~Trina