I was SO happy to be back to sculpting in three dimensions after last week’s “meh” polymer clay painting.
Click on any of the photos for a closer look.
Meet Stuart. He’s made with a lot of translucent clay and I love how you can see the depth of his layers.
To learn why I’m making a dragon every week check out this post on Errol, dragon #1, for the details.
Stuart’s body is covered with Snowflake Jade cane from Kim Schlinke and Randee M. Ketzel’s Polymer Clay Gemstones: The Art of Deception
In the book they show you how to use the quite translucent cane slices over different colors of clay to make bangle bracelets. I love how they look so different when over white, green or gray cores.
Stuart’s wings are made from thinned out slices of bits trimmed off the end of the cane. I really liked how those ragged edges looked and wanted to preserve them.
The bottle he is hanging onto is the largest of the Tim Holtz Corked Vials
What’s in the bottle? That remains a mystery, but it looks sort of magical, doesn’t it?
Meanwhile, Stuart is living up to his name, stewarding the contents, whatever they may be.
If you’d like to keep up with my dragon creations this year, I’ve made a Thursday’s Dragon Pinterest board just for them.
Sweet! Amazing detail in such a tiny guy. Is he permanently attached to the bottle, or can he be lifted off it?
After baking he could be lifted off the bottle, but I was concerned about him getting dropped, so he’s super glued to the bottle.
Okay. Good thing he looks happy there!
Haha, yes! 🙂
Fabulous little guy. Love the coloring and the pose.
Thank you, Debbie!
Stunning work! Love the translucent wings and the raged, more like wavy edges are perfect! He’s a beautiful addition to your dragon collection.
Thank you, Nan! I really like how the wings came out, too.
This is exquisite, love the body with the different depths, perfect. Lovely work!
Thank you, Valerie! 🙂