My Etsy Store Is Open!!!!

Hello lovelies!!!

I'm happy to announce the opening of my Etsy store, Panoptic Empyrean!  Please check it out, more items will be added all the time. 

In other news, check out the progress on my Raven Man:

Raven Man

Hello lovelies! 

I'm currently working on a paperclay sculpture/doll piece.  I'm going to try to keep the wings capable of rotating in the finished piece.  I began the body and then decided to experiment with adding black paint to the clay on the wings.  It gave a nice chalky effect.  I think I might give him a vest and perhaps a hat or a crown.  Over the next few days I'll be sure to post more photos of my progress.  Hopefully by the time I'm done with him the store will be running! 

I'll be building up the lower body with more clay.  I wasn't sure about how to connect the wings and so I had to sort of feel things out.  My husband gave me the idea of doing a series of angels in this basic way.  I CAN'T WAIT!!  Once Raven Man is fully sculpted, I'll be sealing him, painting him and then sealing him again.  ...I've found that adding paint to unfinished paperclay makes the clay soft and details are lost. 

Gift for a friend

A dear friend of mine had all sorts of exciting life changes, and so I wanted to make her a gift.  Sculpture had always been my most beloved medium, yet I hadn't been able to sculpt in over 5 or 6 years.  In fact, before her, I had stopped doing any sort of art.  She encouraged me to start again, and look at how far I've come!  One of her favorite characters of all time is Loki the god of mischief.  I did a paper clay sculpture of him for her, and since she received it in the mail today I can now post it on my blog!