Polymer Clay Class last week

I took a class with a wonderful teacher and clay artist, 

Sophia from my local Las Vegas Polymer Clay Guild last week.  

She also does beautiful ceramic work. 

We learned to make a faux wood or bone technique and made pendant dolls. 

I had to be a little different and make my mouth 

with the sliced coffee stir stick we used for the eye indentations. 

She looked too sad with  a frown 

so I added the up turn spots 

and look she's a

Little Faux Wood Vampire Doll

for all those Twilight Fans out there.  

It was especially fun to make the wire coiled hair and the tiny earrings. 

This doll is 5 1/4" tall from the bail to the tip of her tooth shaped body.  

This is the first time I have ever used super soft sculpy as a base for beads too.  

It was a little difficult to keep it from getting lumpy 

when you cover the center with the sheets of the wood grain clay.  

All in all it was a really fun day with some new people I hadn't met 

and I would like to make more dolls with my own style.  

I have been dreaming up ideas for more faux wood pieces, beads...... very inspiring class. 

I am taking a few moments to think about all those gave their lives to preserve freedom,

something I never want to take for granted.  

Thank you to all those with loved ones in the military for your many sacrifices. 

I am off to mow the lawn before it gets too hot.

My dream mower- it's either this or I hire Chippendale's Men!

Our  friends Rick and Tanys are in town this weekend 

so I am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow night 

and having a chocolate-raspberry beer at the Yard House Brewery. 

Happy Memorial Day 

and I hope you all have a very safe and wonderful holiday week-end.