Saturday, August 31, 2013

Back to work!!

Oh, what a long, long, long (long) summer it was, chock full of trying to keep a 9-year-old from getting bored and lethargic.  Needless to say, not much got done in the studio... lol   But, as happens every year, school's back in session and I'm back to work doing what I love the most!   Here are a few samples of things I've been working on lately:





The last two are photos of my prototypes for this year's Christmas ornaments - can't wait to have a whole wall of them ready and waiting for the holiday show season!  These are made out of polymer clay and aluminum flashing, but I'm also thinking about trying a few with wooden hearts.  The initial creative process is so much fun for me - once I get the overall design and materials nailed down it's mostly just a matter of production line assembly (which for me is FAR more enjoyable than sitting in a cubicle!), but the real creative energy comes at this beginning point, when everything is still possible.