Helping a Friend

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My friend has a son who is building a Pinewood derby car to race in Scouts.  They are both Minecraft fans and built the body of the car with a stair stepped shape.  They asked me to make small Character Heads to set on each level of the car to look like driver and passengers.  I was informed the characters I created here are called Steve, Creeper and Notch.  I hope they like them, since I almost went blind painting them.  It took me about 5 hours and was very tedious.  I thought they turned out pretty cool.  Thanks for checking them out. 

Santa for Sale!

Here is the first Gourd Santa that I completed. He is created from a "bowling pin" shaped gourd. I sculpted his face from air dry clay and meticulously created each of the toys in the basket on his back. The pop gun is carved from wood with a frail little string. The cork is created from a tiny piece of wood. The drum was constructed from cardboard and laced with string. The other items in his basket are each hand sculpted from clay. His beard is Lambs Wool. I spent a lot of time on this guy and I will be sad to see him go. I have put this Santa up for sale on Etsy. If I charged for my labor and love I put into him, nobody could afford him. Be that as it may, he is for sale at a very reasonable price. Please head over to Etsy and check him out. He's ready for the perfect place in your home or would make an awesome gift for that special person. He truly is One of a Kind!! Thanks for checking him out! My seller name on Etsy is "TomsHolidayTreasures".

Santa Finds a New Home

Well, I finally got this guy done and he found a new home. I especially love the way the little dog pull toy turned out. He has so many little details that were fun for me to sculpt. I sculpted his face, the doll, teddy bear, dog pull toy, apples and oranges all from clay. The tiny ship in his basket was done from wood, and I spent a lot of time painting everything. I added a touch of irredescent glitter to give him that magical look. Of course, not all little boys and girls are good, so for good measure, he is packing switches for the parents to keep them in line. Hope you enjoy seeing him as much as I enjoyed sculpting him.

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Hanging Out.

I finally completed these two projects.  They were my first two holiday ornaments and have become sort of a labor of love.  I will hate to see the Valentine guy go, but everything IS FOR SALE.  I think he has a cool vintage feel to him and came together well.  I always love the vintage man in the moon stuff too.  Stay tuned...lots of new ideas coming to the table.  I will attempt to do some sculpting with gourds next.  They really are a cool media to use with the clay.  Thanks always for stopping by. 

One off the Paint Table

Well, I finally finished painting my first project.  I am really pleased with how this guy turned out.  He really reminds me of those vintage "man in the moon" images from way back when.  This is my first time using the German Glass Glitter and learned a little more about how to apply it.  Hopefully it is uphill from this one.  I was challanged a little bit making him.  I finished the little moon and star that will come in to play on a later project.  Looking forward to this weekend to get some more stuff painted.  Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Cigars get lit

Well I finished up some details with the sculpting of my pieces and finally started painting some items.  The only two things I got completely done were the two little cigars.  They appear to be lit and they were lots of fun to make.  I think they look pretty convincing.  Just one more coat of sealer and they can find a home.

Finishing Touches

Okay, so I got to work on my firecracker guy and sculpted him some hands and positoned them with wires to be holding his ears.  Still playing with doing some sort of base for him or possibly extending his body to be taller.  I will add clay to his arms tomorrow.

A friend at work has been admiring my clay sculpted cigar that I keep on my computer.  Everyone tries to pick it up because they think someone left a lit cigar sitting there.  I did two with remnants of clay.

As promised, I gave my "man in the moon" guy a nice top hat.  He seems to like it a lot.

The little "chicken basket" gets a handle too with hanging easter egg like the vintage one that inspired the work.  It is gonna be neat.  Now to tackle something that will be holding it.

Here's the whole gang waiting to meet the paintbrush.  I need to quit my job.  Haha.