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This website is dedicated to teaching Polymer Clay Art, Miniatures, Sculpting, Loving LEXX, graphic arts and writing fiction. |
This is my eldest son, his wife and sons. |
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NoraJean.com/Blog: A new blog for a new life. 04-29-09 NoraJean Design Blog: Random nattering about the artistic process. Offsite links: My You-Tube / ClayAlley/ Flickr / GlassAttic/ JimCollins / PCC / PCPolyZine/ LinkTV |
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| Mini Scenes: 06-30-09: I've been resurrecting photos from 1999. No captions yet. With GeoCities axing a couple of old websites these pictures have been in storage. My life is like an archeological dig as of late. These four sections are part of "Welcome back Jen" an artist in Austin, TX, with whom I've been swapping stuff for a decade. | |||||||||||||||
Dworkin,
1999:
Here is one of my first sculptures and it was for Jen of Austin TX. She used
to play Everquest and this was a character she had created. Using a picture
that she sent to me I sculpted this Gnome and surprised my own self with some
of the tricks I fell over. Check out how his face is sculpted. For those who
don't want to mash away at clay to get a certain look, put balls of clay down
and then lay skin clay over it and smooth it on the balls. Do that as an
alternate to putting balls of flesh colored clay on a blank face.So check it out for some ancient clay history for my sculpting journey. Jen says with all her moves he is still in one piece. Cool. |
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![]() Jen Doll 1999 JenDoll's debut, hanging out in the Japan Room movie set. |
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1/4th scale Mr. Mousie lives there with four mice of his own. 1999 |
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A clay lady sculpture with flowers in a hinged chicken egg. 1999 Even though it's only inside of an egg shell it is still a mini scene. |
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06-27-09:
"The
words 'vision, paradise and suitcase' were mentioned in my clay group. Well,
all ya gotta do is mention something even vaguely beachy (paradise) and I start breathing heavy." Michele Holly, aka Luny, put together a page on wonderful things to do with tins. Do check it out. |
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06-23-09:
Travel Kit Idea for Elayne:This time of year ClayMates are hitting the road for vacation. The topic of a traveling kit was brought up by Elayne at CITY-o-Clay. I threw a page together to show her, and y'all, that a metal lunch box works just fine. |
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06-20-09:
Summer
Solstice eve 2009: ClayMates: You know I've been going through a big
re-org. Below is an explanation of why I've been MIA at CITY-o-Clay. I share
this because the worst is over and there's good times ahead.
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06-03-09:
Blends - An overview of the use of blends. How to do blends by hand,
Jelly Roll Blend with sheet/stripes or snakes/dots, inverting a blend for
the "natasha banana" effect, Tiger and Leopard and Oh My! |
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| 06-02-09: Sometimes when I'm not able to clay I read and there's some more books I'd like to recommend. Effinger's "When Gravity Fails", K.W. Jetter's "Noir", and a trilogy by Tim Powers. Check out their pages below. | |||||||||||||||
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-- Harlan Ellison on When Gravity Fails |
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K.W.
Jeter - Noir: "The book is set in the Pacific Fringe – the only
remaining industrialised part of the world – in a society where free market
capitalism holds absolute sway. Even the dead, including the hero's wife,
can be brought back to life as slave labour if they fail to meet their
financial obligations. The internet has evolved radically so that emails can
be seen fluttering around the recipient and pestering for attention, while
strange online sexual experiences can be had through electronic surrogates
called prowlers." |
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Tim Powers
Last Call |
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Check
Monthly Highlights
for an overview of 2009. Check the links on the top of that page for
earlier years.
Screen shots from former Epson albums. Post to CITY-o-Clay regarding these photo gallery pages. |
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| Highlights vs The Tute List for an explanation of how the Monthly Highlights are organized differently than the Tutorial List. | |||||||||||||||
| Saying "Solly" a short story written in 2006, for a collection called "If it's not one thing, it's your mother". Since there's been no word of this short story collection being sold to a publisher I'm sharing my contribution in the Bonsai Trailer Court. | |||||||||||||||
![]() For more tutorials on making mini food visit The Diner with Kaiko Fatima and her Mom, Dad and God Mother. To read more about these characters visit the Bonsai Trailer Court. |
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18 new CITY lists in less than a month. It's amazing, it's MAGIC! |
"Thoughts after one Month" A ramble voted as a "keeper". |
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01-16-07: The Webcam Demos are on hold. Check out the YouTube videos made of the avi files caught during past webcam demos. |
CITY-o-Clay was the first polymer clay and miniature Yahoo Group to have live
interactive webcam demos that were free, 2-3 days a week for a couple of years.
These are chronicled in the Demo Stuff and
Biz-Archive Demo sections,
scroll down to the bottom of that page.
All the Webcam demos were group efforts. As I worked the clay and provided links in chat, volunteers would capture screen shots, save demo chat logs, snag avi files. I added digital pictures afterward. My thanks to all the volunteers who have helped over the years. |
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"Don't dream it, be it." Been a fan for over 30 years.
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The Atlantic Paranormal Society
Polymer Clay Art and
Miniatures
Do your bit. Go Green. |
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What's New
Monthly Highlights since 8/2003 Combo Tutes: New and Old Stuff | The Official Clay Vendor for |
The First Three Years - Biz-Archive NJ Archive 1997 - 1999 . | |||||||||||||