Hi Ladies, Have you ever started doing something you enjoy and then find that you've spent way too much time on it and you are way behind on the regular but boring stuff that needs to be done? It's already Friday and I've got nothing much done this week. I really marvel at how time flies past. I've been sitting here in my son's room spreading out all my crafting stuff and having a great time. Life is all about having a great time right? Maybe wrong, but who cares.
I just figured out that I had a couple of boxes of epoxy clay (used for fixing sanitary ware) leftover from my last sculpting attempt. I somehow believed that I had run out of them, now that I found them I started to mix the clay and start sculpting some figures on pots and plastic cans that I found around me. I had seen a couple of clay work on Pinterest and my fingers were itching to try them out, I just couldn't wait, this had to be done before the inspiration evaporated.
I decided to do was a small one at first, It was almost lunch time and I had to cook. This was a dove and it wasn't too tricky I thought. The work looked simple and easy but since my pot was small the work required so much detail and got a bit tricky. Maybe I should have done it some other way. However, after I finished the work I realized that I had mixed way too much clay. The plan initially was to make a bigger relief work, but the pots I had were really tiny and I had to down size the design.
Now that I had more clay I didn't want to waste it, as this clay stays usable only for a few hours. I found a plastic container which I could use as a planter. I decided to sculpt a face on this one, I guessed that since the surface was smooth I could work with it easily. I chose a smiling face as my subject, a smile found very interesting. I wasn't sure if I could really get the exact look I desired but it was worth a try. These are what I consider practice session. Hence, I went ahead and sculpted the face, half way through the work I found that the clay I had wasn't sufficient to finish this design. I had to mix some more clay, you get the drift, right?
I had some clay left over from the previous work, now I chose a round pot and sculpt another face on it. The expression here was was bit cheeky but I wanted to try it. Time slipped by as I enjoyed my afternoon listening to music and some podcasts which were lined up on my watch later list. The music and the fun of working on these delicate relief works kept me so engrossed in my work that I didn't know how time flew by. Nonetheless, I still had a little bit of clay still left.
Why waste clay when you can make something useful from it? Its not my style to waste anything, I am actually a hoarder but I go by the name of recycler. So I made this birdie. The experience of creating something is like a drink to an alcoholic, here I said it, I am addicted to crafting and sculpting. I had put away all my crafting stuff since I need to keep myself away from these activities which require me to sit upright for hours in one position as it hurts my back. Today I've been sitting for hours and my back is already stiff and sore, sometimes I feel I just ask for trouble even if trouble stays far from me.
Nonetheless, today has been a day of fun, I have had a wonderful time listening to music and doing the things I enjoy doing. Sculpting isn't my specialty, I don't have the tools needed for this kind of craft. What are fingers for, I used them to smooth out the curves and carve out the shapes. Now, I wait impatiently for the work to dry up before I can sand out the rough edges and paint this stuff. I guess I will go metallic when it comes to faces and birds. I really don't know how this will turn out, it's all what my mind desires at that particular moment.
Art is a very emotional thing, colors are so connected to emotions as well. Creativity is again a deeply personal and emotional act. Some designs just speak to your soul than others, its not that others are bad or not so great, but because only specific things appeal to that unique person that you are. Likewise what attracts you may not attract others.
Tell me in the comments if any of these designs I created appeals to you and why. Do you enjoy sculpting or creating stuff from scratch? What is your hobby?
