Clay Creatures
A sculptor’s discusses her creations
Photo by Rachel O’Rear
February 2, 2018
“Feathered Squirrel” Clay, fake fur, feathers, paint, wire, aluminum foil, and cotton batting.
“Horned Blue Creature” Clay, fake fur, feathers, paint, wire, aluminum foil, and cotton batting.
“Giant Spider” Clay, fake fur, paint, wire, aluminum foil, and cotton batting.
“Marzipan” Clay, fake fur, paint, wire, aluminum foil, cotton batting, and chalk pastel.
“Pink Pixie” Fake fur, clay, rhinestone, paint, wire, aluminum foil, cotton batting, and chalk pastel.
“Creepy Doll” Clay, doll hair, fabric, rhinestone, paint, wire, aluminum foil, cotton batting, and chalk pastel.
“Lizard Head” Clay, aluminum foil, paint, and chalk pastel.
I began to really gain interest in sculpting about four years ago. In the beginning, I used small packs of oven bake clay, then changed to air dry clay, and now I use a higher quality oven bake clay. After the clay is hardened, I attach wire to it, use cotton batting to form the body, and finally glue fur on it to make it come to life. These projects can take two days using air dry clay and one day if you use the oven bake clay. The finished product tends to mostly be creatures of some kind with an assortment of different kinds of fur. While the process of making any sculpture can be pretty frustrating, it ends up to be pretty rewarding as well.
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