Blog Move - I struggled to get this one working the way I want it.

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I mostly work with Genesis heat set paints.   When your painting your sculpture, if you are not satisfied with an area, it wipes clean. The paints do not dry without a heat source (baking).

Why I love them even more - this palette has not been washed and has been sitting out for 7 months! these paints never dry out --  my palette stays how it is with my color mixtures.  I do not like washing paint palettes - love the genesis!

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Here is a picture of Mr. Jim the Snowman.  I actually finished him the day it was snowing here.  When I was done, I put him by the window -- I think he was happy watching the snow. 

This was my first paper clay air dry project.  I would like to sculpt a fairy using this clay, however since this clay is somewhat unfamiliar to me, my first project was this snowman.   I think I will start on Mrs. Snowman very soon so that he has some company.  <P>

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I am frequently asked about my tools. Here are some photo's of what I use.

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What a wonderful day today.  Met with two other artists and learned so much.  Up until today I was quite a solo artist.  Mostly due to the fact that I worked a full time job.  Any remaining time in my schedule (which was very little) was spent creating my sculptures (no social life LOL).

Life can be challenging when you try to find time for your artwork and also work full time.  At this point in time today, I am not working full time so I have the opportunity (and time) to explore. 

I am truly in awe of the pieces of artwork I saw today.  Although much differant from my type of sculpting, the professional creativity I saw today was most inspiring and ever so humbling.  I am waiting for some of my skills to catch up with what I see in my visions and creative mind. I bought some new sculpting tools this week HA! maybe that will help. 

Thanks so much gals - it was a wondeful day! Can't wait for the next visit. Um, maybe we can do sleepovers???? .  LOLOLOL!   just thought I would throw that out there.  Perhaps an Art Pajama Party maybe?? yes? no? 

Tiny sculpted babies have a hold on me again.   I have finished a couple more super cute ones.   They are sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!  I just can't stop making them.  Their cute little faces and bobbly little heads are once again fascinating me and making me giggle.  I will probably maintain this focus on the babies for the next few weeks or throughout the month of February.   

In my newsletter I mentioned that I am sculpting with air dry paper clay.   I have created a snowman, in fact a  large snowman (11" tall -- picstures to come soon).  He is a proud looking dude of a snowman.  I named him Mr. Jim.  I am now thinking Mr. Jim the Snowman needs a lady friend. So my next air dry clay project is to make Mr. Jim a happy fellow and give him the companionship of a snow women.   I use these type of projects in between my usual sculpts to breathe some fresh air into my artwork -- and  try differant mediums and create something new and differant.   I will be anxious to display Mr. Jim and his sweetheart soon!

Tomorrow I am off on a little field trip to see another artist friend. I will get back to my babies tomorrow evening.

Thank you all for visiting here.  I am very excited. I still am not sure how this blogginng works, but hope to get some help with that tomorrow.   I am visiting everyone's posts and art blogs and WOW... ohhhh boy ohhhh boy, so much yummy creativity! I am truly amazed and truly humbled - the work out there is so inspiring, my eyes are wide open and this is going to be so much fun! thanks agian for visiting. hmmm, all your guys' blogs look so nice and filled with luscious graphics, I want mine to look like that too - will work on this!

"It's too cold for my babies" - snow is on the ground but the sun is out now. Hoping it will melt it all away.  I mean it looks pretty out there, but I feel like I am in a freezer.    I would like to take pictures of my little babies - outdoor lighting is my preferred choice.  Why do I feel like bad for my little babies when I bring them outside in the cold to take their pictures?  LOL I even talk to them and say things like "we are almost done, hang in there".  Is something wrong with me.   HA!

An artist's struggle.  I seem to eat in a hurry, excercise in a hurry, shop in a hurry.  I must get back to my artists chair quickly because I have ideas that must be acted upon.   I look over at a bag of my mixed up, lumpy bag of clay - images my dairy aire resembling a lumpy bag of clay spooked me ---  time to hit the treadmill before I begin my artwork for the day. 

I finally have a blog.   

Bravenet seems to be a wonderful service and I am now using two of their features. I hope you like green. Green is my favorite color so that is why my blog is green.

I will do my best to update my blog. I am not much of a writer and never have been....  but I will do my best to get used to this  --- and try to post here regulary. 

I want to thank all of my buyers for becoming owners of my artwork.  When I create my pieces and they are finished, they truly are dear to my heart -- each and everyone one of them.  I recently had someone email me and ask me "how can I stand to part with my creations".   Sometimes I do get attached to my work.  Especially the little babies and elves.  I spend a good deal of time with them, paint their faces, bring them to life ... and then I name them. Whey they leave for their new home, I feel like their "mama". LOL. sounds silly, but sometimes it does tug at my heart to package them up in bubble wrap, put them in a box, and drop them off at the post office.

I anxiously await to hear about their arrival and the welcoming into their new home.  It's crazy -- LOL, I know --  they are inanimate objects (but have so much life in them in many ways).  Their little faces look up at me and I just feel their personalities.  So call me koo-koo - HA! do you know any artists in history that weren't just a little koo-koo!

I receive so many wonderful emails about my artwork and I want to thank everyone for such kind words.  You really make this alot of fun!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back to visit again.

D.Lynne - you can call me Denise or Lynne - either one works!

You keep doing this and you will eventually become a master at it. You will have a greater effect using less energy. You will invent things that are uniquely yours and it will be your responsibility to pass that on at some point. But just when, as now, you think you have it all figured out, another wall at another level will come down and you will begin to grow anew."  -- Author Unknown