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Sharing: Materials and Supplies

2/5/2021

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This sculpture is made from New Zealand Clay body from Clayart center
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high fire wire on the legs of this spider: Clayart center
    In the Past I have found it so useful to read what other artists and craftspeople make and how they make it.
    So I thought I would share the materials I use and where I get them. It has not been easy to find everything I need to make this work and in some cases has taken years to establish where and how to do it. I order almost nothing online as I believe in keeping local stores open.

CLAY BODIES (cone 6)
1. English Grolleg Porcelain from Clayart center in Puyallip, WA:  
     -used for: Black and White works(like Seawomen series) 
​     -A easier to sculpt porcelain, but with a creamier look. Does not work well with China paints        because it doesn't vitrify at cone 6
2. New Zealand Porcelain From Clayart Center:
     -used for china painted sculpture
   - hard to sculpt, though more plastic than some other porcelains I have tried....and haven't   managed to make anything over 14 inches yet 
3. Newcomb & Soldate 60 (Laguna): I am just trying these two out for more traditional sculpting

GLAZES
MS-29 Laguna Clear:
I use only clear glaze. My favorite for years was an old coveted jug of pink glaze from Duncan. It probably had lead in it but it was beautiful and easy to use. I now use Black and White works(like Seawomen series) :. But it is chunky and grey going on so its hard to monitor the layers. It is reliable for use with high kaolin porcelain like New Zealand from Clayart center and can be bought in most ceramic stores.

COPPER
10 sizes of refer tube and wire: Home Depot (bulk ground wire and coils of refer tubing)and Ace hardware(smaller gauges)
Copper Sheet: .008 x 12x18 is size I used for most foliage. I bought the cutting tool and sheets(in 2 thicknesses) at Hobby Lobby.

ADHESIVES
2 part epoxy(not the gorilla kind)- HD or Ace
epoxy putty-HD or Ace
judikins diamond glaze-hobby lobby and michaels: use for knobs on insect legs
E6000- HD, Ace, Michaels, etc.

CHINA PAINTS
Estate sales, china painting expos, Maryland China

​OTHER
High fire Wire and Dremel Parts: I sometimes order from manufacturer or big distributors. I use the EZ lock 320 grit buffing wheels so order a lot at a time.





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Copper wire from Home Depot Bulk electrical, and Leaves from Hobby Lobby sheet copper
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Cockroaches at Tea

2/5/2021

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not quite done, they require some final touches. But soon they will be on their way to Texas!
    A friend and I were talking on the phone one night and we joked around about the insects I was making. She lives in Texas and cockroaches and cicadas are common there. Two Insects I don't see much living in Washington.
     I was telling her about the cicadas and their pupae I was crafting and didn't think would sell well-especially the Pupae!!!! She mentioned that cockroaches were certainly not a favorite. As we were talking I suggested the cockroaches would be more marketable 'having tea'. She immediatly ordered a set! It made me laugh!
​See it was marketable!!!! 
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    • Works in Progress in pics
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    • About the Artist >
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  • Portfolio
    • Crystalis 2022
    • Vera Flos 2021
    • Orchidea Imaginarium 2021
    • Tulipa Imaginarium 2021
    • Dutch Master Studies
    • FOREST SPIRITS 2018 mini show
    • RISE 2017
    • DARK FOREST Spring 2016
    • FORESTMEN Fall 2016
    • SEAWOMEN 2015
    • Post Apocolyptic Icons Fall 2011
    • REBIRTH 2009
    • series pre 2009
  • Gallery Shoppe