clay figurine

[roxanne_mc]

This is very cool.. It reminds me of early pre-columbian art, and the expression on her face is excellent!
Will you glaze or paint this piece?
Or leave her as is?
rox

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[Shriner]

cute - do you make lots of these? it would be cool to see a ton of these in the same place at once

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[Ruth]

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My guardian angel, and boy, is she P***ed at me! I've put her through a lot! http://www.wetcanvas.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
Self-hardening clay, approx. 3" high

[sandge]

Originally posted by Shriner:
it would be cool to see a ton of these in the same place at once

Yes, kinda like Antony Gormley's Field (http://www.stroom.nl/engels/archive/korpresentationsfield.html) . It also makes me think of a chess piece and whether it would be interesting to do an alternative chess set of different figures.

Great job, Ruth! http://www.wetcanvas.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

sandra

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[This message has been edited by sandrafletcher (edited February 11, 2001).]

[Ruth]

Thank y'all! Roxanne, this is painted with three shades of tan latex house paint and a sponge to give it that "ancient" look. Shriner and Sandra, I made five of these and gave one to each woman in my Monday Night Dinner Club for Christmas. That was the end of it. Never got back to doing anything else, and the lump of clay has hardened. Oh, well. http://www.wetcanvas.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Ruth

[roxanne_mc]

wow...so just tinted..
I am curious about the type of clay your using can you tell me some details about it?
Rox

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[Ruth]

Roxanne, it's called "Marblex", and it feels just like the clay I used to make ceramics with. There are no instructions on the box about firing it, though. It just says that dried pieces are not waterproof.

R.