Howdy-hi, folks! This week’s TAD prompt is “Sculpture”. It would be awesome to try my hand at pottery but that’s something I don’t see myself doing anytime soon. While I might not have potter’s wheel there are other ways to do sculpture type art. A few months back I found inspiration from The Apple Street Cottage blog author working with polymer clay making Christmas ornaments. Naturally, I wanted to try this and following her general guides, I am happy to share with you a few of my test ornaments.
I have a two other different test ornament with a more intricate design. They are nearly finished but didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped. That’s okay, it taught me how the clay and the cookie mold worked together. I couldn’t get the mold to release easily which messed up the details or it didn’t make quite a good impression on some parts of the design. I need to figure this out before I can pass my home-made crafts on. Once I get the kinks figured out, I will share the how-tos hopefully before the holiday season arrives. I had a small amount of polymer clay left over from the four ornaments I cut out and instead of reserving it for another time, I got the idea of turning it into a ladybug trinket.
I suppose if I stretch it a wee bit then I can say my trinket is a sculpture, right? I really enjoyed this experiment with the polymer clay. I may invest more time doing other things with it after I get my Christmas ornaments made for the upcoming holiday season. There’s appears to be a lot you can do with this clay.
It’s quite relaxing and awe-inspiring to watch potters turn a block of clay into a beautiful decorative piece or something functional.
This week’s Thankful Thursday include gratitude for the changing seasons with the return of fall. Today’s forecast is calling for a high of 68º with sunny skies and an overnight low in the mid-40s. It’s going to be a cool start for our Friday but I’m not complaining.
I’m thankful for sweatpants and fleece jackets. Two articles of clothing I will be wearing this weekend for sure.
I’m thankful for hot beverages, especially pumpkin pie latte. I bought a new coffee syrup brand that we plan to try out tonight or tomorrow and I’m really excited.
I thankful that with my pumpkin pie latte we can enjoy the new cake recipe I tried at DH’s request. Hopefully, I can get a photo of the cake for you.
I’m thankful that I noticed an email from HBO Max with an offer of 6-months at the price of 3-months (expires on Sept. 26th. Hurry now if you want to take advantage of the deal!). We’ve been curious about the streaming service but the price of $15 per month has kept us at bay. This promotion was enough incentive for us to subscribe.
Frequently by the time I get to this point of the week, I’m wiped out and find difficult to get my brain cells cooperating to use Kat Bouska’s weekly prompts. She has some great ones, too. It’s just me. As luck would have it, inspiration struck almost instantly. I’ll be honest with you, I prepared a poem to serve as a spontaneous double feature for Kat’s creative writing slot as well as for Eugi’s (link below) poetry expression. What happened next surprised me when I came up with another poem using Kat’s prompt, ‘miss’.
I hope you enjoyed the pottery vids and my so-called sculpture. ‘m heading over to Rain’s Garden to browse the gallery of artistry but before I go I want to share with you an oldie that’s new to me by Al Stewart “Songs Out of Clay” off his 1972 album, Orange. If you’d like to read the lyrics, you’ll find them here. Have a doodletastic day! X💋X💋, Cathy
