Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy

Breezydawndesigns.etsy.com

Who inspires you?
Probably my husband first and most of all. He has a more open creative mind than I do sometimes, helping me out when I’m stuck in a rut. I also have a very talented brother who is just the most amazing artist.

What inspires you?
Wow. Everything. I’m a vegetarian but I’ve photographed a slaughter house. It’s all about what’s beautiful in the moment. I’m a huge fan of artists like Brian Froud, H.R. Giger, and Amy Brown. I tend to be attracted to loud and brightly colored things. Every room in my house is a different color.

Where do you create?
I use to do all of my clay and beading in my living room on a t.v. tray. The living room is really dark so I used to use a LED head lamp to see my work. My bulbs never lasted that long. I always had a square imprint on my forhead and a strap line around my head. Once all of the roommates and guests got out, I planted my flag in a spare room and claimed it as my own. After gutting, tiling, and painting, I have a studio. I ended up with a great big wooden table from my grandmother that I use. It’s almost too big for the space but it can take one hell of a beating, so I decided to make the size work for me. I’m already running out of room, and I have no shelves for my books, but I love it.

How long have you been working with polymer clay?
I’ve been working with polymer for about a year. I was introduced to polymer clay by a friend of my mother in-law. I have a ton of her figures and every time we go out there I have to buy more. They’re so cute. I had been working with beads for the last five years so I thought I would try to make my own with this stuff. So I picked up a box of Sculpy Original white clay and never made a singel bead with it. Instead I made gargoyles. So I bought more and made feathered faces with it. I still haven’t done much with beads but I’m hooked anyways.