Make a Folk Art Bunny with Air Dry Clay or Paper Mache
This folk art bunny figurine was fast and easy to make with DAS Modeling Clay. It sits on a pre-made wooden base from the DIY store. Great gift idea!
Air-Dry Clay Projects
Reef Fish Made with DIY Air Dry Clay
Rex Winn recently showed us his delightful school of reef fish on the Daily Sculptors Page, and today he shows us how he made … Read more
Make a Pearlscale Goldfish with Smooth Air Dry Clay
We have a real treat today. Sarah West agreed to show us how she made the beautiful goldfish that she posted on the Daily … Read more
Ginger, the Whimsical Paper Mache Zebra
Today we have a guest post by Barbara Corak, who made a zebra wall hanging to go with the other Africa-themed decor in her home. … Read more
Woodland Baby Mobile
What fun – a hand-made baby mobile with cute little woodland creatures, made with air dry clay. Our good friend Eileen Gallagher designed it and … Read more
Make a Great Blue Heron Sculpture with Air Dry Clay and Apoxie Sculpt
Today we have a guest post from Kelly Richard, who shows us how she made this Great Blue Heron. You can see from the progress … Read more
Snowy Owl – Adding Feathers with Paper Mache Clay
I posted the pattern for my paper mache clay snowy owl a few weeks ago, and in that post the video shows you how … Read more
Paper Mache Raccoon Part 4 – New Toes, Shop Towel Mache, and Corn Starch Paste
https://youtu.be/BiuzEblH964 You’re probably starting to wonder if I’m ever going to finish this silly raccoon – but I am, I promise! There just seems to … Read more
How Diann Made Her Whimsical “Once in a Blue Moon” Sculpture
In a recent comment on this blog, Diann McDonald showed us several of her sculptures, including this one. Because we get a lot of … Read more
Making a Box Turtle With Air Dry Clay
This little box turtle’s shell was first made with blue shop towels and paper mache paste. Then I added a layer of newspaper and paste, … Read more
“Please Read With Me” Chair – Guest Post
[symple_box color=”yellow” text_align=”left” width=”100%” float=”none”] Today we have a guest post by Rita Coffern, who agreed to show us how she built her adorable chair … Read more
Painting a Snow Leopard Mask
This snow leopard mask was a fun weekend project. Since I was having some problems with my Sony Movie Studio program, I think the video … Read more
Sculpt a Wild Man Face with Jonni’s Air-Dry Clay
It was fun to sculpt this wild man face, using a combination of techniques borrowed from both my mask book and my doll book. By … Read more
Baby Animal Doll Book is Done!
Well, my book has been officially available on amazon.com for almost a week now, but there is still a slight snag. There’s a problem with … Read more
Rhino is Done, plus Recommended Books for Surface Decorations
The Indian rhino that I made last month, using plaster cloth and my new air dry clay recipe, is now finished. She was coated with … Read more
DIY Air Dry Clay Recipe, with Gram Measurements
How to make air dry clay – my famous “silky-smooth” DIY recipe has become one of the most popular art recipes on my website. Use it to create permanent, strong, long-lasting sculptures.
How the Raven Armature was Made
Today someone asked me how the raven armature was built, because that part of the project was left out of the previous videos. As you … Read more
Adding Home-Made Air-Dry Clay to the Indian Rhino
I’ve been working about an hour a day for almost a week now to get the Indian rhino covered with the air-dry clay. Now all … Read more
Indian Rhino, Plaster Cloth over Wet Clay Experiment
I took a bit of time off from my book-writing job to begin an adult Indian Rhino. Not a life-sized one, but still pretty big. … Read more
Adding Sculpt Nouveau Iron Coating to the Raven Sculpture
The raven got its iron coat yesterday, and now it really does look like it was made out of cast iron. I think it turned … Read more
Raven Sculpture Made with New Air-Dry Clay Recipe
A few days ago I posted a video and recipe with my new air-dry clay recipe. This video shows you how the new clay looks … Read more
