July 27th, 2006
I was so busy working with ceramics and polymer clays, I forgot just how fun the painting was. Fortunately, being away from my studio gave me a chance to replenish my interest. I found that my style has changed a lot. So, it felt like the time that I should start publishing some of my work.
This one above is actually a mixed media work that I created during my trip.
I painted this one specifically for the header image of crebro. It was time for a little make-up.
This one is my most recent work. I just can’t stop painting 
July 22nd, 2006
After a long time, I finally found a chance to work with polymer clay. Since we are currently redecorating our bedroom, I thought of this golden switch plate to go with the newly painted hot red walls.
As the base color, translucent, fimo’s metallic white or sculpey’s pearl white can be used. I preferred the translucent white. I rolled the clay to 1mm thickness.
After placing the golden leaf on the rolled clay sheet, I used a hand roller to elongate the clay sheet and golden leaf combination. Using a baking sheet as seen in the picture helps here.
The rolling forms crack lines and helps the golden leaf to merge with the clay. You can adjust the crack sizes by changing the pressure you apply while hand rolling.
The next step is to cover the switch plate with the clay. The key point here is not to leave any air pockets between the clay and the plate. Lastly, I suggest using a coat of varnish after baking and cooling. This will increase the durability of the golden leaf.
A very simple but elegant looking switch plate…
July 16th, 2006
After a long, Mediterranean vacation, I am back in the blogging world. Surely I missed posting, reading others…There is so much catch up with. For more than two months, I didn’t have my polymer clays with me. Naturally I couldn’t work with ceramics either. But I was able to create a few drawings and illustrations. The one I am posting here is a mixture of acrylic paint and paper, inspired by, of course, the Mediterranean coast.
