Laura Griffin Designs

I wanted to share some more local talent. The below piece was given to me by Sandy Williams, another North Texas Polymer Clay Guild member. I just love the fresh colors & lined texture of the heart! Sandy used some tapestry techniques she learned from our recent Carol Zilliacus workshop on this…and I just love the way the piece turned out. Thanks Sandy for the wonderful gift!!!

I wanted to share an image of a pendant I commissioned from one of my fellow NTPCG (clay guild) members. Lynda Evans is an extremely talented polymer clay artist. It’s amazing to think her specialty actually lies in sculpting, not jewelry! I just fell in love with this pendant, though, the first time I saw it so I had to have her make one to call my own.

Tonight I received a copy of Crafts n’ Things Magazine in the mail. They recently purchased The Rubber Stamper Magazine & Paper Made Easy and will be featuring more rubber-stamped projects in the future.

When I turned it over, I was totally surprised to find a full page advertisement for Sculpey polymer clay featuring a project I designed for them earlier this year! I had no idea when the project was going to be used.

I believe this doggie diner is sold at Petsmart & is perfect for altering. The “DOG” letters were stamped into a piece of clay the shape of a bone & antiqued with acrylic paints after the piece was baked. I used a Sculpey mold to create the miniature dog dish, fire hydrant, & bone beads that were strung around the entire piece. This is a super fun & easy project for anyone who might want to dabble in polymer clay. Click below for a larger image.

In October, I hosted a workshop with polymer clay artist Carol Zilliacus for the North Texas Polymer Clay guild. Over the last 15 years or so, Carol has created a number of clay techniques and is probably best known for her “tapestry” work. I am particularly drawn to her fine art canvases in clay. You can see some of them here.

The workshop focused on bead-making & below is a necklace I created during the weekend. I love the color combo but don’t really own a thing to wear with it! *LOL* It’s time to go shopping!

I made this polymer clay mosaic from a basic wooden craft frame. It was inspired by the work of Laurie Mika (a wonderful polymer clay artist specializing in tiled pieces). You can see her work here. The outer black & white tiles are ceramic which I grouted with black grout. The inner pieces are all hand-made from polymer clay and were painted with Primary Elements made by LuminArte. The wings were made using a Barbara McGuire stamp & the heart was fashioned from polymer clay as well.