It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and instead of running around shopping, I’m enjoying a gray rainy Friday just writing and rambling.
In this SHARDS post, you’ll find:
- 1. An idea for my next eBook
- 2. A Black Friday commercial (well, a Gray Friday one)
- 3. A reward of a free air-dry clay technique demo
1. I’m thinking about air-dry clay. I started a book on this topic a couple of years ago and somehow let it lapse, but now I believe it’s time to make it into an eBook with videos, coming early next year.
I even have a cover and a title for the air-dry clay book (subject to change – like I said, this idea started a couple of years ago)!
What do you think? Would it make a good eBook with videos? It has unlimited possibilities for mixed media and fiber artists.The good thing about air-dry clay is that you don’t need a kiln, and many of the newer paper clays and polymer clays are very permanent and durable. And they even take beeswax!
So with all of this in mind, I’m going to give you a FREE SAMPLE of an easy air-dry clay process – a downloadable handout on how to transfer an image to a thin slab of air-dry clay.
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2. But first, you have to promise to read the following commercial and not just skip to the end. Here goes:
I’m teaching a brand new online workshop about Origami Kimono construction with a group called Mystic Springs Studios in their year-long Artwalk Alchemy 2020. The kimono workshop is cool. You will love it. And when you buy the Artwalk Alchemy 2020 subscription, you get my workshop plus 23 others that look good too. I know some of the other artists, including Anne Marie Fowler who heads the program, and the projects look intriguing.
Anyway, for this weekend only, you can get a discount on the ArtWalk Alchemy 2020 classes.
You can click on the image above to go to the class description, or just click HERE.
I’ll be around when the Art Walk classes start to answer your questions and give feedback, as well as post photos of your work – so save $10 and sign up now!
And while I am in commercial mode, you can shop for my three existing eBooks (the first two with videos) just to see how they work. All have great reviews, if I do say so my own self 🙂 Here they are:
Beeswax, Clay, Paper and Fiber Talismans – with videos!
Behind the Veil: Beeswax and Collage
The upcoming air-dry clay eBook should be a good addition to this collection.
END OF COMMERCIALS – START OF FREEBIE!
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3. Your free technique demo from the upcoming eBook – the photos below show an inkjet image printed on plain copier paper that has been transferred onto a thin slab of air-dry clay.
The second photo show the complete sample with more clay and mixed-media elements added.
Acrylic transfer on air-dry clay in progress
Completed sample – inkjet image transfer on air-dry clay with cold finishes
Here is all you need to do this image transfer technique – acrylic medium and air-dry clay (and an image, of course). I’ve given you two links to the products, but the materials are available at more than these two places. I have found that these two brands work best, but you can certainly experiment.
And here’s how:
4. BUT WAIT – THERE’S MORE!
If you’re interested in air-dry clay, regular clay, photos of clay, collages about clay, etc., etc., don’t forget to enter the Texas Clay 20/20 Vision juried show at the San Antonio Art League!! It’s the best entry fee on the planet – only $10. Here are the details:
The deadline is December 12th, so shake a leg if you want to win that $500 first place award!!
I read through to end. I won’t sign up for the year, theme first appeal to me. I will look forward to the new ebook on air dry clays. Love following you.
Barb, thanks – always so good to hear from you!
So excited for the new e-book next year
Me, too – now all I have to do is get going on it! ♥
Lyn, I listened to the Art Alchemy add. I was disappointed that there were no class descriptions, only photos of projects in a slide show. I really like your idea for an air dry clay ecourse. I would take that. Happy Holiday Season!
I’ll pass that along – you have a very good point.
Thanks!
I’m looking forward to the air dry clay book, Lyn!
Yes, do the book. I took Roses on my Table class from you a few years ago and loved working in air dry clay. (Was that the name of the class??). Now my granddaughter is 12, would be a fun to-do project.
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