Hilla Bushari Magical transfer papers - Use your own photos, transfer them onto paper & clay! FREE video tutorial

I met Hilla Bushari many years ago in a polymer clay guild event, back when we both started working with polymer clay (10 years ago? but who's counting :).
Since then each turned to her own path but from time to time we share knowledge and discuss polymer matters.

After sharing a great success with the “Cosmic Ceramic” tutorial, we talked again and realized we can work together but in a different way of sharing.

While I was working on my INKredible Polymer class using alcohol inks, I got several samples of Hilla’s printed transfer paper.
What will I tell you people! The colors, the beautiful patterns!
If you ever wanted any photo, print, logo or surface technique on your clay – these papers are at your service.

So I played with the papers, adding inks, stamps, laser transfers, stencils – anything goes!
Then I added some macramé knotting around it - loved the result.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking – placing a transferred image onto clay is using polymer mearly as a background medium and not as a role player; Well, you're right in a way, but sometimes it's just what we need!

How do you work with the papers?
Simple – either order blank papers and print them yourself (ink printer, not laser), OR, purchase one of her ready-made printed papers with endless beautiful designs.

Place the sheet face down on your rolled fimo clay, attach well, wait 20-30 minutes, release the paper and that’s it! Quick and easy!

Hilla’s transfer papers are currently made to work with Fimo clay brand only but I’m sure that in the future there will be a solution for other clay brands as well.

These papers are a wonderful solution to transfer your own drawings, patterns and even photos to the paper, print and transfer onto polymer clay.

Hilla's papers can be purchased in her Etsy shop -
https://www.etsy.com/shop/hillovely?section_id=17300711&ref=shopsection_leftnav_10

Here are some of my creations made with Hilla’s papers

You can see more on her process in the video included - 



 And another free video for Creating buttons - 



Thank you Hilla! :)

Polymeri Online 18.10.15 | Illustrating with polymer, 3D vase veneering, Rounded millefiori candy beads and Rusty horrors!

Great Halloween goodies!

Helena Bogosian is an award winning artist known for her 3-D clay illustrations. She is the creator of the popular Clay Quests series of puzzle books and her clay illustrations have been featured in books, magazines, posters, and websites. She is using polymer clay for her illustrations, which she sculpts and then digitally photographs. All preliminary sketches are done in clay as well.

Don't miss her clay animations videos.

www.helenabogosian.com

www.instagram.com/hbogosianart

Olga Perova is a polymer clay sculptor creating both jewellery in different techniques as well as figures with a character. Some of her large sized vases has a ceramic base which is covered with polymer clay. According to her Facebook page she is currently living in London.

www.instagram.com/olgaperova9977

https://www.facebook.com/olga.perova

Ju Lau Shtuki is an instagram find which I had difficulty finding more about. She is a polymer clay artist enjoying her time creating beautiful round beads made of tiny millefiori canes in lovely shades and colours. It seems like she is a seller of clay supplies in Russia but I couldn't understand much from the translation and photos in her gallery. Beautiful beads!

www.instagram.com/ju.lau.shtuki

Imge Celepci calls her art “Rusty Blonde Art”. What does this means? Does it have any connection to the fact that she is a beautiful blond lady who specializes on scary figurines sculpturing?

She is a painter, sculptor, singer, vegetarian, horror fan from Istanbul and her instagram gallery is full of known and un-known faces all bloddy and scared J perfect to Halloween!

Say hi to Johnny Depp and Chucky for me!

www.facebook.com/rustyblondeart

www.etsy.com/shop/rustyblonde

www.instagram.com/imgecelepci

Arrived! 6 New stencil designs - FREE Shipping!

I love to use stencils in my work.

Stencils are a great easy way to decorate and enhance your artwork and create eye-catching patterns onto your polymer clay, textile, wood, glass, card-making or one of your mixed media designs. They are so easier to work with.

6 NEW designs joined the existing 30 stencils - 

Symmetric patterns, dots, fashion theme, Paris theme, feathers, keys and more!

Stock is limited, only 12 arrived from each set, I am quite sure they will be sold out quickly!

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http://www.polypediaonlineexpress.com/product-category/tools/stencils/

* Look for the slightly different colored stencils - these are the new ones.

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 * Creations made with stencils, polymer clay and alcohol inks

Polymeri Online 11.10.15 | Peanut portraits, Grimoire polymer magic, Corpse Bride tutorial & Animals 'clay' Kingdom

In the spirit of the upcoming Halloween here is some holiday magic -

Steve Casino is a worldwide known artist who uses peanut shells to create his figurines.

You can imagine how much work (and patience) the creation of such an art piece takes. He mentions 20 hours only for the sculpturing, not including the preparing of the peanut.
You can see a glimpse into his process in his Facebook page and although I couldn't find a specific mention of polymer, after asking him about it he said he does. He is using our medium as a base colour (flesh) then placing in the oven for baking before painting.
In his story video he mentioned "wood filler" to smooth the peanut surface.
He also sculpts figures (foil armature) inside tins, boxes or other leftovers objects which get new life with his work.
I wonder who eats all the peanuts he takes out of the shells... I'm crazy about nuts :)
http://stevecasino.com
https://www.facebook.com/painterofnuts
https://instagram.com/stevecasino/


Valeria is the founder and designer of the "The Black Hen Grimoire"/ "Grimoire La poule noire" studio. The reason why the studio decided to take the name of medieval alchemical treatise about creation of magic artefact is that each work of "Grimoire" is not only decorative, it's also an attempt to make a person think about his/hers own place in the world of reality and fantasy.
Click to visit her site & Instagram gallery -

https://instagram.com/valeria.myrusso
http://www.valeria-myrusso.com

I love the Corpse Bride movie. SugarCharmShop (Tanja) YouTube channel is demonstrating Emily from the movie. The tutorial hypnotising! (as well as her soft voice)
Tanja is 24 years old, her education was a 'sales assistant' but currently she is a full time artist/YouTuber.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFlo4GRunW4&sns=em
http://www.scs-craft.blogspot.co.il
https://www.facebook.com/SugarCharmShop-395119180539914/

Another most talented sculpture is Snorky Club (Anna), a Russian artist specialising in beautiful animal figures sculpted in much details and amazing accuracy. Bears, Elephants, foxes, dogs and many more are in her personal cage free zoo!
https://instagram.com/snorky_anna
https://vk.com/snorkysclub