Monday, July 26, 2010

All ready for Christmas

Christine and Company





This little snowgirl is all ready for Christmas. She's even got her little kitty all decked out. She's got snowflakes and Christmas lights dangling from her knitted hat, and her kitty has one to match. At the moment she's contemplating where she wants to hang her Christmas wreath.

Christine and Co. were created by me, Kim Owens, using my own handmade paper clay. Once cured the piece was first coated with a layer of Gesso and then handpainted using acrylic paint. Chalks and oils were used to create shadows and highlights, and finally the entire piece was antiqued to bring out all the details. Lastly, the entire piece was coated with a satin finish sealer to protect the finish and keep the colors vibrant for years to come. Christine's Christmas lights and eyes were created using custom colored, or hand painted polymer clay.

Christine and Co. was created in my smoke free studio in sunny California. She stands 11 inches tall by 7 inches deep and will come to you signed, dated and ready for display.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

New for Christmas

Frostella




Frostella the snow white kitty is all ready for the Christmas festivities. She's sporting her brightly colored hat and scarf while she's perched atop her brightly colored Christmas bell. She's even got her own Christmas wreath hanging from the tip of her tail.

Frostella was created using my own handmade paper clay. Once cured she was painted using acrylic paint. Chalks and oils were used to create shadows and highlights and finally she was antiqued to bring out all her details. She was then coated with a satin sealer to protect the paint and keep the colors vibrant for years to come. Frostella's Christmas lights were created using custom colored polymer clay.

Frostella was created by me, Kim Owens, in my smoke free studio in sunny California. She stands 12 inches tall by 6 inches deep and will come to you signed, dated and ready for display.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Another Whimsical Woofer

Bernie




Bernie, the whimsical St. Bernard is all ready for his Christmas photo with the family! He's wearing his reindeer antlers and everything!

Bernie was created by me, Kim Owens, using my own handmade paper clay. Once cured he was hand painted using acrylic paint. He was then chalked and oiled to create highlights and shadows and then antiqued to bring out all the details. Finally Bernie was sealed with a satin sealer to protect the paint and keep the colors vibrant for years to come. Bernie's antlers and Christmas lights were created with custom colored polymer clay. Small rusty bells hang from his antlers as well.

Bernie was created in my smoke free studio in sunny California. He stands 6 inches tall, 6 inches wide and 7 inches deep and will come to you signed, dated and ready for display.

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Friday, July 16, 2010

A new addition to the Folk Art Family,

Uh Oh, Fido!



Fido is so excited, he just finished decorating before his person gets home from work and now he's hopped up on his person's favorite chair waiting for the big reveal. He's so happy he can hardly wait for his person!

Fido was created by me, Kim Owens, using my own handmade paper clay along with custom colored polymer clay for the christmas lights. Once cured, Fido was painted with acrylic paint. Chalks and oils were used to create shadows and highlights and add personality, and then antiqued to bring out all the details. Finally Fido was sealed with a satin sealer to protect the finish and keep the colors vibrant for years to come.

Fido stands 5 inches tall by 5 inches wide and will come to you signed, dated and ready for display.

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