Today: Buffy Riding A Unicorn.

Today: Buffy riding a unicorn.

This was another attempt from the big book of polymer mythical creatures. I used a wire armature for the first time, which meant I got to experience the joy of not realizing my proportions were off until 45 minutes worth of clay was stacked on top of it. Hence the awkward angle of the photo! He's really more giraffe than unicorn, as it turns out.

Super Sculpey, ~60 min.

Dayna came over again and we took a 20-minute break from our cookie-dough-and-Gilmore-Girls marathon to make Gumby and Pokey, because we figured it was just one step above making a snowman and a snake.

(Dayna whined a lot about how bad her horse was, but I think he's cute.)

Gumby, Super Sculpey and Sculpey III, ~20 min.

Since I'm getting ready to leave for a big trip on Monday, this little guy from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy seemed appropriate. This is Marvin from the most recent film adaptation. Trivia about Marvin: he's the inspiration for the name of a Radiohead song and he would never forget to bring a towel.

Actually, because of the aforementioned trip, he's probably the last figure you'll see from me for about three weeks. As soon as I get back, rest assured that they will continue! Don't panic.

Super Sculpey, ~60 min.

Three bees today, taking advantage of the lovely weather outside today. Tried Sculpey III for the first time and found it a little tough to mold, although the fact that it was firm enough to hold its shape was nice. Tried out a few different styles, too. Unsurprisingly, the Play-Doh bee (yellow and blue) looks terrible and wanted to fall apart, but it was really helpful to make more or less the same shape in three different media right after each other. If for no other reason than to reaffirm my undying love for Super Sculpey (<3!).

Play-Doh (yellow and blue), Super Sculpey (pink), and Sculpey III (black), ~50 min.

I was all stoked to pick up my first glazed piece only to find out my instructor is a lazy bum and didn't fire anything. Rats! But to make it up to us, he let us try the wheel today. This bowl/vase thing is the first thing I made. Not too bad for a first try, right? Well, I guess technically my first experience was the Pocahontas Pottery Wheel my parents got me as a kid (which I begged for, then discarded), but I'm willing to overlook that if you are.

This one is going to be a mug, I'm told:

Laguna, 2 hour class

Class today! I finished forming my vase (the one I posted sketches of last week), and now it's ready to be fired. I also glazed one of the trays I made the first week, but it hasn't gone to the kiln yet so it still looks pretty messy. The weirdest thing about glaze is that it comes out of the bottle a totally different color than it ends up. At the moment, my forest-green-and-brown vessel (I still haven't figured out what to use it for) looks red and gray. Weird! I took a few pictures, but I think I'll just post the before and after shots next week when I see the final result.

Laguna, 2 hour class