Most of the time when I get out the polymer clay, I use it to make things for the kids or to help them make things, usually animals or creatures of some kind. A few months ago I made this little pink Cape Cod style house. I think the girl must have asked for a house and wanted it to be ALL pink. I thought that would be strange without any other color for definition so I used thick pieces for the simple windows and doors and used the knife to give a little texture without overwhelming the small size. It might be an inch tall or so. After I made it I really liked it.
Today I decided I wanted to try making a few more. A light yellow ranch and a light green Cape joined the pink house—the colors of buttermints in a candy tin at my Aunt Ruth’s house around the holidays. I’m sure we had them at home too but for some reason I associate those candies with her house. I also made a gingerbread colored house modeled after the house across the street for our sweet neighbor, E. The kids were excited to give it to her this evening.
And a picture of the whole neighborhood.
I like to think this bears a certain resemblance to our own neighborhood. Not in colors particularly but in the simplicity and neatness of the little houses on our street. And perhaps a bit of the storybook quality of knowing all your neighbors, young and old, and having the children in and out of each others houses. I think with a little cultivation our little street will continue to grow in friendship through the years. I hope yours will too.
Tags: architecture, color, polymer clay
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From the Sculpey website: Polymer clay, if exposed to direct sunlight, will fade somewhat over time. Large sculptures, such as those used in gardens, should be sealed with Flecto Varathane to prevent deterioration.
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Those are precious! It makes me want to pull out all my sculpey and get to work.
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Well, it’s baked to 275°F. I’ll have to do some checking, maybe a little experiment.
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Just precious. Can polymer clay go outdoors? (maybe after being dipped in polyurethane?) I imagine these as part of a tiny fairy village tucked under a bush or in a garden, along with painted stones and some acorns and little mats of felted wool… :-)
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