Mini Menagerie

Author: Lynn Allingham
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781784944599
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Pop a penguin in your handbag, take an elephant on holiday or chill out on the sofa with a sloth. With these tiny polymer clay projects you can have fun with these adorable animals no matter what size your home is. Including a gorgeous giraffe, cute cat, sweet swan and fabulous flamingo, the projects have clear step-by-step instructions that will ensure your miniature creatures are perfectly formed. The stunning photographs and extensive techniques section will show you everything you need to know to embark on these intricate projects. AUTHOR: Lynn Allingham has been making miniatures for nearly 10 years. It all began when her sister Steff handed her a bag of clay and said: "See what you can do with that." Lynn now has an Etsy shop called Tuckshop, selling miniatures and has written for Making Jewellery and The Dolls' House Magazine. She is also the author of Making Mini Food, also published by GMC Publications. Lynn's work has also been shown on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice on BBC Two. Lynn lives in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. 740 colour photographs SALES POINTS: * 20 adorably tiny polymer clay creatures to make * Suitable for all skill levels with step-by-step instructions and a techniques section * From the author of the very successful Making Mini Food

Creating Life-Like Animals in Polymer Clay

Author: Katherine Dewey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440321957
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Enchanting, exquisitely detailed and full of personality, Katherine Dewey's animal sculptures delight all who see them. With the friendly medium of polymer clay and the step-by-step instructions in this book, you can achieve the same magical results! Inside, Katherine leads you through then utterly charming projects, such as a sweet little bluebird, a basset hound and a white-tailed fawn. And that's just the start! The "Making Changes" chapter will help you create your own original animal creations by changing poses, making realistic bases, and even modeling your animals to look like bronze, fade and other materials.

Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay

Author: Katherine Dewey
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 0770434657
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Katherine Dewey's expressive and elegantly detailed sculptures enchant all who see them. With the magical medium of polymer clay and this book, you can follow in her footsteps. Thorough instructions supported by more than 400 step-by-step color photos and 200 detailed drawings cover the entire process of sculpting realistic figures, from selecting clay and gathering essential tools to the basics of modeling the human figure, to incorporating poses, facial expressions, ethnic and gender subtleties, costumes, and painted finishing touches. Easy-to-read maps of the figure illustrate the landmarks of the body, while scale diagrams indicate the simple shapes hidden within the human form, as well as how to combine and model those shapes. For anyone who loves fantasy, romance, nature—or sophisticated crafting—this book is a must-have.

Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls

Author: Maureen Carlson
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581808209
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Welcome to the world of the Faerie Folk Create an idyllic, polymer-clay world filled with fairies, playful sprites, clever gnomes and elves, wise wizards and misunderstood trolls. Whether you are new to polymer clay, or looking to improve your skills, Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls offers everything you need to unlock the characters in your imagination and bring the magic of the fairy to life. Inside you'll find 15 complete projects, including: Isa Rosalia, the flower fairy Dray Van Elm, the elf king Broogen Bogge, the rock troll Ophelia Lilliana, the sprite With an introduction to polymer clay techniques, a complete section on creating polymer clay figures, plenty of tips for working with clay and personalizing your projects, as well as variation projects for many of the characters, Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls is packed with everything you need to create your own fantasy world!

Making Mini Food

Author: Lynn Allingham
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781784943660
Category : Food in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Now you can indulge in your love for pizza, cake, burgers and ice cream without putting on any weight! With these sumptuous miniature polymer clay food projects you can enjoy all of your favorite treats without any guilt at all. 30 polymer clay miniature projects clear step-by-step instructions beautiful photography includes an extensive techniques section Making Mini Food includes projects are split into three sections based on experience level, and an extensive primer on tools and techniques will tell you everything you need to know to embark on creating these adorable, intricate projects.

Here Be Dragons: The Cf Sculpture Series Book

Author: Christi Friesen
Publisher: Don't Eat Any Bugs
ISBN: 9780988732919
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
With detailed step-by-step pictures and engaging instructions, making dragon focal beads, pins and sculptures has never been more fun! You will learn techniques such as how to add pearls, stone, glass beads and even crystals to bring your dragons to the next level.This book will charm you with humorous dialogue, creative suggestions, interesting asides, lavish pictures, and even a few dragon personality profiles . More than just a project book, it s fun!"

Tactical Biopolitics

Author: Beatriz Da Costa
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262514915
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 535

Book Description
Scientists, scholars, and artists consider the political significance of recent advances in the biological sciences. Popular culture in this “biological century” seems to feed on proliferating fears, anxieties, and hopes around the life sciences at a time when such basic concepts as scientific truth, race and gender identity, and the human itself are destabilized in the public eye. Tactical Biopolitics suggests that the political challenges at the intersection of life, science, and art are best addressed through a combination of artistic intervention, critical theorizing, and reflective practices. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, contributions to this volume focus on the political significance of recent advances in the biological sciences and explore the possibility of public participation in scientific discourse, drawing on research and practice in art, biology, critical theory, anthropology, and cultural studies. After framing the subject in terms of both biology and art, Tactical Biopolitics discusses such topics as race and genetics (with contributions from leading biologists Richard Lewontin and Richard Levins); feminist bioscience; the politics of scientific expertise; bioart and the public sphere (with an essay by artist Claire Pentecost); activism and public health (with an essay by Treatment Action Group co-founder Mark Harrington); biosecurity after 9/11 (with essays by artists' collective Critical Art Ensemble and anthropologist Paul Rabinow); and human-animal interaction (with a framing essay by cultural theorist Donna Haraway). Contributors Gaymon Bennett, Larry Carbone, Karen Cardozo, Gary Cass, Beatriz da Costa, Oron Catts, Gabriella Coleman, Critical Art Ensemble, Gwen D'Arcangelis, Troy Duster, Donna Haraway, Mark Harrington, Jens Hauser, Kathy High, Fatimah Jackson, Gwyneth Jones, Jonathan King, Richard Levins, Richard Lewontin, Rachel Mayeri, Sherie McDonald, Claire Pentecost, Kavita Philip, Paul Rabinow, Banu Subramanian, subRosa, Abha Sur, Samir Sur, Jacqueline Stevens, Eugene Thacker, Paul Vanouse, Ionat Zurr

Fantasy Creatures in Clay

Author: Neal Deschain
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1440336725
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Sculpt fascinating creatures! Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here! Inside you will learn simple techniques for creating realistic individual parts of fantasy creatures. Wings, horns and bodies--everything is covered here. Then you will discover innovative ways for assembling those parts to form characters straight from your imagination! From start to finish, you'll learn everything from brainstorming creature ideas to making the armature and building the body with clay to baking and mounting the creature onto a base. Everything you need to know to build your very own mythological menagerie! So immerse yourself in these easy-to-learn demonstrations and practice the skills necessary to create realistic wings, paws, scales, fur, facial expressions, poses and so much more! • 65 step-by-step demonstrations • Create a sculpture from start to finish • Stunning galleries of finished sculptures, including dragons, a steampunk bird, a fiery dog and more

Clay Creation Workshop

Author: Maureen Carlson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781440336355
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
From well-dressed dolls to mermaids and fairies, from cute kittens to prideful lions, from cupcakes to beads and bling, you'll create to your heart's content! | Make all kinds of fantastic clay creations with lightweight, air-dry clay. With Clay Creation Workshop's simple to follow instructions, you'll have a whole world of fun! Using super lightweight, air-dry clay (and focusing on a handful of simple shapes), you'll create an entire world of people, animals, scenes and more. From well-dressed dolls to mermaids and fairies, from cute kittens to prideful lions, from cupcakes to beads and bling, you'll create to your heart's content! 20+ step-by-step clay projects for figures, such as mermaids, fairies and dolls, and dress them up with dozens of outfits, crazy and creative hairstyles and accessories. 20+ step-by-step clay projects for animals, ranging from the everyday cats and dogs to exotic penguins and giraffes. Uses inexpensive lightweight, air-dry clay that is easy to maintain and comes in a wide variety of colours.

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Author: Donna J. Haraway
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351399233
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
One of the founders of the posthumanities, Donna J. Haraway is professor in the History of Consciousness program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Author of many books and widely read essays, including the now-classic essay "The Cyborg Manifesto," she received the J.D. Bernal Prize in 2000, a lifetime achievement award from the Society for Social Studies in Science. Thyrza Nicholas Goodeve is a professor of Art History at the School of Visual Arts.