Miniatures Inspiration

Working with clay in my pottery class got me thinking about the polymer clays I have but never really use. While at work one day the idea popped into my head to use the polymer clay to create a miniature gingerbread house. I figured other people probably have already done this, so I did a search and found this adorable example below by PetitPlatbySk_.

As I said, I have polymer clays, but I really don’t have a good grasp on manipulation, so I turned to youtube. I love how you can find multiple tutorials on how to do just about everything there. This is extremely helpful for visual learners like myself.

Looking around youtube I did find several helpful videos on how to work with polymer clay in making miniatures. If you’ve spent anytime on Etsy, you’re bound to have come across all the wonderful miniatures that people create. Here is a video I came across that shows an amazing selection of miniature food items. Seriously, you have to watch it, you will not believe that most of these foods are fake and could actually sit cozily on the pad of your finger.

Watching these videos I’m very inspired to make some miniature items myself. Unfortunately it seems my clay might be too old. I understand that you sometimes have to work with polymers to warm them up, but they shouldn’t be so hard and crumbly that they hurt your hands. I just read if this happens, it might be that your clay has partially prepared itself by getting too hot or even being in direct sunlight for too long.

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If you are interested in miniatures at all let me recommend going to a miniatures expo. I’ve been to the Tom Bishop Miniature’s show a few times and it is so inspiring. I remember carrying around my sketchbook, filling it with notes the whole time.

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Cassie Marie is a local artist who is working on redoing her doll house as part of her MFA studies. I’ve been intrigued following along as she works on the remodel. The photography could often be mistaken for a real home remodel.