A couple of new-ish ACEOs (art cards, editions and originals)
These are made and baked on a playing card and then peeled away. They measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches and are slightly flexible, like rubber (but more fragile than that). The top one was made by cutting a slice of the rose cane while it was still fairly large and then rolling it thin to streeeeetch the pattern. They're both very shimmerry - I love the metallic clays, especially the white.
Etsy listings of these two are here and here.
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Etsy artists represented here are (in order from top left): tellurianarts, SnappyChic, tasteslikepurple, liamparkinson, amandakindregan, LaurenMinco, gSakura, dbca, jjbackman, time4coffee, quiltdee and dlkdesigns. Click their names to visit their fabulous etsy shops.
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We seem to be watching a lot of movies lately. To be honest, I only half watch them, because I in no way have the patience to sit through a movie without doing anything. So I clay or stamp or do some other crafty thing and only watch about half. Here are my ratings for my recent half-watching of movies.
PS I Love You: 6
I'm not a huge fan of the chick flick. It ended, and I thought, but wait, nothing has happened yet...
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium: 7
The shop owner was a cross between Willy Wonka and the mad hatter. I loved the idea of the movie, but thought it was somewhat dull.
The Golden Compass: 8
This had the feel, much like the Harry Potter movies, of being a movie made from every 20th page of a book, like there was a whole bunch missing. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it. I love Nicole Kidman and both of the children. I hope the sequel gets made, because I'm interested in the story. And I want to get the book.
Sweeney Todd: 9
It was gross, really gross, which of course is the fault of the story, not the movie. The costuming was wonderful. And the singing was brilliant. No big, brash, obnoxious, front, broadway voices. Good stuff. I loved the little kid. And this is the second movie in which I did not despise Johnny Depp, (The first was Chocolat.) Alan Rickman is beyond lovely. I may even watch this one again.
5 of swords, ace of staves, justice - all inverted - oy.
The Fool is mixed media tarot art. He (or is it she?) is made primarily of polymer clay, but also has wire limbs, a hand-sewn pouch of all his earthly belongings, and a jester's hat made of felt, stuffed with felt scraps and sewn with embroidery thread. The face is hand-sculpted and made metallic with embossing powder from the stamping supplies pile. The piece measures about 7 by 10 inches.
So, one down, 77 to go...
