Comments on: Meet Polymer Clay Doll Artist Bonnie Jones http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/ "Make What You Love... Love What You Make!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phaedrakat http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-50260 Phaedrakat Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:54:51 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-50260 @<a href="#comment-50222">Elizabeth K.</a>: Nice to see you commenting again...been missing you! I'm sorry that such a raging flu ruined your return from holiday; sure hope you get completely back to your old self soon! Take care, Kat (Gianna) :D @Elizabeth K.: Nice to see you commenting again…been missing you! I’m sorry that such a raging flu ruined your return from holiday; sure hope you get completely back to your old self soon!
Take care, Kat (Gianna) :D

]]> By: Elizabeth K. http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-50222 Elizabeth K. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:16:21 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-50222 Hi Cindy and all, well this disscusion on Sculpting is right up my ally so to speak. I havent been here in a while , but am still enjoying the vidoes. I love Bonnies work so beautiful. A good book for beginners is by Maureen Carlson, "Fairies Gnomes and Trolls". Available at Amazon, I think. There are straight forward pics of how toos, including working in aluminium foil as Bonnie says. This is the way I do it, plus wire when it is needed. I have been doll making for about 8yrs, but am nowhere near the category of Bonnie, but love it just the same. I have been to a lot of workshops on this subject, and when we have American Tutors come out to Australia, I have been lucky enough to go to a few. A great person that does the Apoxie Clay is Sherry Goshon, and when she was out here about 2006 we all went to her workshops. Why I love to be here with Cindy, is because we learn new things all the time, so interesting. As Bonnie says when you retire or any time at all, have something you are passionate about, then there is never enough time in the day, and you always have things in your mind that you are just Gonna do!. At this moment I am quite a bit behind with my Cindy work, as had a holiday in Perth, the other side of Australia in May, came back to 7 weeks of a raging flu that there is is an epidemic of at the moment in our Winter, but am on the right side of it, and well again and will be getting back to speed soon. So keep up the good work and , maybe Cindy can find out more to give us her take on sculptures, as I m sure with here great imagination she will. Bye for now love to all Elizabeth K. Hi Cindy and all,
well this disscusion on Sculpting is right up my ally so to speak. I havent been here in a while , but am still enjoying the vidoes.
I love Bonnies work so beautiful.
A good book for beginners is by Maureen Carlson, “Fairies Gnomes and Trolls”.
Available at Amazon, I think.
There are straight forward pics of how toos, including working in aluminium foil as Bonnie says.
This is the way I do it, plus wire when it is needed.
I have been doll making for about 8yrs, but am nowhere near the category of Bonnie, but love it just the same.
I have been to a lot of workshops on this subject, and when we have American Tutors come out to Australia, I have been lucky enough to go to a few. A great person that does the Apoxie Clay
is Sherry Goshon, and when she was out here about 2006 we all went to her workshops.
Why I love to be here with Cindy, is because we learn new things all the time, so interesting. As Bonnie says when you retire or any time at all, have something you are passionate about, then there is never enough time in the day, and you always have things in your mind that you are just Gonna do!. At this moment I am quite a bit behind with my Cindy work, as had a holiday in Perth, the other side of Australia in May, came back to 7 weeks of a raging flu that there is is an epidemic of at the moment in our Winter, but am on the right side of it, and well again and will be getting back to speed soon.
So keep up the good work and , maybe Cindy can find out more to give us her take on sculptures, as I m sure with here great imagination she will. Bye for now
love to all
Elizabeth K.

]]> By: Bonnie Jones http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49616 Bonnie Jones Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:13:29 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49616 Hi Cindy: Have not visited your site in quite awhile...and I should, because I always learn something. Taking life easy and sculpting most of the time. I do it more for my pleasure now rather than worrying about will the public buy what I sculpt, although I still put my figures up for sale. It is in my blood and I am most happy when I am in my studio with good music playiing. I was 75 this past May and my husband and I have been blessed in our retirement. So, I tell everyone, have something you are passionate about when you retire. Hope you and your family are well....I must return more often. Bonnie Hi Cindy:
Have not visited your site in quite awhile…and I should, because I always learn something.

Taking life easy and sculpting most of the time. I do it more for my pleasure now rather than worrying about will the public buy what I sculpt, although I still put my figures up for sale. It is in my blood and I am most happy when I am in my studio with good music playiing. I was 75 this past May and my husband and I have been blessed in our retirement. So, I tell everyone, have something you are passionate about when you retire.

Hope you and your family are well….I must return more often.
Bonnie

]]> By: Bonnie Jones http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49615 Bonnie Jones Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:04:43 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49615 John: you might try making a head armature from aluminum foil. Look at a picture of a skull and make the indentations in the foil for the eyes, mouth, etc. You can press the foil until it is hard as a rock but light in weight. Smooth it out with your hands and you might try wrapping it with white flora tape which stretches and will stick to the foil. Cover the entire armature with a layer of clay and place your eyes in the sockets and bake. Continue with layers of clay and baking between each layer. You Tube has lots of videos showing how to sculpt a head...which would probably be a big help. Have you thought of using Creative paper clay?? It is an air dry clay and you could use it the same as I stated above...it is also very light weight; but, you will have to paint it. John: you might try making a head armature from aluminum foil. Look at a picture of a skull and make the indentations in the foil for the eyes, mouth, etc. You can press the foil until it is hard as a rock but light in weight. Smooth it out with your hands and you might try wrapping it with white flora tape which stretches and will stick to the foil. Cover the entire armature with a layer of clay and place your eyes in the sockets and bake. Continue with layers of clay and baking between each layer. You Tube has lots of videos showing how to sculpt a head…which would probably be a big help.

Have you thought of using Creative paper clay?? It is an air dry clay and you could use it the same as I stated above…it is also very light weight; but, you will have to paint it.

]]> By: John C http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49614 John C Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:40:30 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49614 Hi Bonnie & Cindy: I have used several armatures, Copper tubing with Paper ball insert, this last time I just used a pipe 10" high and worked the clay around it, I thought I had the answer then again it fell apart. My feeling is the clay is just so dense and heavy that it does not stick together that well no matter how hard I work it. It may be good for smaller projects with intricate wire armatures but heads I don't think so!! However, maybe the baking the layers like you mention might also work. John Hi Bonnie & Cindy:

I have used several armatures, Copper tubing with Paper ball insert, this last time I just used a pipe 10″ high and worked the clay around it, I thought I had the answer then again it fell apart. My feeling is the clay is just so dense and heavy that it does not stick together that well no matter how hard I work it. It may be good for smaller projects with intricate wire armatures but heads I don’t think so!! However, maybe the baking the layers like you mention might also work.

John

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Sculpted Iris Beads http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49453 Cindy Lietz@Sculpted Iris Beads Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:51:23 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49453 @<a href="#comment-49302">Bonnie Jones</a>: Bonnie, how nice to see you pop in again! I've missed you! Thank you so much for helping out John like that! Sculpting larger objects like heads and dolls is really your expertise and not mine, so having you come to help like that is a real pleasure for me and a lifesaver for others. So thanks again! What have you been up to lately? Making any beautiful dolls? @Bonnie Jones: Bonnie, how nice to see you pop in again! I’ve missed you! Thank you so much for helping out John like that! Sculpting larger objects like heads and dolls is really your expertise and not mine, so having you come to help like that is a real pleasure for me and a lifesaver for others. So thanks again! What have you been up to lately? Making any beautiful dolls?

]]> By: Bonnie Jones http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49302 Bonnie Jones Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49302 John, it has been years since I used anything Sculpey to sculpt. But, if I remember right, the Original Sculpey is probably not as strong as Super Sculpey. I would be interested to know what you are using as an armature. When you sculpt something as large as a life size head, you should be sculpting in layers and baking between layers so the layers will bake all the way through. You don't want unbaked clay in your project or in the future it will eat into the baked clay and you work will fall apart. I am not sure I have helped much, but answer me back and maybe I can give you more tips. John, it has been years since I used anything Sculpey to sculpt. But, if I remember right, the Original Sculpey is probably not as strong as Super Sculpey. I would be interested to know what you are using as an armature. When you sculpt something as large as a life size head, you should be sculpting in layers and baking between layers so the layers will bake all the way through. You don’t want unbaked clay in your project or in the future it will eat into the baked clay and you work will fall apart. I am not sure I have helped much, but answer me back and maybe I can give you more tips.

]]> By: John C http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49287 John C Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:16:20 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-49287 I am using Original Sculpey oven bake clay to try and do life size heads, but the clay gets too heavy and falls apart. I am using an armature, but sections keep falling apart overnight, chin, full front face, etc Is this the wrong clay for this type of sculpting. I am a beginner? Thanks, John I am using Original Sculpey oven bake clay to try and do life size heads, but the clay gets too heavy and falls apart. I am using an armature, but sections keep falling apart overnight, chin, full front face, etc Is this the wrong clay for this type of sculpting. I am a beginner?
Thanks,

John

]]> By: Hanne http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-26272 Hanne Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:58:48 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-26272 Bonnie, you have an amazing imagination! Such diversity! Thank you for the inspiration! Bonnie, you have an amazing imagination! Such diversity! Thank you for the inspiration!

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Basics http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-2390 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Bead Basics Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:21:23 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-doll-artist-bonnie-jones/97/#comment-2390 Maybe you'll be able to start selling some of your beads and jewelry so you won't need a second job! If you were able to offset the cost a little your husband would be able to relax a little. Pst... if your husband is involved a little with the process he might get excited about it too! Get him to invent you a new way of sanding... or if he fishes, get him to learn how to make fishing lures with polymer clay... whatever works to make him happy will make you happy too! <em>Cindy Lietz's last blog post..<a href='http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/fimo-clay-premo-sculpey-cane-making-sculpting/180/' rel="nofollow">Fimo Clay, Premo, Sculpey - Which is Best for Cane Making + Sculpting</a></em> Maybe you’ll be able to start selling some of your beads and jewelry so you won’t need a second job! If you were able to offset the cost a little your husband would be able to relax a little.

Pst… if your husband is involved a little with the process he might get excited about it too! Get him to invent you a new way of sanding… or if he fishes, get him to learn how to make fishing lures with polymer clay… whatever works to make him happy will make you happy too!

Cindy Lietz’s last blog post..Fimo Clay, Premo, Sculpey – Which is Best for Cane Making + Sculpting

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