Sandy Beaches and Sandy Art

      Last week I went on vacation to Ocean City with my gal and some of her family.  Because of this I neglected posting on my blog for over a week.  It was an amazing time, walking on the board walk, eating junk food, playing in the arcades and winning some prizes for my special little lady, and going to the beach and swimming in the ocean for hours.

     Before I went on the trip I told my self I would do work everyday, but I was having so much fun I never really got the chance. However art is found in all forms and I do got a little something to show.
One day while on the beach, the day I got sunburn, I decided that instead of spending all my time getting hit in the face with waves I would try my head at sand sculpting.

crazy sand face, and yes that is me in the photo !

       I never really worked in sand, and at first I thought it would be impossible, but like every medium you just have to learn how it works. Sometimes you need to work around it and not try to force it to work around you. After a little I was getting the image I wanted from it and was working pretty fast. I was originally going to leave the image was  just a head.... but the I was INSPIRED !

     While looking over my great creation I was told a story about ancient guardian statues created to ward off spirits and I thought I want to make one of my own. So I started on the great mermaid of the ocean that wards off sea spirits.  The finished would come in at well over 10 feet long and about 6 feet wide.

me shoveling out tons of sand to build in some depth to my creation.

look at his amazing pectoral muscle

       Sadly I was unable to finish my giant creation.  Spending hours working on him left me a bit burnt you and fatigued. I decided to take about an hour break and when I returned my poor guardian was trampled all over and behind recognition.

Last image before destruction. 

     Even though he was destroyed I am happy I got these images. I always knew it was a temporary image, I'm just happy it was such a great experience.  Hope you enjoyed it and hope to get a chance to do it again.

Glad to be back, Until next time !

Edited by girlfriend and fellow blogger : Mia Rose Cammisa

P.S. check out this post to see all the shells we collected  >  click here

More fun with sculpey

      A while back I did a blog post on a couple of faces I made from Sculpey, click here to see that post.  I still do work in Sculpey and wanted to show a couple more pieces I've done. 

Its like the Wallace of your nightmares  

        Because I don't work with any kind of stand, mostly because I don't have an kind of stand, it was  easier to work on a flat surfaces and build on top of them.  My Sculpey work is very much reminiscent of my "Exaggerated Portraits" series.

Surprise more faces

       A bonus that comes with working in Sculpey is that I get to collaborate.  All the paint work in both of the pieces were done my girlfriend, and fellow crafts worker Mia Rose Cammisa, check out her blog "Tiny Hands Crafts".  Doing  these collaborations were really fun and I look forward to more in the future.

Until next time !


Edited by: Mia Rose Cammisa

EASTER EGG HUNT

      Sunday was easter and I hope we all had fun with our families, and that there are no unfound eggs laying around to rot and stink up you home. For myself I am a bit to old for egg collecting so I celebrated my own way.

Me and Mia's painted cardboard eggs

    Me and Mia went to a craft store and got fake eggs to paint and instead of making traditional eggs I make goofy face eggs as gifts for my family.

   

 

Edited by : Mia Rose Cammisa

Practicing Sculpey

       Recently I got some modeling Sculpey, which, until this point I had never really worked with. Actually I hadn’t really worked with any kind of modeling clay, just a little in High School and never seriously.  But for the last couple of days I’ve been playing with Scupley and have found it to be an insane amount of fun!

Red sculpey fired and unpainted

      Sculpey is a really fun type of sculpting clay that stays soft until you’re happy with what you’re making. You can change it as many times as you like without it hardening until you’re ready. Then, when you’ve finished your piece you can bake it in the oven to make it solid. It's very easy to bake and unlike some other clay, you don't need a kiln only an oven set to 275 degrees. It makes Sculpey perfect for playing with kids with or making nice tiny sculptures without needing expensive equipment.

Blue clay sculpey fired and minimal painting

      At first I was just working with one block Sculpey for  fun but after awhile I was having so much fun I got more and continued creating some more little heads.

Blue clay sculpey fired and minimal painting

      I know I’m just getting the hang of sculpting and have a long way to go, but now that I’ve played with these guys, and had a ball doing so, I want to make more. Hopefully I’ll start selling them soon as magnets, pins and anything else I can think of! I can’t wait to show you guys more as I create them and if you have anything you might want, let me know I could make it for you!


     The photos in this post where taken by my girlfriend, who sells antique clothing and jewelry on her webstore : THEDA VINTAGE,