Fairy experiments #2

More fairy creations going on here at mudmeddling this week - a couple more fairy doors...

Unfortunately I messed these up somewhat, I rolled the clay out too thinly and they buckled slightly when they dried.  I should  have a) made the clay slightly thicker, and b) weighed them down slightly when drying the underside.  Still, a useful learning process.

And what good is a fairy door without a toadstool or two?

I can't decide if I prefer small or big spots...

But it was a lot of fun playing around with photographing them in the morning sun...

I'll definitely be making more of these to add to the shop/s so keep your eyes peeled.

More fairy experimentations tomorrow...

Fairy experiments #1

I have had little time lately to play around with my clay as much as I would like.  With my 4-year-old starting school, medical and antenatal appointments coming out of my ears, and then general work and motherhood on top of it all, sometimes my creative endeavors take the back seat.  It's not the balance I want.  Ideally my work would be my creative endeavors, but for now time and circumstance don't allow that. 

Maybe this little lady will grant me a wish?

She is an experiment - just a little idea quickly formed before I forgot it.  A little bell-like fairy with hand-painted hair and a neat little bun. 

I like her, she needs tweaking of course but she's cute and I like the style. 

More fairy experiementations to come later this week!

Fairy door painted

Yesterday I painted up my little fairy door...

Although I love seeing clay creations in their raw form, I do enjoy seeing them brought to life with a little colour.  This little door was particularly fun to do as the brown paint transformed the pattern I had made on the clay and I was really pleased with the result.

(Hmmm, funny how your floors look clean until you take a super close-up photo!)

I took a picture outside too to capture an outdoorsy situation...

This one isn't going into the shop, I struggle to part with the first creation that comes from an idea, so this particular one will find a home on a book shelf, or maybe even a skirting board...though I am not sure it'd survive a 4-year-old and a crawling baby over the next year or so...so a shelf it is :)

Now I really must go and mop that floor...

Fairy magic

Inspired by the stories my four-year-old insists I make up for her whilst she eats her dinner - which must always involve fairies, dragons, princesses and naughty witches who eventually see the errors of their ways - I constructed a little fairy door...

I was so pleased with the wood effect, made using the tip of a bent old metal skewer.  I just hope it holds out when I paint it, which I am just away to do now.  I am really looking forward to bringing this little door to life!