I Learned How to Make Rocks!

Wiring is under the white strip.

Left wall.

Right wall.

Back.

Have you been wondering???.......

What those paperclay bricks will be?

Go and peek at Lidi's new blog.

Basketcase Miniatures

You'll see her Courtyard

which is the workshop that I'm learning.

And some of her baskets!

More Paperclay

Lesson no. 2

The fun begins!!

Painting.

Art was never my strong point but we go slowly and build up layers of paint.

Here is the inside of the left wall

showing some nice cracks.

Still needing some more layers to add depth

and dimension.

The back wall didn't crack :(

Never mind, there will be plenty of other details to hold the eye.

 

During art lessons at school,

while everyone else was drawing and painting,

I was making slab sided pots

to grow my bonsais in.

The teacher seemed ok with this arrangement ;)

I had fun and he didn't have to tear his hair out over

my stick figures!

So,

I'm smiling all over my silly head

about managing to produce

some brick-like walls.

Thankyou again Lidi!!!

You are not only talented but also a very patient teacher ;)



My Excellent Adventure in Paperclay

I'm a guinea pig!

Another self portrait I hear you ask?

Heheh, ;))

nope,

that's Cheryl, a furfriend of mine.

My Excellent Adventure?

I'm the guinea pig trialling a miniature workshop!

Courtesy of a wonderful friend

and most talented lady...

Lidi Stroud 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lidistroud/

http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/lidistroud

http://www.etsy.com/people/AbsoluteBasketcase

I absolutely never dreamed of learning paperclay.

A workshop is beyond my capabilities.

So,

to have this opportunity is beyond my wildest dreams!!

Lidi is kindly giving me this workshop

one morning a week over a few weeks.

To say I was scared to death of not coping

with the work would be an understatement.

Lesson One

The kit.

A mysterious pile of loot!

Gatorboard walls

Paperclay

Pastry board and roller

Clay tools

Door and window frames

Fountain

First we knead the paperclay

and roll it out.

Then it goes onto a wall

and the brickwork is marked.

I got one wall done during the lesson

and had two more walls for homework.

Close up of the bricks,

still damp.

I found the work very physically demanding

but not impossible

and now I know what is involved

I'll be able to practise this technique at home

when RL allows.

I am seriously slow at learning new things so believe me when I say

Anyone could do this!!

Given a talented and generous teacher who will start you on your own

Excellent Adventure :)))

Thankyou so much my dear and generous friend,

you'll never know what this gift means to me,

being a guinea pig is my biggest

miniature adventure ever!