Fun with Nature and Molds

I’m a very busy beaver today, wrapping up some final items for the upcoming release of the Fall issue of The Polymer Arts. I really wish I was goofing off in the studio though. But since I can’t quite do that yet, maybe you can do so for me?

One of my favorite articles in the next issue includes making molds and texture sheets from natural finds. (The article, Plein Air, is all about taking your art outdoors and bringing the outdoors into your studio … such fun!) Lynn Lunger‘s “ugly molds,” as she deprecatingly calls them, are a slightly different approach to some of what Kate Clawson will show you in the upcoming issue. So while you anxiously await the Fall issue to arrive, you can play with bringing a little nature into your studio right now.

Lynn’s tutorial blog post has tips on pulling texture from natural elements as well as down and dirty mold making for a fun day in the studio. So go enjoy a (hopefully) sunny day out in the yard or on a hike gathering from nature itself; then get back and play in the studio for me!