Unika skulpturer och målningar av EvaMarie Törnström
To be able to create a horse molecule I must first create the basic shape. It will be a hollow sculpture, and the structure itself will be sparse. The horse will be about 50 cm high. An interesting problem is … Read More
I come from a family of artists with a long history dating back to Johan Törnström in the 18th century. Among other things I have made a figure head horse in memory of him. The other day I received a … Read More
My first university education was at Linköping University where I studied chemistry for three years. I think chemistry is such an interesting subject because a person who knows a little about chemistry also understands our everyday life better. You know … Read More
For the recent time, I have longed to express myself in polymer clay a little more than usual. You see, I have worked very hard to be creative in another way – In the last months I have been writing … Read More
So it’s finally time to let the finished horse meet the world and it’s new owner. Now, all the carefully and lovingly designed details are in place and together they form a brand new Mosebacke Horse. Here is the actual … Read More
I continued placing canes on the legs of the horse, down til about knee height. I also tried to make the surface even, so I wouldn’t have to sand and polish so much. I have also made a collection of … Read More
In my previous blog post you could see how I created the canes for this horse. The canes are now cold. That makes them easier to slice, and also prevent smudging and distortion. I make several canes with a thickness … Read More
The canes are quite soft when they are new, so I let the cool down in the fridge for several hours before I slice them. During the meantime I cover the horse’s head and legs with skinner blends. That is … Read More
It is fun and challenging to make canes. You have an idea of which color you want to use and what kind of pattern you want to make. Then you start the work, and sometimes the result is even better … Read More
When the armature has got the right dimensions I cover it with polymer clay. This horse will later have a ”skin” of polymer clay canes with complex patterns, so the clay I use to make the shape can be of any … Read More