A Newborn Foal, part 1
Those of you who follow me on Instagram and Facebook have already seen some pictures and movies from the little foal’s birth. But now you will be able to follow the whole creation here in the blog. It all began … Read More
Those of you who follow me on Instagram and Facebook have already seen some pictures and movies from the little foal’s birth. But now you will be able to follow the whole creation here in the blog. It all began … Read More
And now he’s finally finished, the Blue Volcano! Like his sister, the Red Volcano, he stands firmly on four long, thin legs and looks with great confidence to the outside world. He is glossy black, and the back and neck … Read More
My inspiration for the volcano horses are is the name suggests volcanoes. I imagine that it can symbolize something powerful that is on the inside, something that possibly – or maybe – can come out, as an explosion or as … Read More
No horse without legs! And four of them of course, although I have done some horses with eight legs like Sleipner and The Vitruvian Sleipner. The legs are made of bamboo sticks that I covered with black clay. To fasten … Read More
The head is always a very important part of a horse. The look of the head determines much of the expression of the horse. Among the very first thing a viewer looks at is the horse’s head. Therefore, I must … Read More
First I mixed the exact color I wanted for the blue part of the horse’s neck and back. As I use FIMO Professionals True Colors, I used blue and magenta in the proportions showed in the photo. That made a … Read More
In March this year, I made a red Volcano Horse. Now I want to try out what a Blue Volcano Horse would look like. Would it give a cooler impression? Will the blue colors work out at all? Well, the … Read More
Today I teached a workshop of a slightly different kind. Most of the participants were used to working with clay, but with the usual pottery clay. They came along with their pottery teacher to find out how it was to … Read More
Today the local newspaper Corren had a full page article about me and my polymer clay horse sculptures. The result has been a wonderful start of the day with a lot of positive comments in social media. The article is … Read More
And here he is – About Round! In the last blog post you could see that he was painted almost black with acrylic paint. Now I have sanded and washed the little horse so now he is more or less … Read More