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Tag Archives: sculpture
A Special Gift
I usually write about gifts people commission me to make for them, but today I want to share a gift I received. It’s been more than 4 years since “The Thunderbird” installation was completed and hung on the wall at … Continue reading
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The Art Connection Summit
Under normal circumstances, September would be the start of a new series of workshops offered in my studio. However, Covid19 has disrupted everything. But from hardship comes innovative new ideas and a different way to gather and learn from each … Continue reading
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The Toller Cranston Commission
Pat Gorgas came to visit early in the Covid days. We sat on my porch, social distancing as she described the project she wanted me to do. A commission of the late Toller Cranston – Canadian national figure skating champion … Continue reading
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Tagged art dolls, Canadian National Figure Skating Championship, figurative art dolls, Figure skating, figurines, living doll polymer clay, Minto Skating Club, olympic Figure Skaters, original art dolls, original one-of-a-kind dolls, Ottawa art, ottawa art galleries, ottawa artists, polyform products, polymer clay, sculpture, toller cranston, World Figure Skating
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Teacher’s Sample Sale at Wall Candy Art Expo This Saturday!
Teaching is a big part of my life as an artist. I love sharing my techniques and introducing both young and old to the joys of 3D sculpting and polymer clay. My style of teaching is to work alongside my students … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art dolls, christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas originals, Christmas Ornaments, Elves, figurative sculpture, La Befana, living doll, Maria Saracino, polyform products, polymer clay, Santa Reliefs, Santa's Elf, saracino collection, sculpey, sculpture, super sculpey
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Fish with Faces
A few years ago I developed a series of smaller sculptures for an exhibit supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Expanding on a polymer relief class I was teaching at the time, “Fish with Faces” came to be. … Continue reading
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Tagged 87 Gore Street East, art, Decor a la Mode, Fish with faces, living doll, Maria Saracino, Mothers Day, original sculptures, perth, Perth artists, Perth Ontario, polyform products, polymer clay, polymer clay figures, saracino, saracino collection, sculpey, sculpting, Sculpting in Polymer Clay, sculpture, Studio 87
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Sculpey Blog Post
I am happy to announce that I am the feature blogger for the Polyform Products website at http://www.sculpey.com Each month they highlight one of the Design Squad members and July is my month. Check it out – there will be … Continue reading
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Tagged doll art, figurative doll art, figurative sculpture, living doll, Maria Saracino, master polymer artist, ottawa artists, polyform products, polymer clay, polymer clay sculpture, sculpey, sculpey III, sculpture, super sculpey
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Polo in the Park Ottawa
The finishing touches were completed and this special commission was unveiled at the Rotary Club of Ottawa South last week. This sculpture, “The Polo Player” is being auctioned at Polo in the Park Ottawa on Saturday July 7th. I look … Continue reading
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NEW! Open Studio Time!
At the suggestion of one of my students, I am now offering Open Studio Time on the last weekday afternoon of the month. If you’ve ever taken one of my workshops and want to spend some time away from the … Continue reading
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Tagged adult art classes, art classes, art exhibits, Art in Ottawa, art lessons, art school, art studio, doll art, figurative art, figurative artist, master polymer clay artist, mold making, national capital network of sculptors, open studios, orange art gallery, original doll art, ottawa artists, Polyform, polyform products, polymer clay, polymer clay artist, portraits, resin, sculpey, sculpey souffle, sculpting, sculpture, studio tours, super sculpey
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Christmas Nostalgia
Nostalgia is that emotion that stirs up memories from our past. It’s hard to describe the feeling of nostalgia, but you can’t miss it when you have it. The holidays, especially Christmas, stirs those nostalgic feelings more than any other … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Art Awards, Art Dolls, art exhibits, Art shows, Artists, Christmas, Figurative Art, Orange Art Gallery, ottawa, Ottawa 150, polymer clay, sculpey, Sculpting Workshops, Uncategorized, Workshops, Workshops
Tagged art dolls, Art in Ottawa, art workshops, christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas memories, father christmas, figurative artists, figurative sculptures, Holiday Art, Holiday decor, Kris Kringle, LinArt Gallery, living doll, love, Maria Saracino, Memories, national capital network of sculptors, Nostalgia, one of a kind art dolls, Original Hand Sculpted Santas, Ottawa art, ottawa art exhibits, polyform products, polymer clay, santa claus, Santa Collectors, saracino collection, sculpey, sculpture, Studio 87, super sculpey
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Top 50 Polymer Clay Blogs
It’s a great honour to be selected as one of the top 50 polymer clay blogs on the world wide web. Thank you FeedSpot. You can see the whole list at http://blog.feedspot.com/polymer_clay_blogs/
