Author: Julique

- Unique designs by Julia - I am an artist, creator, maker and educator. I design jewellery and handicrafts using mixed media.
The100dayproject2021

Flowers and Textures

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… thought that I will aim to stay with my original 100 day project intentions but will create gift tags using a palette inspired by each day.  

This piece (gift tag) inspired by the purples of the tibouchina flowers. 

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The100dayproject2021

The 100 Day Project 2021

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It is the last day of the 100 days project and I have updated my images and considered where I ended up. Initially, I thought that my #100daysproject would be holistic in approach (see further down). I found myself with mini-themes over the course of the 100 days.

My focus moved from the medium of polymer clay to using gift tags and cards.

My project involved:

  • Walking mindfully in nature/garden each day for inspiration
  • Design focusing on visual elements – texture, line, ”dots and spots” and in the completed form
  • Focus on using polymer clay, pens and paints as the primary mediums

It was easier to manage the project in mini-series of themes or areas of exploration.

These emerged:

The 100 Days
  • Focus on the polymer clay heart
  • Polymer clay tag with sgraffito technique
  • Pink heart and peg gift tags
  • Teal and white gift card
  • Heart of Clay gift card
  • Heart of Clay gift card

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Circles and dots …

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I have been playing with ways to create dots and circles. The following images are some examples of these experiments.

Some of the ways I have created these dots and circles are by:

  • adhering the polymer clay to the surface (glass) and cutting out the circles carefully – not moving the base layer
  • part baking the base layer so that there is little distortion to the layer
  • adding dots with souffle pens and then baking to set
  • careful application cutting out and replacing – raw clay to raw clay
  • playing with textures and adding circles over circles – offsetting the circles
  • drilling holes and using/creating textures that leave circles and dots

All have appeal to me and I am ready to apply to some feature pieces in the near future.

  • Cut out dots (circles)
  • Textured and layered dots
  • Layers – textured dots
  • Cut out dots
  • Layer with dots (circles)
  • Painted dots
  • Oval slab earrings – layered dots
  • Silkscreened red and black earrings – focal with painted dots
  • Green diamond drop earrings with green glass beads – painted dots
  • Painted drop earrings
  • Drop earrings with stone beads – painted dots
  • Blue and copper dot earrings – painted dots

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Garden and Home: Creativity in the Home

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Staying at home in 2020 has led to a focus on home improvement and a resurgence on home renovation and gardening.

When I decided to take some time away from working in schools, one of the first things I did was improve our garden. I established a kitchen garden and we now have garden beds for vegetables and herbs. I also wished to make the space more wildlife friendly with the aim to attract birds, butterflies and bees.

Recently, I have been working on the personal touches, adding some creative elements that personalise and make a house a home. I wished to put my creativity into the space – and to reuse and upcycle as much as possible.

Welcome Sign

Designed with the motif of gum leaves. The main medium used is polymer clay with mica powders and textures. See this sign in progress on my instagram post.

Kookaburra Wall Hanging

This sculptural piece was designed using polymer clay on an existing wooden hanging.

It unfortunately had a mirror that had broken when the leather strap it was suspended from broke. I decided to cover up the mirror with ‘something’ using the medium of polymer clay. I wanted it to be rustic and decided to use a palette that included bronze and silver.

The border is made from layered textured strips and the kookaburra created using a palette knife style application to give the feeling of feathers.

The result is a stylised kookaburra and with the ubiquitous gum leaves found in our decor.

Next projects … to come

  • Garden ornaments – ladybirds, a cat and herb markers
  • Tile Mosaics: memorial stepping stones