Laura Morrigan

Last year I started sculpting with polymer clay. I decided to make miniature animals because I loved the miniatures I've been collecting from Koki Craft . She uses traditional clay but I wanted to try it with polymer as I can bake it at home and don't need a kiln.  I'm really enjoying learning how to make things with it. At the moment I'm using white polymer clay from Kmart. This has a soft texture which I like as I find harder ones a bit hard on my hands. I also find it easier to work with than paper clay, which is funny because I used to think I should stick with paper clay as it was the cheapest but it turns out I'm improving faster with polymer clay.  I have been painting my creatures with acrylic paints after baking. Most acrylic paints work well but a few seem to get a bit sticky. I then coat the finished item with a few layers of Modpodge. Here are some of my creations so far.  Parrot couple I made for my manager for an Xmas surprise. Rain frog necklace and e...

Day 1 SUNDAY: St Kilda On the afternoon of Sunday 19th March, we arrived in Melbourne by Skybus (the bus from the airport). We left our things at the hotel and took the tram to St Kilda at around 3.00 to see the Esplanade Markets.    We got a couple of vegan momos, a kind of dumpling from a stall called something like  Mama Momos . Jon got a beef skewer from  Hanoi Street Food . We also saw a stall that sold hotdogs and ugly face mugs but didn't get anything from it. We headed to Luna Park. it was late in the afternoon and getting cold so we just got the $15 tickets for entry and one ride.  It was cool seeing all the Vintage art, everything was very different from Sydney Luna Park. All the rides and art were different. We waited about 45 minutes in line to get on the old ghost train. It has been around since 1934 and is apparently one of the oldest remaining dark rides in the world.  The train carriages are tiny and barely fit two people! This carousel was ...