as promised ...

The news is good! I entered two pieces in the Galveston Art League Fall Juried Show and both have been accepted. This show runs September 1-26, 2016.

Pictured first is my entry titled "Out of the Box." He's one of the first pieces I finished since my new love affair with polymer clay kicked in a few weeks ago. Head and gloved hands are sculpted of polymer clay, colored with acrylic paints and chalk pastels. His hair is cotton crochet thread. The box is built of stock lumber, textured with acrylic modeling paste, painted and glazed with acrylics. The lid of the box rests on his head as he emerges.

The second piece is the one I've been teasing you with for the last few posts. I call this piece "Pals." A creepy little guy has found his best friend in a jack-o-lantern. He too is a jack-in-the-box figure. His hands and head are polymer clay colored with acrylic paints and chalk pastels. His hair is also cotton crochet thread, tea dyed. The box is built of stock lumber, textured with texture medium, and painted with acrylics. This piece was awarded Honorable Mention for Works in 3D. I couldn't resist including a closeup of his creepy little face. What fun he was to sculpt!

  

I have to add a great big "thank you" to my hunky hubby who is honing his carpentry skills building the boxes for my jacks! They are just what I need. I'm on a roll. Keep 'em coming!

If you're in or near Galveston this weekend, please plan to attend the Show Opening and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, September 3, 6pm to 8pm, at the Galveston Art League Gallery, 2117A Post Office Street, in Galveston.