Sculpted Treasures by Arvita & Ross Elam, Spokane
Video #299: Roadtrip #1-03: There was something so real and sweet about the connections we made that day.
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IN THIS POST: — arvita elam — ross elam — spokane — washington — sculptural — dolls — flowers — dogs — fairies — trolls — pct roadtrip — interview — disabled — disabilities — wheelchair — artists — (Topics marked with an asterisk* are discussed in the Comments Section below).
There is something truly special about today’s PcT Roadtrip video with Arvita and Ross Elam. You see they are both confined to wheelchairs… but it’s actually hard to tell… mostly because of their positive attitude about life… and polymer clay of course :-)
No this is not a perfectly polished production. Although I am no stranger to talking or being on camera, I am new to interviewing people in a live setting. So sometimes I wasn’t holding the mic correctly… and a couple of the close-ups went blurry because I didn’t hold items still enough for Doug to get the camera focused.
But, there was something so real and genuine and sweet about the connections we made that day. Stories bubbled to the surface, and passion oozed from every pore when Arvita and Ross spoke.
I really loved this video when watching it back. I hope you enjoy it too…
00:00:03 –> 00:00:08 Hi guys, its Cindy Lietz, your Polymer Clay Tutor, and we are in Spokane, and we are at
00:00:09 –> 00:00:14 Arveeda and Ross’ place, we’re checking out their polymer clay, and they brought their
00:00:14 –> 00:00:16 friends.
00:00:16 –> 00:00:22 This is Bella and Cooper down there, and we are really having fun, we’ve been swapping
00:00:22 –> 00:00:25 polymer clay stories and all kinds of stuff, but I wanted to show you some of the great
00:00:25 –> 00:00:28 stuff that they have been doing.
00:00:28 –> 00:00:35 Arveeda loves to do sculpture, and she’s got a beautiful little fairy here, this is
00:00:35 –> 00:00:38 one of your very first works, right?
00:00:38 –> 00:00:41 So why don’t you tell us a little bit about her, does she have a name or anything?
00:00:41 –> 00:00:46 (A) You know, I don’t remember what I named her.
00:00:46 –> 00:00:50 To start with, I had a red wig on her, I put red hair on her and I didn’t like that;
00:00:50 –> 00:00:57 she just kept saying no, no, no, no and so then I did this one and that was it, and I
00:00:57 –> 00:00:58 made the wings and…
00:00:58 –> 00:01:02 (C) Now you were saying that the wings were made…
00:01:02 –> 00:01:08 (A) Yeah I printed…I printed the butterfly wings on tracing paper, and then cut them
00:01:08 –> 00:01:13 out and put the wire around it and glued it, and then filled it in with the polymer clay
00:01:13 –> 00:01:14 liquid clay.
00:01:14 –> 00:01:15 (C) The liquid clay?
00:01:15 –> 00:01:16 (A) Yeah.
00:01:16 –> 00:01:20 (C) And then you’ve got these pretty little beads on it, she’s got cute hands, they’re
00:01:20 –> 00:01:25 all standing out, and her face is really lovely, this is one of your first pieces right?
00:01:25 –> 00:01:27 (A) Yeah, it is.
00:01:27 –> 00:01:32 (C) Now you’ve got another little guy here, he’s got a whole bunch of stories to him
00:01:32 –> 00:01:33 doesn’t he?
00:01:33 –> 00:01:40 (A)He was my second piece, and I had his face and everything done and I was just working
00:01:40 –> 00:01:44 on ears and getting that going, and somebody came to the door, and so I sat it on the couch
00:01:44 –> 00:01:45 and went to answer the door.
00:01:45 –> 00:01:48 And when I got back, he wasn’t there, and I thought; I don’t know where I laid him,
00:01:48 –> 00:01:55 and then my husband found him, and my dog, Cooper, had chewed it up, and so then he had
00:01:55 –> 00:01:58 a really horrible face; no nose, it looked like a little pig.
00:01:58 –> 00:02:01 (C) Yeah, you showed us pictures.
00:02:01 –> 00:02:06 (A) Yeah, and I was with a group, and I showed them a picture and they said “you can fix
00:02:06 –> 00:02:12 it”, so I did, and then he chewed an ear off the next time.
00:02:12 –> 00:02:13 So, he just kept…
00:02:13 –> 00:02:17 I don’t know how he gets it, you know, I think the cat knocked it off the table, he
00:02:17 –> 00:02:18 liked my work.
00:02:18 –> 00:02:27 But I just… and then I burnt him, the very last bake, so he’s got a burnt foot and
00:02:27 –> 00:02:32 a burnt hand, and burnt ears, but he… well he is together.
00:02:32 –> 00:02:35 (C) He’s persevered through quite a bit.
00:02:35 –> 00:02:39 (A)Yeah, and I decided I couldn’t sell him, so my husband said “give him to me, I’ll
00:02:39 –> 00:02:41 keep him” and I said Okay, so I did.
00:02:41 –> 00:02:47 (C) If you could see him the way we can see him, his eyes are just so, so charming and
00:02:47 –> 00:02:52 he’s just darling with his crazy bed- head hair, like…like he’s been through a lot.
00:02:52 –> 00:02:58 He’s got a book here, he seems very wise, and you’re right to keep him, I mean…
00:02:58 –> 00:02:59 (A)Yeah.
00:02:59 –> 00:03:01 (C) When you’ve got all that kinda history to it…
00:03:01 –> 00:03:02 (A) Tremendous…
00:03:02 –> 00:03:04 (C) Tremendous…he’s darling.
00:03:04 –> 00:03:07 (A) I think I cried a lot with him too.
00:03:07 –> 00:03:08 (R) You did…
00:03:08 –> 00:03:09 (C) Cried?
00:03:09 –> 00:03:11 Well I can’t believe you kept going, and I think that’s what most people don’t
00:03:11 –> 00:03:17 do is, I think people… and I’ve seen it a lot, when I teach class…classes, they
00:03:17 –> 00:03:22 think “Well that didn’t work, I’m a failure, and I’m giving up” and that’s
00:03:22 –> 00:03:27 the wrong thing to do, ‘cause you can’t move forward unless you keep trying, and when
00:03:27 –> 00:03:28 you’ve done something…
00:03:28 –> 00:03:30 (A) Yes, and it’s never gonna come out the same no matter what you do anyways.
00:03:30 –> 00:03:32 So you just keep doing it…
00:03:32 –> 00:03:36 (C) And this guy, he’s…he’s like some people out there, who’ve been through a
00:03:36 –> 00:03:41 lot and they need to just keep…If you just don’t give up on them, he’s gonna make
00:03:41 –> 00:03:42 it through, and it’s pretty neat.
00:03:42 –> 00:03:46 (A) He started out being really light skinned, but he’s pretty dark now.
00:03:46 –> 00:03:47 (C) **laughing** Well…
00:03:47 –> 00:03:53 (R) He has a Mediterranean look, or as they also said, he’s from Middle Earth.
00:03:53 –> 00:03:59 (C) He’s from middle earth, well, he has survived and he looks fabulous, and he is
00:03:59 –> 00:04:00 so charming, I love him.
00:04:00 –> 00:04:06 And you’ve got all sorts of other great projects here, Ross is a lover of flowers.
00:04:06 –> 00:04:07 (R) Yeah.
00:04:07 –> 00:04:12 (C) And lots of little tiny things, he’s got some beautiful work here…I’ve got
00:04:12 –> 00:04:17 the phone…or the mike way over here, maybe I should have it here, he’s got some beautiful
00:04:17 –> 00:04:22 Roses and things, oh, tell us about this little Rose here.
00:04:22 –> 00:04:29 (Ross) Okay, what this one is, is it’s done with Translucent, and I actually took real
00:04:29 –> 00:04:35 dried Red Rose petals, and worked it in the Translucent and then baked it.
00:04:35 –> 00:04:40 (C) See, he’s done that flower bead concept but then made a flower with it which is really
00:04:40 –> 00:04:49 clever, and it has a very granite-y look to it, kind of a stone look… can you see that
00:04:49 –> 00:04:50 in the camera there Doug?
00:04:50 –> 00:04:55 Alright, he’s got…oh, why don’t you tell us about some of these little guys here…
00:04:55 –> 00:04:59 oh, here you’ve got a little… tiny, tiny stuff.
00:04:59 –> 00:05:05 (R) My wife and I decided to make these little…these are little flower fairies, and she is a little
00:05:05 –> 00:05:10 Rose fairy ‘cuz she’s got Rose petals on the top, and a little Rose…Rose petal
00:05:10 –> 00:05:12 dress, see if you actually look…
00:05:12 –> 00:05:13 (C) Oh, yeah.
00:05:13 –> 00:05:19 (R) It’s an actual Rose on the bottom, and we make them for little necklaces and try
00:05:19 –> 00:05:21 to resell them, or give them to friends.
00:05:21 –> 00:05:24 (C) Yeah, it’s darling, can you see that Doug?
00:05:24 –> 00:05:31 Get a good… she’s got the little Rose flower petals underneath, and I’ve seen
00:05:31 –> 00:05:36 girls do that with the… well I don’t know if it’s only girls, but…people taking
00:05:36 –> 00:05:40 the real flowers… where they put a little ball head on…that looks really neat, I’ve
00:05:40 –> 00:05:43 seen that done in Silk too, it’s really pretty.
00:05:43 –> 00:05:47 He’s got all sorts of different things… oh, a cute little Gecko.
00:05:47 –> 00:05:49 (R) He’s not done yet.
00:05:49 –> 00:05:59 (C) He’s not done, so this is a WIP or work in progress, so he’s got a little Gecko…
00:05:59 –> 00:06:00 you said Gecko right, yeah.
00:06:00 –> 00:06:01 (R) Gecko.
00:06:01 –> 00:06:03 (C) He’s a little Gecko and he’s climbing up over the edge of this… just darling…looks
00:06:03 –> 00:06:04 like…
00:06:04 –> 00:06:05 Jasper…is it Jasper?
00:06:05 –> 00:06:06 (A&R) Jasper.
00:06:06 –> 00:06:08 (C)What is the Jas…Picture jasper maybe?
00:06:08 –> 00:06:12 (A) Yeah, we just liked the color.
00:06:12 –> 00:06:15 (C) Yeah that’s really neat.
00:06:15 –> 00:06:19 So you asked me a question, what was it?
00:06:19 –> 00:06:28 (R) Oh, in all the stuff that you make in polymer clay, what would you say is your favorite
00:06:28 –> 00:06:29 thing to do?
00:06:29 –> 00:06:33 Or your favorite pieces, or what do you enjoy the most?
00:06:33 –> 00:06:37 (C) Okay, that was funny ‘cuz I was gonna answer him, ‘cuz I … but Doug said “Oh
00:06:37 –> 00:06:38 stop” he didn’t get this on camera.
00:06:38 –> 00:06:44 I actually… the thing with me is…and you’ve probably seen this… because over the years,
00:06:44 –> 00:06:49 I keep moving on, so what happens is, is I would say that my favorite thing is usually
00:06:49 –> 00:06:53 the last thing that I’ve done, (R) Okay, (C) And it’s because I keep running with
00:06:53 –> 00:06:55 something that I really love.
00:06:55 –> 00:07:01 Currently I’m in love with flowers; I’ve always loved them since I was a kid, but now,
00:07:01 –> 00:07:07 with the Wilton cutters and all that, I’ve been able to get a different approach to making
00:07:07 –> 00:07:11 the flowers, and so I’ve been able to start making…and the Sweet Peas… (Ross) And
00:07:11 –> 00:07:15 they look more realistic too, with the cutters and stuff…I was just really…
00:07:15 –> 00:07:19 (C) Yeah, you get the idea of how the different petals work, ‘cause sometimes a flower can
00:07:19 –> 00:07:24 be a little on the complicated side on how it’s actually structured.
00:07:24 –> 00:07:32 I love… well with doing the Teardrop blends and stuff, I just love blending and just…
00:07:32 –> 00:07:34 and I don’t know, what don’t I love?
00:07:34 –> 00:07:39 And the stones, and then I go okay, well I love the… and then I love the metal, and
00:07:39 –> 00:07:46 I love…I love being able to figure something out, like one of our members, Karon Kay, she
00:07:46 –> 00:07:52 had needed to figure out how to do the Clover beads… she wanted to make a Clover flower,
00:07:52 –> 00:07:55 and being able to…actually I was in the shower and I figured it out…
00:07:55 –> 00:08:00 I just…standing there, and I knew it, and I only made 2 samples before I actually went
00:08:00 –> 00:08:03 to do the tutorial, which I probably shouldn’t say, but…
00:08:03 –> 00:08:06 (R&A) No that’s cool…you did the work up in your head.
00:08:06 –> 00:08:11 (C) But it was there, like I knew how it would work, and then I thought, wonder if that will
00:08:11 –> 00:08:16 work, I did one and I tweaked it slightly, and then did another one and then did the
00:08:16 –> 00:08:17 tutorial.
00:08:17 –> 00:08:22 She needed it right away so I might as well do it fast, not everything comes as easily
00:08:22 –> 00:08:27 as that, but…so to answer your question a really long way…it’s just that…its
00:08:27 –> 00:08:34 whatever is next is what I love the most, because I feel like polymer really…polymer
00:08:34 –> 00:08:35 clay is just really, really unlimited.
00:08:35 –> 00:08:36 (R) Sure…
00:08:36 –> 00:08:43 (C) And I’ve done a lot of crafts, a lot of different things; you know, Mosaics, Paper
00:08:43 –> 00:08:48 making and punched tin, and a whole bunch of things like that, and just…what polymer
00:08:48 –> 00:08:52 clay can do is, that it just can be anything, and it can go anywhere.
00:08:52 –> 00:08:59 So who knows, maybe one day I’ll get past my fear of making faces in polymer clay and
00:08:59 –> 00:09:04 I will learn how to do these… something as wonderful as these little faces, and you
00:09:04 –> 00:09:07 know who knows where we’ll go, and I think that’s what’s most exciting.
00:09:07 –> 00:09:11 What do you think, what is your most exciting thing, your most favorite?
00:09:11 –> 00:09:18 (R) Ooh that would be tough…I would have to say it, like you said it quite well, it’s
00:09:18 –> 00:09:21 because you can make almost anything with it.
00:09:21 –> 00:09:29 When I was younger, I actually used to make porcelain dolls and sell them, and this is
00:09:29 –> 00:09:34 like cool because you don’t need a kiln, you don’t have to worry about pouring slip,
00:09:34 –> 00:09:39 you don’t… you know, all that stuff, you just make it… you know create it.
00:09:39 –> 00:09:42 (C) And you can come back to it, that’s what’s cool.
00:09:42 –> 00:09:46 (R) Yeah (C) You can leave it, like if it’s hard…you know, if you’re, if you don’t
00:09:46 –> 00:09:47 have the time, (R) You’re frustrated…
00:09:47 –> 00:09:50 (C) Or you’re not feeling well, or you’re frustrated, you just come back to it.
00:09:50 –> 00:09:55 (R) Right, and sometimes coming back to it, you end up with something better than what
00:09:55 –> 00:09:56 you started with.
00:09:56 –> 00:10:03 (C) That’s totally true, and sometimes you’ve come back with different…especially if you’ve
00:10:03 –> 00:10:09 set it aside say for a month or two, you’ve come back to… different skills, you’ve
00:10:09 –> 00:10:13 learned something else, you’ve seen something else along the way, and then your skill set
00:10:13 –> 00:10:15 is now different.
00:10:15 –> 00:10:20 And when you go look at that, you can approach the thing that made you stuck in the first
00:10:20 –> 00:10:21 place…
00:10:21 –> 00:10:25 whatever stopped you, you can handle that differently…and obviously you did that with
00:10:25 –> 00:10:30 your guy here, oh, I don’t know if we mentioned his name…his name is Henry, and that’s
00:10:30 –> 00:10:34 what you did with him, you kept coming back until you got what you wanted, and he’s
00:10:34 –> 00:10:41 charming, he’s done now…well, unless somebody eats something else off of him.
00:10:41 –> 00:10:48 **Laughing*** So that has been really fun, I’ve really enjoyed talking to you guys,
00:10:48 –> 00:10:53 being at your home, and you’ve been so sweet, you’ve baked some wonderful scones.
00:10:53 –> 00:10:56 (R&A) Cherry scones…Yep.
00:10:56 –> 00:11:02 (C) And it’s just been really fun, I’ve been very happy to be here with you guys.
00:11:02 –> 00:11:08 So… (Ross) Us too, yeah, very happy, it’s nice to meet you in person, I mean… you
00:11:08 –> 00:11:14 know, it’s…it’s one thing to see you via the internet, but to see you in person,
00:11:14 –> 00:11:15 you know, it’s nice.
00:11:15 –> 00:11:21 (C) And apparently I say pasta machine wrong, I’ve heard that a few times today…supposed
00:11:21 –> 00:11:24 to be… say “Pasta” machine.
00:11:24 –> 00:11:29 And I say my intro “Cindy Lietz” way too fast and nobody knows what I’m talking about,
00:11:29 –> 00:11:34 well now you know, “Cindy Lietz”, that’s how you say my name, rhymes with beets.
00:11:34 –> 00:11:35 (R&A) Very good.
00:11:35 –> 00:11:40 (C) You won’t forget that now, so thanks for having us here.
00:11:40 –> 00:11:43 And we will maybe see you on the next road trip, who knows?
00:11:43 –> 00:11:44 (R&A) That would be awesome.
00:11:44 –> 00:11:46 (C) Wouldn’t that be great?
00:11:46 –> 00:11:49 And we’ll see you guys next time too, see you later and bye for now.
00:11:49 –> 00:11:50 Bye.
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I missed this the first time around. Just wanted to say (better late than never?) how much I enjoyed the interview with Arvita & Ross…as well as their work! Love the sculpted fairies–large & small ;-) — and “Henry”. Impressive–thanks!
Dogs are funny. If they see their cherished masters working with a substance, they want to get closer to it too. Everything I read on this topic says a bowel movement within 24 hours is the way to treat ingesting.
Along the same lines, this article about Polymer Clay Safety is interesting. Sure would appreciate your thoughts and comments from our community….
I have to say … It sure hasn’t hurt Cooper. he doesn’t seem to have any bad effects from it, it comes out in polymer clay pieces…
I have never had any reactions nor has Ross, It does seem to mess with some nail polishes.. lol. but not all of them.
that was an interesting article … thank you for posting it.
I don’t think that you can’t make teapots or cups etc … because when the clay get hot it gets soft again… doesent it?
arvita
You can make anything, just need to prop it up in the oven so it gets through the “soft” phase without marring. Glad to hear Cooper is doing well!
I really loved the article. Thank you for posting it Jocelyn. I think Im going to print it out and have it handy in case anyone cares to argue the merits of polymer clay safety. I personally have been using it in one form or another for 20+ years and have suffered no adverse affects from it, even when I burned it a few times. And neither of the dogs who ate it that Im aware of had any ill effect either. I would have no qualms whatsoever in working with my grandkids (when they get a bit older) with polymer and I look forward to introducing them to it. :}
Thanks Jamie, and I too for decades. But not in production work, which is where this safety stuff is critical. If your main source of income is through working with polymer clay, I think this critical piece is worth a read, though bear in mind it was posted in 2006.
Anything that eats it survives well so long as passage occurs within a 24 hr limit, as far as I can Google. Must be a comfort to all those who mimic food. LOL!!! So glad to see you back around. Hope all is well.
All is well here Jocelyn. The usual ups and downs like everyone else I suppose. But I cant complain. (mostly because no one will listen LOL) And thank you for asking. I hope all is well with you too.
Back to topic, I have never done massive production work. But for a while I was working with it almost every day and baking at least that often. I have never felt any ill effect from the clay. Even the older formulas (which I still have a small stash of) I would have more concern over some of the other products that are often used with polymer clay. And I also had no issue using my home oven before I got my small dedicated convection oven. I still use the home oven occasionally for larger items. But I too find the smell of baking polymer pleasant and non irritating. Although burning it is another matter. PHEW! Even so, now it is more of a hobby due to health constraints, so I suppose it is a non issue for me anyway. I just dont have the energy or stamina to be at it for the marathon hours I used to spend on projects.
As far as the “passage” time of the clay? With the dogs I mentioned, I wasnt personally privy to that information LOL. But Im sure it worked out well. Neither of them seemed affected by their snack. I however was not so happy :( Tough to see that much work get chomped. Thats why I sympathized with Arvita’s poor Henry. I hope he has a long and uneventful future from here on out.
Jamie, you know you are in my heart, and I wish you and your family the best. After Sandy, I WILL hush myself and appreciate what I have.
Still looking at the Deni, it’s rated highly. Just need to rework the kitchen so that everything that needs to be is under the fan. Recommend NuWave ovens and ranges highly. They stick to temp, and do not overheat. Fortunately, the only two immovable items are the sink and the fridge. So need to put in some tiers to fit in the whole deal. So essential to keep hot food out of my balance zone, so that if I put my hand down it doesn’t smell like toast, lol.
The smell of Kato irritates me but I love working with it. Cannot wait to see what Cindy thinks when she previews this product.
Good ol’ Dad stepped in on clay, and his solution works for me. Endless tiny bits….. He gave me a workshop/art brush and dustpan and showed me how to do it to keep up. Much less clay….do both the work surface and surrounding floor.
I am loving getting to see all of these people who have only been names before. How great that you are doing this for all of us who cant travel to meet everyone. I loved seeing Ross’s beads and Arvita’s figures. Especially Henry with his history. I cant help but remember dog related incidents with a couple of my sculpts too. One was I had made a friend a figure of her great dane Boris. He was preparing the mail man(who he hated fiercely) like a chef preparing a meal. She loved the sculpt. But so did Boris. He loved it so much he ate it! She was heart broken over it. But I could never make another one like it for her. :( Another time my own dog ate a fairy vignette I had made using some beach rocks and moss and such. It had 3 fairies on it and he carefully picked off all 3 and ate them. Nothing else was disturbed. It must have an aroma or something they are drawn to. So now I warn people I give polymer gifts to, to keep it away from their pets. And I keep my clay etc away from my pets and a doggie gate in the doorway to my craft area!
Thank you…
Dogs do seem to be drawn to the clay I don’t know what it is…lol. Cooper will grab even fresh clay if he gets the chance. I guess Bella is more picky what she eats.
It was so fun meeting Cindy and her family. They are welcome back when ever they come to Spokane…
We would love to start a Guild for polymer clay(ers) here in the Spokane area.
Soooo… please contact us if you are interested.
hugs to you all!
Arvita and Ross
phenomenal couple
Thanks for this video. I want to make ‘people’ and ‘fairies’, too. So it’s great to see folks doing such beautiful things. Arvita and Ross, you are quite a pair. All I can say, though, is at this point in time with all my clay work everywhere, I should be glad I don’t have a doggie…and especially NOT a kitty!
I loved this video. Thanks for taking us along to meet Arvita and Ross.
Thank you so much, Arvita and Ross, for letting us visit you and oogle your work. Amazing work, and I wish you the best of success and happiness in the future.
Just finished watching the video. Lovely to meet you Arvita & Ross. Your work is lovely and Henry is a masterpiece for still being in existance. Maybe his secret for survival is in his book???What fortitude you have. The little rose girl is precious, so tiny and the fairy looks like she could be on the shelf in a Hallmark store. Continued success in playing with clay, you too inspire.
Nice to meet you as we’ll. I love polymer clay.. Ross talked me into trying it. I had no ideai could this … I certainly struggled with the faces and bodies. Did them over and over again . I just love you all an the inspiration that comes from this group! Thank you all
Arvita
Wow, fantastic work. Loves the rose fairy and especially Henry and his stories. Inspired me to finally try sculpting faces. Thank you.
A lovely video, and so much talent! Adored the little figures …. I’m not very confident about faces either, but maybe one day …….
I don’t think my spell check is working
typed community & that didn’t look right
typed comunity
then hit the ABC tab and it let both pass– just tried againg and same thing
then just now to see if it would catch the typo in ‘again’ …. nope
I’ll go and clean up my cookies and report back
ok – did the clean up and turned pc off and then restarted
community vs comunity
AHA !!!! Web Master Doug gets 100 extra points for being there for us non-spellers
it caught the mistake — does anyone else look at a word and it is spelled right But in your head it just looks wrong?
Here’s an interesting reference that will put your mind at ease Sherry…
“Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?”
I wasn’t able to put my finger on the original source for this Cambridge study… but if you can read and comprehend that paragraph above, there must be some truth to it.
Totally Amazing :)
what a great way to start my Tue morning :)
I missed this sweet interview with Arvita & Ross yesterday
(mama had a vet emergency with her Suzie kitty – she is 12 and was diagnoced w/ a thyroid disease yesterday – so sad – but treatable w/ meds – praise ) — can’t imagine a world with out the comfort of our furry babies like the Elam’s Cooper & Bella
I was fasinated with the whole video — I’ve never seen anyone make the whole skirt out of a rose/flower and turn her into a little being, she was too cute :) And the way Arvita make the wings, SO Smart and just plain cool !!!
btw I like the way you say pasta ;)
thank you Arvita and Ross for sharing part of your life with us
Neat to see new faces. The fairies are gorgeous
Well done.
What a cute video. Aren’t people something. I just loved this!!
What a great visit with Arvita and Ross, so nice to see you guys and the lovely “middle earth” creations also the rose beads, beautiful work.
I made some little fairies but had to turn them into goblins as they were soo ugly, But they look quite comfortable sitting on my toadstool tea lights. CINDY is so right, if you put things aside for a while you will learn new skills and can take those old pieces add a few dodahs and swirly bits and come up with something you lov.e!
My little dog Jessica has fallen in love with Cooper and Bella but says she thinks the taste of polymer clay is discusting she would rather chew her fav bone anytime…………………cheers xx……………………………
Another fun visit. I too have a fear of faces. I would really love to sculpt fairies but am afraid of failure I guess. Arvita has shown you just need to jump in and try it. Well….maybe…lol.
The Video was perfect with or without the mic beheld correctly. I really enjoyed this interview. Especially the story about Poor Ole Henry. What a great couple.