Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

The Round Shells are the Sea Snail 'Trap Doors' in last week''s post  My 'shell project' started soon after we returned home from Bahia Kino.  (see last week's post).  I wanted to make molds and see polymer and silver beads form.   I started by conditioning my polymer clay to use for the mold material.  As you can see in the photo below, one side of the shell is molded in the brown polymer and the other side (which is a more shallow mold) is in the blue polymer.  There is also one mold where I used several shells and both sides for the design.  When the polymer is baked it becomes hard and makes great molds.  polymer molds and 2 of the shells Polymer Beads from the Mold The first thing I did was to use polymer to see how the details of the shells came out in the molds.  I made beads with both the shallow side and the deeper spiral side of the shells.  Both pieces are fired and a wire added for the connecting loops.  The wire extends each side

A trip to Bahia Kino Sonora Mexico with a group of like-minded nature lovers with Prescott Natural History Institute makes a great start to the summer.   It's a long van ride with several stops for stretching, potty breaks and lunch. Once we arrived at Bahia Kino and checked into our rooms at Casa Blanca Inn, we welcomed dinner and margaritas! Nice Place to Stay - Casa Blanca Inn The next few days are filled with hikes in the desert, getting to know about Seri (Comcaq) Indians, talks about the natural history of the area, boat rides to islands and walks on the beautiful beaches.   This story shares my trip to Tiburon Island, what I found that inspired my new jewelry project and sharing the Gulf of California with many dolphins and sea birds.  Our group climbed aboard a fishing boat (with large motor) on a sandy beach at Bahia Kino.  The boat, on a trailer, had a ladder next to it helpful for climbing.  On went the life jackets and a vehicle backed us into water a

16 x 20 Finished Painting  Anyone who knows me knows I love to experiment with materials and color.  When the Prescott Art Market sent out the invitation to artists for the quarterly 'Changing of the Colors', I knew it was time to experiment with polymer clay in a new (for me) format.  Rules: a set size (16" x 20") canvas, all sides were to be painted black, and a set color scheme.  These will be hung June 2 and voted on.  Someone will get a prize so if you are in the Prescott area after June 2, please have a look and vote! A good friend of mine makes beautiful colorful quilts and I've watched her make the 9 patch pattern.   With a little guidance about quilt patterns from her, I decided to make a '9 patch' painting using alcohol inks, a straw, acrylic paint, wood and polymer clay. 5 1/2" square of white polymer with a coating of liquid polymer White polymer needed to be the base for the alcohol inks so their bright colors stayed bright.