Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

The next turkey egg is prepped, ready to apply the polymer design to the polymer covering.  This time my design is based on Deb Hart's techniques and a wrought iron design I like.  On goes the lines and I bake it.  Next I  fill in the spaces.   I tried using liquid polymer and quickly realized it wasn't going to work.  The curved surface encourages the liquid polymer to run off.  Now wouldn't you think I could have figured that out without trying it?  I like using 2 colors of polymer chopped and mixed to get depth and I also like chopping metallic polymer and using the mica shift to look like 2 colors.  That comes in the next egg! My design is finished and cured and now I need to sand.  I use 3 grades of sandpaper and my Jool Tube for the sanding.  It gets nice and smooth and even.  I take it to my drill press with the lambswool buffer.  Turn it on and start to buff and polish.  And then....the egg slips from my hand, hits the concrete floor and I hear the cracking sound! 

Introspection and Thinking....   The Year of Covid-19 means more introspection and more observation on my part.  Staying home, exploring art, enjoying the color and nature around me encourages me to try 'the new'!  New recipes, new art materials, recreate my space and so much more.  It turns out that I have quite a few supplies, art books, and ideas to explore. My version of Deb Hart's Southwest Polymer Egg I've taken some online classes, one I'll share today, read books, entered online gallery shows and actually used my notebook.  The class I took was Deb Harts - 'Southwest Polymer Eggs'     Since I'm allergic to chicken eggs, I buy turkey eggs at The Prescott Farmer's Market.  They are equal to about 1 1/2 chicken eggs in size.  I'm often asked, "Do they taste like chicken eggs?" and my answer is 'I don't know.  I have not had a chicken egg in a long time.'  They do have a thicker yolk and white and the shell