Thursday, November 19, 2009

My creative space

My creative space is not for sensitive people this week...
Please skip my blog if you're one of them.
I just want to share my frustration with you and perhaps one of you has a clever solution to my problem. Well, the thing is that my secret collaboration partner had this fun idea to use a Barbie hand for one of the pieces. She asked if I could make it in porcelain clay.
I said: 'jip, no prob' but hey, did I know Barbie is so stubborn?
Here's the gang...First I thought to use a silicone paste 'cause it gives the finest detail on the mould. But it doesn't work as it's a closed mould, it doesn't dry really well.
Then I decided to make a double mould. Look at that grin on her face... yuk!
Mould the other side...
But it does not com out right. See here all my failures...
But I didn't want to give up. I was tired of seeing that grin on her face so I just pulled her head off.
This time I tried to make a partly plaster and partly silicone mould.
It looks good, so today I'll try if I can make a decent porcelain hand from it.
Many thanks to my secret partner for this lovely idea! I'm having heaps of fun as you can see! :)

Oops, two secret project posts in one week? Might skip one next week then as not to overload you... :)

To know the idea behind the secret project, go read the first blogpost here or click on the label 'the secret project' to see all the posts about it.
Can't wait to receive your guesses but think about it carefully 'cause you can only guess once! :)
You can send your guess to mitsy@artmind.eu and can not change your guess so think about it carefully...

Want to show your creative space? Hop over to Kootoyoo's to play! It's fun! :)

35 comments:

  1. Gee Barbie, I was expecting you to be a bit more cooperative. With all the plastic surgery you've had, this must be a piece of cake for you.

    So, give Mitsy a break and try a little harder please? I promise she'll be nicer to you next time. If you're good she might even put your head back on.

    Go Mitsy! xo

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  2. Hehehe... *lol*
    Good luck with the mold! I keep my fingers crossed.

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  3. :D:D Girl, you are cruel! :)
    Have fun and wish you good luck! Hope It'll work out :)

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  4. This is really a hands on project. Sure will work out fine

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  5. hehehe that barbie photo is really funny.

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  6. i love all the photos,what a clever idea ,head off and bloody one :))

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  7. oh Mitsy!
    i'm so disappointed! i was scrolling down hoping so much that you had enclosed that relentless 'grin' in clay forever more! but i did love the drop of blood... can you tell i'm not a Barbie fan!?
    have a great day,
    emma
    x

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  8. Hilarious !! :)

    You even thought of the blood *lol*

    Best of luck !!

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  9. =D oh I had a good laugh, Darling you are one of a kind!

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  10. hihi !!!!
    now I got another idea for your secret partner, but I tplayed already....

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  11. LOL - poor Barbie. At least she is useful for something!

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  12. Makes me feel a whole lot happier this morning. Get rid of that inane grin! :)

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  13. OMG!!!! This is soooo funny! It looks like an episode of Barbie Casualty!! Loved the head pull-off especially! :) K

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  14. Ooooh X-rated blogpost!!! Have you tagged it "mature"? ;)

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  15. Ahahaa! I love this. I used to cut the hair off my Barbies, color what was left of the hair with markers and call them Punk Rock Barbies.

    Good luck with the mold!

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  16. If you are angry with them, and decide to cut their hands off, you can send them Yasminbochi for her "Barbie lost her....." series, hahahah!
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=34774285

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  17. hihihi Mitsy!!
    I hope the last mold you made will be fine!

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  18. This is so funny! Good luck with the mold!

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  19. Hahaha! Mitsy, am I seeing a crime scene?

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  20. BWAHAHAHAHAHA! You are HILARIOUS! Thank you. I love it.

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  21. This post made me laugh out loud and spit coffee at my monitor! Thanks for the great start to my morning!

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  22. Ok, you got me. Can't wait to see what this is going to make. Love these little secrets.... Barbie will never be thought of the same....wink-wink

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  23. u are hilarious! great post. still wondering about your project

    my 2 year old likes to have lego men with the heads off ~ he then says, with the head in his hand, 'dead' meaning head!

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  24. I am laughing so hard right now! I can't believe you actually pulled her head off!
    Michelle-

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  25. I really enjoyed this post Mitsy...I'm glad I didn't skip.

    I love that you've showed your failures & you've proven that if you keep at it you'll find a solution that works.

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  26. I absolutely love the photo with her head off and I think they would be lovely cards. I have quite a few friends who would also enjoy seeing her smiling face removed from her annoying body

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