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Thursday, February 10, 2011

The eyes have it....

One of the processes of creating is finding something new to add to an already existing idea.
For me these are my  "Aha" moments.
That's how I feel when I come across a tool or a material that takes my pieces to another level.
My latest discovery....
Glass eyes!
I now own an old bottle full of assorted sizes and colours.
They are really fabulous and have given me a new found excitement on what to create to fit the eyes...
Some will fit perfectly into a sculpture already made, whereas some will just have to be trial and error.
The eyes may dictate what I will make, or at least the size of it.
That's the surprise of buying some things online.
Until you've seen them, ( no pun intended!) it's hard to know exactly how they will fit a piece.
Some will be too small...
Or too big...
Or just too goofy looking...
But then you find some that are.....
Just right!
Coming soon to an etsy shop near you!

2 comments:

farmlady said...

Oh, those eyes, those "just right" eyes. Can't wait to see who this creature, with the scary teeth and wonderful green eyes, is.

the wild magnolia said...

and the "eyes" have it! the saying, "the eyes are the window to the soul", i feel this way even for stuffed animal creations.