Today on Creativity in Focus we interview artist Beverly Oliwa and she will be talking about how to turn t-shirts into sculptural art. Beverly uses Paverpol as a textile hardener in order to make her sculptures
Beverly will be at Curious Mondo in January with the course: How to Create Indoor/Outdoor Sculptures for Beginners using Paverpol
Here are some of the sculptures Beverly creates with Paverpol:
This week in Creativity in Focus we had fiber artist Allison Harding.
She showed her amazing pieces in Nuno Felt. Some of them she will show the techniques in her upcoming course
She also talked about different techniques on Plying With Thread
This episode was super informative and fun.
Here is an interview I did with Jack Johnston an icon in the art doll industry. He tells us about his business and the doll industry. With host Shahar Boyayan from Curious Mondo. Jack Johnston is an icon in the doll making industry. He has helped many entrepreneurs start their own doll making business. Today he shares with us his view of entrepreneurship, doll making and some secrets in his business. He is known for art dolls made of polymer clay, is part of the art dolls guild and owner of Prosculpt clay brand.
Our first episode of Creativity in focus where we highlight artists and their art. Noemi Smith is our guest in this episode where she talks about creating, challenges and Ball Jointed Dolls.
Noemi Smith is a figurative artists and create amazing dolls. She is an instructor at Curious Mondo and her course
We interviewed Tracey McCracken Palmer with BonnieBlink Studio about her wet felted paintings. Amazing work and she shares her felting technique with us.
This week we interview Megan Nedds from Woolen Wangon a young felt artist with amazing animal sculptures.
She makes realistic needle felted animals sculptures
Now we go to France and talk to a ball jointed doll maker. BJD Dolls From France
Let’s discuss the doll making business today.
Let’s talk now on How to Chose Fur For Teddy Bears. If you are a maker that makes cute little things that have fur, this video is for you.
This week we visit a company that sells eco-friendly fur for teddy bears and stuffed animals.
Intercal shares with us details about the market and the right type of fur for your furry friends.
We are creating a whole series of virtual workshops for makers. don’t forget to check on the site.
This video talks about BjD Doll Making. This interview is with bjd doll maker Sarah Seiter. Sarah is one of the few American ball jointed doll makers and she shares with us about her business, her dolls and the techniques she uses. Hosted by Shahar Boyayan
Keep an eye for next year’s classes because we have some serious beading coming up.
For now we invite you to watch this interview we did a while back talking about how to run a jewelry business. More specific a beading store.
http://www.spillthebeanstv.com See how smart entrepreneurs run a jewelry store. Tremaine Fenton shares with you how she runs a successful bead store, her challenges and advice. With host Shahar Boyayan, marketing advisor from BuzzBooster