I took some photos of around the property to do in art class, and picked up the pastels again. This is the photo - great rocks (unswept...)!
This is the work in progress. Still a long way to go obviously, but it's starting to take shape. I'm working over an acrylic background on canvas paper and it gives it an interesting texture and also makes the pastel quite smooshable. It's a messy business.
This is the other idea I had for the air dry clay, and it worked out a bit better. I embraced the wonkiness and did some leaf impressions - actual leaves and a rolling pin - then with colour more of a stain than a paint. This is a hydrangea leaf.
And an acanthus - very deep ridges and veins, which is good.
The "coaster" is diosma, which worked well. The edges are wobbly as hell but the leaf print is cute.
So that is it for the air dry clay for now, I think I have got that out of my system. And a household only requires a certain number of little dishes.
