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My name rhymes with "Lisa," I live in Midland, Texas, because it's warm and the mortgage is cheap, and of course this is my natural hair color. Of course! The EGE--The Ever-Gorgeous Earl--is my husband of 35 years. I have the best job in the world because I get to call up artists and ask them nosy questions and then write about them. I also stitch, podcast, blog, and then, in my spare time, do it all some more.

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Thursday, February 03, 2011

Epoxy Clay--Who Knew?

Do y'all already know about this stuff? Am I the last person on the planet to hear about it? Because, man! Epoxy clay sounds like some Miracle Material, right up there with Kryptonite and a Universal Solvent.

Now, let me hasten to say:  I'm not giving anything away here. I don't have an extra copy of the book, and I don't have any epoxy clay--too bad for me, because I Want Some of This Stuff.

What's up: I was reviewing Inspired Remnants, Curious Dreams by Kerin Gale, and I was reading about this stuff she uses: non-toxic, air-hardening, hard as a rock, can be drilled and painted and used as a support. You can use it outdoors and under water, and it's safe around people and animals, and oh, my! The projects in the book were amazing--you can do that? And THAT? Are you serious?! Yowza.

Anyway, I did a little book review/book peek for the CreateMixedMedia website, but I wanted to share with y'all here, too, so I uploaded it as a high-def movie so you could really see this stuff. Take a look:

I want to know:  what ideas start zooming around in your brain? If you're snowed in today, and I showed up at your door with a little red wagon-load of this stuff, what would you make?  You know, sometimes I think we need us a Flickr group so we can share photos, and then I think, "Wait a minute, Ricë. Most of the stuff y'all talk about is imaginary." I kind of forget we can't share the images we see in our heads. Too bad for us, huh?

Anyway, so what would you do with a whole load of this stuff? It is So Totally Cool~~

18 comments:

Pattyskypants said...

Hmmm. If you showed up at my door right now it would be a miracle! You'd have to beam in! No snow plows yet. In any case, if you did beam in, I'd use the stuff to try to fix the crack in my bathtub. I would fashion a dolphin's head emanating from the crack. I'd use beads for the eyes and then paint it.

patty said...

I love this stuff. It is perfect for everything. I use it in my assemblages and also fixed my sewing machine with it when i broke the thread spindle off. It certainly is miracle stuff, may even be alien technology it's so good.

Ricë said...

I LOVE that, Patty--oh, wait! There's something you gotta see--hang on. . . .
http://www.alanrogersonart.com/Bathroom.html

oh. my. god.

heather noye said...

i know about the stuff but i can't find it anywhere!!!

i have Kerin's book too. love it so far but i haven't been able to do any of the projects.

Ricë said...

http://www.alanrogersonart.com/Bathroom.html

let's try again.

Ricë said...

http://www.avesstudio.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=28&flypage=flypage.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=4&vmcchk=1&Itemid=4

also look on amazon.com

Cody Goodin said...

Hey you guys can get this and apoxy sculpt at Aves on the internet. That's who makes it and they are really nice people to deal with.http://www.avesstudio.com/ I use it a lot and love the versatility. I have used this in my mixed media classes too.

Cody Goodin said...

I just went to Alan's site. OMG I want that bathroom.

Ricë said...

Is that not the most fabulous room EVER? There was one blurry little photo in Kerin's book, and I almost missed it, and then I did a double-take and went WHOA! He's been working on it for 3 years. I wish he had a slide show--so much better than having to click back and forth--I want to take a tour, don't you?

Chel said...

VERY cool! Is it the same as plumber's epoxy putty? My husband uses that for everything.

Hey, I must know- how are you getting those dancing rainbows on the wall behind you?!

cingal said...

i used some of this stuff in an assemblage class with de meng. the theme of my piece was "the lady of the lake" based on a local ghost story. i was altering a barbie and needed to wipe the smile off her face. it easily attached to her plastic skin so i could reshape her lips. i bought a large container because aves said i could repair my pool waterfall with it. i've got to get that book! wish i wasn't iced in or i'd go right now.

Ricë said...

the rainbows are from the window full of prisms--as soon as we have some sun again (ahem!), i'll try to get a photo. there are some on here somewhere--The EGE takes photos of them all the time: i put up a curtain rod and added an extra hook for support in the middle and then tied on prisms with fishing line. there are 49--mostly glass, but oddly enough, the plastic ones are perhaps the most sparkly.

Andi said...

The only moldable epoxy I've ever used is JB Weld epoxy putty which you get at the hardware store. I love the stuff and have wanted to play with some of the new stuff that's been coming out.

Kathy said...

Cool stuff! Now, to find out where you can purchase it!!

kerin rose said...

please do not laugh at me, but what I love the best ( including everything in Kerin's book) is that so many folks will see it and now not change my first name spelling to "Karin"!

I would make huge 'faceted" cabochons and set them in glorious finger rings!

Sharon Robb-Chism said...

If you showed up at my house with that stuff, I'd whip out my little candy molds, and make charms for jewelry...for starters, anyway. I've done that with Paperclay, but even sealed, they're a little fragile. The Epoxy Clay sounds like it would be perfect.

Anhelo said...

I want those Maya ruins in my bathroom right meow! ~ What would I not do with that magic clay? I'd start with little faces for picture frames, something sort of psychedelic.

Tim Mayer said...

I've always said that epoxy putty was the fifth element that holds the others togather. I've been formulating and manufacturing our ProCreate putty for years. It's used extensively by the miniature figure industry. And I'm rather proud of that particular formula as it too me a long time to come up with it.

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