Yay! Here is the finished fox pin. The circumference of this piece measures about 2" (5cm). I made a small edition of 6. One will stay with me and 5 will be available on my Etsy shop. They look so beautiful in person. The unusual color combination works really perfect. I'm wearing mine right now and I love it.
Something that I learned from my papercut technique on polymer clay is that it has unlimited possibilities. On the other hand you can only use the original papercut about 6 or 7 times because it gets destroyed quickly, but that makes the small editions even more special. You also need to be very careful when lifting the paper from the clay, it's best to use a needle. I can't wait to keep experimenting with this technique. Yay!!
So are the cameos recessed? They look more embossed from these pics. I was trying to figure out how you did it and my right brain is playing tricks on me! I'm loving these little pins!
Posted by: Rebecca | December 07, 2011 at 01:22 PM
Hi Rebecca!
The figures that you see on the surface of the polymer clay are the areas that I cut out in the paper.
That's why the figures look (are) embossed.
Posted by: Elsita | December 07, 2011 at 02:35 PM
Wow! Great idea to use your papercuts in that way. I've tried using lace and little beads and toys etc. to emboss polymer clay, but never thought paper would work.
Posted by: Kitsch and Curious | December 07, 2011 at 03:31 PM
Yes Kitsch and Curious! This is a great way to do something a little different with polymer clay.
When the idea hit me I almost started jumping! I was so excited!
Posted by: Elsita | December 07, 2011 at 05:18 PM
Love this! Did you see I posted about it on Paper Forest? Elsa, I thought the cut out got stuck onto the clay? How come you describe the original cut getting worn out? We don't get it!? Can you show us sometime?
http://paperforest.blogspot.com/2011/12/give-me-mora.html
Posted by: Shelley Noble | December 07, 2011 at 10:55 PM
I was just thinking that using a plastic sheet instead of paper might make a longer lasting mold, but on second thought, plastic might be a lot harder to cut through cleanly. But maybe you might feel like experimenting around with it? Perhaps with shrinky? :D
:Hugs:
Posted by: Claudia Liliana/rasamalai | December 07, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Interesting post. Thanks. )
Posted by: essay writers | December 08, 2011 at 02:03 AM
Your cameo pin is wonderful! I am very curious about this technique, maybe you could do a tutorial as there are so many of us curious?
Posted by: acornmoon | December 08, 2011 at 02:56 AM
I'd admired this brooch, Elsa, and was very happy to have the opportunity to purchase one on Etsy last night! The little diamond in the fox's eye is like the diamond in the eye of the first cameo portrait pin I purchased from you that I also loved (but lost, alas!). By the way, you may already know that today is Diego Rivera's 125th birthday--like you, a celebrator of life!
Posted by: Betty in Chicago | December 08, 2011 at 05:49 AM
que lindo quedó!( perdón pero mi ingles no es muy bueno)a mi me encanta experimentar con los materiales, se encuentran soluciones que uno nunca se habría imaginado.
saludos!
Posted by: Viviana | December 08, 2011 at 08:47 AM
beautiful as usual :D i love foxes!
Posted by: betty jordan wester | December 08, 2011 at 09:13 AM
hmmm)) is a good idea, I can still throw a few ideas)
Posted by: writing essays | December 08, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Elsa, sorry to sound stupid, but I just wondered, do you mean that you make a papercut with the image as a hole in the paper, or the other way round? Cant quite see how you get the image to be raised like that, would love to try to make some Christmas decorations like this! :)
Posted by: Cath Stone | December 09, 2011 at 01:21 AM
What a beautiful piece! I'm totally amazed by people who do paper cutting. It makes floral design look easy by comparison.
Posted by: Mimi | December 09, 2011 at 09:15 AM
Oh, wait, I think I get it. I *think* Elsa cut out the composition in the paper and used the negative void as a kind of mold to press the clay into? If that's it, that is brilliant! (Much better than what I thought at first, which was to take all the tiny cut out pieces and place them on a shape of clay.) I hope she'll make us a tutorial!
Posted by: Shelley Noble | December 09, 2011 at 09:06 PM
I love your work! Paper cutting is a really interesting technique.
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Posted by: wedding dresses | December 19, 2011 at 12:10 AM
Wow! You have some really cool things on here. i wish i could be this creative with things. your broaches are awesome...keep em coming!
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