Paisley Lizard

Here’s my annual review of what happened on my blog. And some of what happened off my blog, but was shared on social media. I was neglectful of my blog toward the end of the year. No excuses. I...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/12/paisley-lizards-2021-blog-year-in-review/

The theme for this month’s design challenge from Art Elements was turtles. As with every monthly challenge, we were free to chose the medium and interpret the theme in as many ways as we wanted...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/08/turtle-themed-design-challenge/

The design challenge from Art Elements this month was to upcycle.  Or, more specifically, to “create something using repurposed items. it can be a beautiful piece of art, a useful practical it...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/07/altered-bottles-and-an-upcycled-jar/

Lizard-themed sculptures on upcycled glass salsa jars using paperclay and epoxy clay with acrylic paints. The post Mixed Media Upcycled Lizard Art appeared first on Paisley Lizard .

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/06/mixed-media-upcycled-lizard-art/

Dandelions were the theme for this month’s design challenge from Art Elements.  Dandelions peaked in my neighborhood back in April, covering vacant lots, wild lawns, and traffic islands in gol...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/05/jewelry-designs-inspired-by-dandelions-using-modern-embroidery-and-mini-mosaic-techniques/

What do hares and armadillos have to do with each other, you might wonder? Well, I wondered that too, but realized what happens between consenting lagomorphs and turtle-rabbits (that’s what the...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/04/april-hares-and-armadillos/

The theme for the Art Elements design challenge this month was “spring.” I designed a few new pieces of jewelry, inspired by the idea of spring flowers. I also had some jewelry design inspira...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/03/spring-themed-designs-for-march/

Last month I shared my initial impressions of air dry paperclay as a new-to-me medium for sculpting.  Two of my first three pieces found homes right away, which is a measure of success I can’t...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/02/more-creating-with-air-dry-paperclay/

It’s a new year and I’m trying a new art medium: air dry paper clay.  I’ve been working with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based clay (which I’ll refer to as polymer clay hereafter for simpli...

https://paisleylizard.com/2021/01/first-impressions-of-air-dry-paper-clay/

Well, here we are ready to turn the page on another year. And what an extraordinary year it has been. I won’t dwell on the pandemic or other dire news headlines of the year. Instead, I’m revi...

https://paisleylizard.com/2020/12/paisley-lizards-2020-blog-year-in-review/