Deer Me with Creative Paperclay®

 While in Tucson I went to this museum full of stuffed real animals (the guys voted on going to this museum). And, gawd, there was even a room with my last name. The idea came to me to create a friendlier, happier version of what I saw. This could be great for a boy's room.

SUPPLY LIST
Creative Paperclay®
styrofoam
acrylic paints
brown paper
tree branches

 Cut your styrofoam to form the deer's head and start adding the Creative Paperclay® to shape the face.




















Add eyes and nose then start adding detail.


















Paint the face with as much or as little detail as you wish. Add ears cut out of brown paper and you are done.Next drill holes in the top of the head to add the tree branches whether real or fake. You could even change out the branches with the season.

Dream in color and play with your whole heart.

—Darlene Olivia McElroy

Spring is Coming

I know spring's coming but not soon enough for me. I am like the bird in this assemblage, waiting for the first hints of the earth coming to life again. I like the idea of aging in a circle rather than on a continuous line. This piece was a case where so little was needed for the story to be complete.

Supplies
Creative Paperclay®
Acrylic Paint
Assemblage base

This assemblage consists of a broken ceramic bird, hurricane lamp's wick cover, and a twig from my yard glued together with resin clay.

It needed Creative Paperclay® buds and leaves to tell the full story. Not much, just a little. When dry, it was painted with acrylics.

It now sits on my desk waiting for spring.

Darlene Olivia McElroy
darleneoliviamcelroy.com