I opened a studio. So nice to not work in cat hair. And paying rent makes make me sculpt more. Now that I'm away from my cat, I don't have dirt and hair in my sculptures. But Marblex does have little sand-size bits of stone in it. I thought before my cat had knocked dirt down from a book shelf that was over my work area. Nope, there is actual little stones in it. I can't feel them when sculpting. I only notice them when I get to the end of my sculpture and it is drying a bit. When I scape an area or smooth an area, I'll uncover a stone. I guess they are in there for strength? I don't know. I called Amaco and asked them, the person I talked to wasn't very helpful, sounded like she was making it up as she went along. No answer as to why it's called self-hardening and not air-dry either. So don't count on smoothing or carving this stuff once it's dry. It is so hard it doesn't carve and smoothing with a wet sponge uncovers stones. Here's my latest.
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Fast, his hair is being blown behind him. Going to sculpt his hands on a steering wheel. |
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Pirate woman, she's sad, not mad. She's an introspective pirate. |
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He's mad, and charging. |