Not Your Everyday Animal Sculptures

March 2012

By Beverley Start

As an artist the question I get asked the most is “Where do you get your inspiration?” I always spend lots of time surfing the interweb, perusing the library shelves, and searching anywhere really for that ever-elusive “hit” of inspiration.

I usually don’t have to surf that far to find loads and loads of videos, images, and stories that make ideas come to mind and get my wheels chugging. When they do I keep them in my mental list of “possible projects for the future”. I guess it could be considered inspiration when that happens but honestly for me it’s not that. What I call Inspiration is something that makes me feel humbled by the skill level, excited by the color palette, emotional by the subject matter, and that allows me to feel close to the artist. I’m moved, quite literally at times when inspiration hits and I want to get to work right away before the hit wears off.

Inspiration like this must be shared! So, for those of you who are already familiar with his work, it’s always nice to see it again. And for those who aren’t, may I introduce you to Polymer Clay Sculptor, Jon Anderson. Enjoy!

Tags: art, cane work, clay, handcrafted, Handmade, polymer lay, sculpture

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