A Week of Art | Making Clay pots, Working on a big painting, and Packing orders!

[@inthelandofray7341]

Absolutely love the creepy frog illustration!! So well done.

[@mael2039]

you're the person who got me into collaging because your collage works are all so stunning honestly. The butterflies are still some of my favourites. But all your art, I love how you use colours and values and I thinks it's amazing that your style is so distinct. I'm not a fan of working with clay myself but I love the look of it and yours are so pretty

[@plm80]

When working with clay you can make a paste with some clay+water to act as a glue (you can keep it on an airtight container), and also get a bit of texture on the parts that you want to attach before aplying the "glue" 😊

[@cordoesart]

yess! Important!

[@artwithem6635]

Ohh thank you!!!

[@beckymorgan812]

i remember doing this in school art lessons when working with clay. we'd do crosshatching on both pieces we're sticking together, and then put the glue on :)

[@serenityjewel]

The clay and water is called slip. There are KZbin videos on how to do it.

[@shortyangel2010]

I love your process Em, I'm inspired to try it out myself =)

[@fuzzydragons]

using thumbelina for a project is a great idea, so much imagery to use 😀

[@hannahkh8082]

The colours look SO pretty on the frog painting.. also the frog looks really scary haha!

[@artwithem6635]

Haha thanks!! Yay, I made something scary 😎😎😎

[@SimoneWhippArtist]

I love your creepy frog! You put so much time and effort in your preparation and it pays off! Your new desk looks very nice - no more hunching over for you! x

[@melissastar]

Thank you for sharing, you are an inspiration and I'm sure you'll do fantastic in your art business, both with selling items and sharing your journey. Many blessings from New Zealand 😊

[@EmmaCarpenterIllustration]

The pots came out really well, especially the one with the petals 😍 I made Xmas decorations a few years ago with air drying clay and it took sooooo long to dry. I ended up using a hair dryer (not sure if that’s recommended 😆 but it seemed to work)

[@dustiejacobs3665]

You did so Good capturing a more sinister vibe. I always hated the scene in Thumbelina where she is forced to marry the creepy frog. So I really appreciate your artistic take on that scene. I really love how it turned out! Your work is so beautiful keep sharing your art. You are such an inspiration.

[@linsaraillustration]

Wow the painting looks beautiful, cant wait to see the final painting

[@artwithem6635]

Thank you!!

[@beckymorgan812]

love having your videos on whilst i do my own graphics uni work! :)

[@KATIEKATEish]

Good tips on the air dry clay

[@ruththegeek]

Just put an order in Etsy after this but pppllleeaaassseee do your duck collage as an pin I would sooo love one!!

[@KATIEKATEish]

Is the mug actually useable or decorative only

[@わにわに-r6g]

Love your content btw

[@serenityjewel]

That frog looks like a female part that mutated into an evil frog. I adore it. The evil Frogina!

[@わにわに-r6g]

i've always wondered....... the sketches you make are done with graphite right? how do you maintain them so clean?? mine always blur and fade after a while :(

[@artwithem6635]

Yeah I just use plain old graphite, and I try my best to keep them looking clean, I spray them with hairspray which helps and when ever i'm drawing ill put pieces of paper between a few of the pages underneath. It still does end up smudging a little bit over time though, I think its unavoidable unfortunately! Especially cause I use quite a soft dark pencil

[@わにわに-r6g]

@@artwithem6635 I'll try the hairspray thingy 😳😳 I never thought of it 🤔🤔 thank for the answer 💕🫂💕🫂💕🫂💕

[@PaperTigress]

[@mariac4602]

I think it’s sad that your teachers couldn’t accept and celebrate your joyful personality which is expressed in your art. Why is dark or creepy needed? I think there is already too much darkness in art, music, film and literature these days. It fatigues the soul. Please stay true to yourself.

[@FlexiSpot]

E8 fits your space well!! Love your content