Redwood Coast Creative Arts

Wild Caught Faerie I

She is the first in the Wild Caught Faeries series
She is trapped in our realm and quite distressed and disgruntled to be here. 
She has the key to the faerie realm but she can’t find the door.  She is certain that I know where it is.  She is always asking the other Mystical Beings to help her find the door and escape back to Faerie Land.

She is a Wild Forest Faerie and prefers to dance naked in the trees rather than being all dressed up in fancy finery.  She absolutely would not allow me to fix her wild mass of hair.  I was afraid that she might bite me so I just let her be! 


One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, hand painted , natural fiber hair, wire armature, Leather corset, silk and synthetic fabric

Lil’ Miss Moss Bit- Wee Wild Caught Faerie

At just 1.5” Lil’ Miss Moss Bit is the Teeny Weeniest  of all of the Wild Caught faeries in the series.

She is a Spring Sprout Faerie who sprouted out of a patch of moss that was growing around the roots of a tree.  Her home is in the forest in a made of rotten redwoods and mushrooms. She has a pet honey bee and feeds on honeycomb and lichen. She says that all of the trees look the same and can’t find her way back to Faerie Realm!

She is trapped in our mortal realm and lives in a little cage.  Don’t worry she can get out.  The bars are no match for her faerie magic!  She can come and go in and out of the cage as she pleases.  The bars are only symbolic of her being lost and then captured in our mortal realm!

One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, hand painted, wire armature, Knit fabric, faux fur hair


 

Tierra- The Earth Fae

One of the Elemental Faeries. She works with the gnomes, tending the soil. She loves nothing better than munching on fallen foliage and playing garden games with her friends, the Earthworms and snails.



In the Winter time she hibernates in an underground burrow that she digs out with her spade-foot toad feet.  Her hair is lichen and moss and wings are new Spring growth! They will sprout and grow as the seasons change. They may even bloom and bear fruit.  She will shed them before going into hibernation. She is made of fresh fertile Earth and is a host to all sorts of seeds, fungus, and flora that germinate on and inside of her body. When she emerges from her hibernation you never know what might be growing from her, or where it might sprout from. Once she had a lily growing right out of the top of her head! Silly Lily!




One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, wire armature, hand felted fabric, faux fur hair

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Su Quisiera aka SuQui (pronounced Sookie) -The Wind Fae

SuQui is one of the Elemental Faeries .  She is very peaceful in a powerful, strong and silent kind of way. If you hear her roar it's because she's either pissed off or partying! She is the singer of all of the elements. She whistles and howls, and whispers in our ears.

All of the other Elemental Faeries look to her for guidance. She moves them and sometimes stirs them up if that is what is needed. 

Next time you hear the wind singing, whispering in your ear, or blowing through your hair you can think of her.  Make a wish and blow her a few kisses, toss flowers in the air, and twirl around in her breeze. She loves when we do that!

One of a kind, Hand sculpted polymer, natural fiber hair, wire armature, silk and synthetic fabric

Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre

I had so many things on my agenda today but, I felt deeply compelled to create this Heart of Gold and send it out into the world as a beacon of hope and peace. I hope that it brings the finder some bit of comfort.




Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre. My heart goes out to the victims, the families, the community, and the world as we mourn this tragI had so many things on my agenda today but, I felt deeply compelled to create this Heart of Gold and send it out into the world as a beacon of hope and peace. I hope that it brings the finder some bit of comfort.

Free Art Friday- Heart of Gold- In honor and Memory of the lives that were taken in the Sandy Hood Elementary School Massacre. My heart goes out to the victims, the families, the community, and the world as we mourn this tragic, senseless loss of innocent light and beauty.




Rest in Peace Precious Angels..... ♥♥♥

Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6
Grace McDonnell, 7
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6
Noah Pozner, 6
Caroline Previdi,6
Jessica Rekos, 6
Avielle Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6
Rachel Davino, 29
Dawn Hochsprung, 47
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Lauren Rosseau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27
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Marotte Stick Puppet and Polymer Sculpting Workshop

Artist/Instructor: LaLa Ortiz   [email protected]

When: Saturday September 29th, 2012

Time: 10 AM to 4 PM

Location: Vox Sac 1818 11th Street Sacramento 95811

$50 per participant.  Payable upon registration.

Sculpting a head in polymer, face painting, applying hair, costuming and decorating

Create your own marotte, stick puppet in a single day!

We will cover polymer clay basics, conditioning the clay, mixing colors, sculpting in the facial features, creating a character with expression, creating a life-like skin tone with paint, applying hair, costuming and final details to complete your character's personality.   

This is an adult level workshop.  Children 12 years and up are welcome if their maturity level will allow them to work independently.  All experience levels are welcome. 

Most supplies are included.  Each participant will need to bring their own sculpting tools (some will be available to share.  This need not be a great expense simple tools such as tooth picks, orange sticks, manicure, dental tools, nut picks, and my favorite- knitting needles.  Although I own a collection of fancy tools I still pull out the knitting needles with every sculpt!)  and any special embellishments, fabric, trim, hair, to personalize their marotte character.

Artist/Instructor: LaLa Ortiz   [email protected]

Fusion International Arts Center

Fusion International Arts Center- 501 Arden (at Oxford) Sacramento, CA  http://fusioniac.com/

I waited forever for someone else to present an all polymer art showcase in Northern California but, it never happened so, I did it myself!

  Adriana Ayala

 

 This is the truth!  I thought it would be the coolest thing if there was an all polymer art showcase that I could participate in.  HaHaHa, fat chance waiting around for that to ever happen!  The truth is that polymer art hardly ever gets featured in local galleries period!  No one knows what it is! 

Sometimes, I think that is one of the really cool things about polymer.  Because if people don't know about then there aren't very many rules around it.  If they don't know what it is they have no preconceived notions of what it should look like or what I should be doing with it!

So anyway, back to my high hopes for an all polymer exhibit at a local venue.  If you're thinking that it never happened and I had to hold my breath forever then you're partially right.  I waited around, just hoping it would happen, for a lot of years.

A few months back I took on the task of Outreach Chairperson for Clayville California (No. CA. Polymer Art Guild).  So now it is my responsibility to reach out to the community, to educate the masses about all things polymer and to encourage other members to do the same.  Great!  Now what?  How am I going to do that?  I'd love to teach more workshops but, to whom?  Through what venue, what forum?  Why am I doing this anyway?  Why do I even care?  Why can't I just sit back, twiddling my thumbs, waiting for someone else to do the work? 

The answer to that is, "I don't know"!  I don't know why I care, but I definitely do.  Why can't I just sit back and twiddle?  I don't know that either.  It's just not my way. 

So you know what I did?  I made the committment to have a polymer art exibit at Vox .  I invited Clayville California and a few other California polymer artists to submit work in this very versatile medium. 

It was really nerve wracking not knowing what would be submitted.  I wasn't sure if Id be able to fill the space until just a few days before the show.  I'll do that differently next time!  That's for sure.  However, after all is said and done I am very pleased with the end results.  The gallery space at Vox Sac looks great.  I do plan on doing this again.  I hope to make it an annual event, perhaps a traveling event!  Delusions of grandeur?  Perhaps!  But someone once said," If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough"!  Brilliant!

I would like to thank all of our exhibiting artists: Mary Fassler, Jacqueline Dodd, Michael J. Marx, Amy Fort, LaLa Ortiz, Marie Segal, Jennifer Erin, Mary Lu Ellliott, Maureen Thomas, Diane Redman, Rita Seale, Melody Steeples, Rachel Young, Yoli Rodriguez Manzo, Anita Sterling Winthrop, and Adriana Ayala of ClayCatShop.

Thank you to Vox Sacramento for hosting our exhibit!

OK, enough blah, blah, blah!  Here are a few pic's from the show...........         


Amy Fort

Mary Fassler

Jacqueline Dodd

Maureen Thomas


Michael J. Marx

 

Jennifer Erin

Yoli Manzo

Rachel Young


Rachel Young

 

 Adriana Ayala


Marie Segal and LaLa Ortiz


Clayville California Members; Melody Steeples, MaryLy Elliott, Maureen Thomas, Rita Seale

LaLa Ortiz

More photos will be posted soon.  So, come back!  Let me know what you think about our presentation. 

Polymer Art at Vox

Polymer art at Vox

 

Michael J Marx, Marie Segal, Me and my Muertos

 

Mary Fassler on the table and Maureen Thomas's marvelous wall piece

Diane Redman and her jewelry

 

Rachel Young AKA Devil Girl and her display of zombies and monsters

Rita Seale, Maureen Thomas, Melody Steeples, and MaryLu Elliott

Adriana Ayala

 

Adriana Ayala

 

Adriana Ayala and I at Vox Sac

Saving Grace- A Polymer Vessel, Stash Jar

Here are a few pic's of one of my first polymer vessel, stash jars.

I call it Saving Grace. The decal began to dissolve with the alcohol inks. My three graces were melting away! Fortunately, I was able to save enough of it and make it work. I like the distressed look I got with layers of alcohol ink, Genesis heat set paint, liquid Kato polymer, fine glitter, and metal leaf.  The mixed media techniques used on this piece were the precursors to my Belle Pastiche and Graffiti Garden techniques that use many layers of mediums as well as some distressing.

Notice how well I have hidden the seams.  The seal on this vessel is so tight that it makes a nice pop when you tape the lid off.  That took decades of practice!