Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay

Sculpting the Earrings: Base Shape and Mosaic Layer 2

A course by Chelsea Rodriguez, Artist and Art Historian

17 students

Audio: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Sculpting the Earrings: Base Shape and Mosaic Layer 2

Overview

“During this second part of the lesson, you'll see how to finish the painting. I'll share with you some tips on how to bring together all the mosaics. ”

In this video lesson Chelsea Rodriguez addresses the topic: Sculpting the Earrings: Base Shape and Mosaic Layer 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay. Craft art history-inspired polymer clay earrings, mastering sculpting, color matching, design techniques for unique wearable jewelry.

Partial transcription of the video

“We are done with the color yellow for now. So let's take this away. Now we're going to repeat the same process but using the light blue and the darker blue. Now we are done with the lighter blue. Let's move on. to the ultramarine blue and then the darkest one. If you notice that your design is not getting up to the point that we marked it up. It's totally fine. When we finish and we cut, You're not going to be able to see that. It's going to look. Good. We're almost done, but not quite. I like to add a last round of just the darker blue. just so we have room for error. Because when we cut, ...”

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Course summary for: Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay

Level: Beginner
17 students
4 units
13 lessons (2h 25m)
5 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY

Chelsea Rodriguez

A course by Chelsea Rodriguez

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Artist and Art Historian

Chelsea is an artist and art historian specializing in transforming iconic paintings into wearable miniature art. Through her brand, Venus de Chela, she creates handcrafted polymer clay earrings inspired by masters like Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Pablo Picasso.

With a background in art history, her work bridges classical art and contemporary craft. She reinterprets well-known artworks into detailed, small-scale pieces, combining color theory, texture, and sculpting techniques to translate paintings into a wearable format.