ODD

Emma SanCartier is an illustrator, working in pen, ink, and watercolor.
 
In her Etsy shop, I also found a few polymer clay creations from her Odd Fauna series. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.
 

RED-HATTED

These sweet polymer clay Snow-Ladies, each with her own personality, were inspired by the wonderful Red Hat society. Each of them is hand-sculpted, topped with their signature red hats, and adorned with novelty yarn scarfs.

Find them at sweetestlittlethings.etsy.com.

EYE-CATCHING

Liz Stewart of lushbeads.etsy.com makes these eye-catching spiders with polymer clay bodies in various colors.

Find out more about Liz and her creations at lushbeads.com.

MARINE

I want to share with you the sculptural works of a student who studies Environmental Systems and Marine Science. This artist's scientific interests definitely manifest themselves in her polymer clay creations, as you can see at SeaLifeBySummer.etsy.com

ADORABLE

Lara Ryan of Silvolf.etsy.com makes these cute little polymer clay puppies. I love her designs – original and simple, yet expressive.

Visit Lara's web site (http://www.silvolfstudios.co.uk/) to learn more about her and to see her other artworks.

TECHNO

Carolina Seth's works are a fun mixture of techno and cute. You ca find many of her fantastic creations at BigHelmetHead.etsy.com. Visit Carolina's web site to learn about her and her other passions besides sculpting.

OPTIMISTIC

I admire the optimism of these polymer clay wall dancers created by Keri Joy Colestock (kerijoy.etsy.com). Diagnosed with Lyme disease in February 2002, Keri started making these whimsical and often humorous "Gals" a year later.

For a glimpse of Keri's world, visit her web site, blog, and photo album.

FLUFFY

Believe it or not, but this polymer clay, too!

Aleah Klay sculpts these Lil Buggers using polymer clay and viscose fiber. Each miniature sculpture is just an inch or two in size!

Find these amazing creatures at aleahklay.etsy.com.

AMAZING

Betty Abbott bought a copy of my Encyclopedia of Polymer Clay Leaves and e-mailed me to tell about her plans of using my caning techniques for her sculptures. Betty has been sculpting in polymer clay for just over 3 years, and she makes amazing faeries, mermaids, and other fantasy creatures. I cannot wait to see how she is going to work the leaf-cane techniques into the fins and tail of her next mermaid, and I am sure it is going to be something special.

You can see more works by Betty at her web site, ooakfantasy.com.

KIND

These sweet little polymer clay creatures by Cari Anna are for sharing kind and happy moments. Find them on lilweepals.etsy.com and read Cari Anna's heart-touching story in her blog.

NATURALISTIC

These amazing OOAK polymer clay animal sculptures were created by Nancy Vogel, who owns NatureVisions.etsy.com with her daughter, Erica. In their shop, you will find beautiful sculptures, paintings, photographs, and drawings of animals, birds, insects, and flowers.

To give you an idea of the scale of these sculptures, here some dimensions: the entire fawn composition (my favorite!) is only about 5 1/2” wide, the fox is about 3” high, the chipmunk's base is 5” in diameter. Each sculpture is created over a custom-built armature, and no molds are ever used.

LITTLE

Lucia, an artist from Rome, is the sculptor behind bdbworld.etsy.com. Each little creature is less than 1". Look at the second picture - the mouse is sitting on an artist's finger!

More about Lucia and her art is in her blog, http://bdbsblogedbu.splinder.com.

WITH LOVE

When I wrote about Angela Moore's work yesterday, she responded with a link to another store, Polymer Clay for a Cause, which she started in honor of her daughter, Cortney.

The story about Cortney's short life is incredibly sad and inspirational at the same time. Being a mother myself, I am fighting tears as I am writing this post...

This shop sells donated works by many talented artists, including members of Polymer Clay Artist Guild on Etsy. All proceeds go to children's charities.

CREATIVE

These fun creatures are from the shop of Angela Moore, ElementalDragons.etsy.com. Aren't they adorable? Each comes with its own story, and no two are the same.

...And there is more: www.ElementalForrest.blogspot.com, www.flickr.com/photos/elementaldragons.

DELIGHTFUL

These sweet designs in bright colors are from the shop of Afi Tajvidi from Toronto, Canada. Visit this shop for one-of-a-kind mini sculptures, jewelry and magnets in Afi's distinctive style.

You will find more works by this artist in her blog and photo album.

CANINE

Nancy Richardson, the artist behind nanjodogz.etsy.com, makes these original dog sculptures, pendants, and beads for a good cause. She sends percentage of her proceeds to her favorite animal charities, including HSUS, Anti-Cruelty Society, Illinois Doberman Rescue.

MAGICAL

These magical creatures are all hand-sculpted from polymer clay by Kate Sjoberg, an artist from Pennsylvania. She sells her creations at fairy festivals and through her shop on Etsy, redwyvernstudio.etsy.com.

The sculptures are done completely by hand, without any molds. They are hand-painted and have the finest hair made from Tibetian wool or silk roving. I especially like the striking poses and life-like expressions that Kate manages to capture in her sculptures.