I've been chasing surface on bowls all year and still can't get glaze to sit the way I want it, so anyone who can hold natural texture in a sculptural form has my respect. Mixed media gives you so many more options than I've got with wet clay, and the fact that you're building around quiet instead of loud says something good about your instincts.
Hi! 👋 Botanical sculptures with raised texture is such a good chase, holding that quiet-leaf thing in three dimensions takes real attention. The green-gold highlight instinct sounds exactly right. Are you working in a series right now or building one-offs as the idea lands?
Welcome, alape! Great to have you here.
Mixed-media botanicals are tricky territory, but grounding them in texture and everyday spaces keeps the work honest. That restraint matters.
P.S. – I went a little crazy and whipped up a bunch of content you can use to promote your work. 😄
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🏆 I gave your portfolio an honest critique
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Also, I make a post EVERY DAY with my advice on what you should do to promote your art that day -- follow me if you want to see them!
I hope this helps take some of the load off of promoting your art!
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