Aldhelm's Brooch
Handmade by me, from Super Sculpey polymer clay, and painted with acrylic paints to resemble antique bronze. It measures 3 inches (10cm) in diameter. I sculpted onto a watchglass so I could get a curvature. The watchglass was removed after baking. It took me approximately 25 hours from start to finish.
A lot of fans talk about wanting a replica of Uhtred's sword. However, I wanted something more personal and meaningful to me. I had been planning to make this brooch for over a year now, and finally had the time and motivation to do so.
Progress photos and reference screenshots below the Keep Reading.
Progress photos. I rolled out the clay and molded it onto a watchglass. Then I printed out my sketch and used a pin to pinpoint the locations of the main features (the little spheres). Afterwards, it was just a lot of fiddly sculpting work to create the details. This was 100% done by hand; I did not use any molds or pre-created forms for this.
Painted version in indoor lighting.
Screencaps of the brooch. And you can see what I had to work with here, lol. Weird fact: his brooch changed color over the seasons! It was shiny gold colored in season 3, silver in season 4, and antique bronze in season 5. Don't know why it changed so much. Aldhelm's brooch is very unique and particular to him. He had a standard large bronze Mercian boar brooch in season 2, just like Aethelred, but for some reason that was changed to this one in season 3. It seemed to coincide with the change in his apparent personality, so I wonder if it was intentional or not?
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skeleton bluegill incense holder
cone 6 white stoneware, underglaze, glaze
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my wizard army in all its glory 🧙🏻🪄✨
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🍂 Shop Update! 🍂
The shop has been restocked, check it out at nymla.se
Is this a sculpture or a trinket/jewelry dish or an alien? This creature is one of those looking for a new caring home.
I named it 🍄Mushroom Mountain🍄 becaause, as you might have noticed, it's jampacked with fungi inspired details.
In the "cups" there's melted and crackled glass (which is why this one is not for food).
Also, I did miss to put glass in one of the cups! Can you spot the one who is not like the others? 😅
Hope you like!
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A crocodile mom and her little ones
Porcelain figurine
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New ceramics coming to the shop on September 30th!!
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