Clay Pistachio Man 2

Good morning,

I enjoyed making the first pistachio man so much, and since he's going to live with my nephew, I thought it would be nice to "try it again." After all, I have a lot of nut shells sitting in a container on my desk.

Again, he was made pretty much the same as the first pistachio man. This time, I dressed him in a little suit, much of which you can't see. He has little blue pants on, and a white and red patterned shirt, with a little red jacket on, a green bow tie, and a little red Santa-type hat.

But then, I decided to have him holding something, so he's holding a little white flower with a red center.

His eyes are open, and he has an open smile. He's a very happy little guy, even though he's so small. His shell is sitting on a little red with green swirl pattern leaf. (This keeps the little guy swaddled in an upright position.)

And ... he, too, is teeny, tiny in size. These are a lot of fun to make.

I do use a magnifying glass, which used to also have a light, but the light part broke. I have additional lighting in my little craft room, so that helps, but I sure do miss the light attached to the magnifying glass. I see a future purchase in my future ... hopefully, soon!

You can check out my website for additional pictures of this little guy -- and other sculpey creations. The pictures are a little bigger.

I hope you enjoy seeing this little guy.

Have a clay-creative day ... if that is what your fingers dabble in!

Cj
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Clay Creation: Pistachio Nut Man-1

Good morning,

This little guy is finished and glazed. He's going to my nephew in MO. You can see, he is NOT very big.

Yes ... he's coming OUT of half a pistachio nut shell!

Yesterday, I was eating a handful of pistachios, and I was throwing away the shells. All of a sudden, I happened to notice how small and cute they were, and thought they'd be funny with a little sculpey character in them. So I set about my task.

Here he is before I glazed him. His little hands are grasping the edge of the shell, and with his eye closed and grinning, he's trying to pull himself out of the shell into the light of day.

The shell is laying on a bed of green ground, and there's a flower creeping up behind it. That is the red above his little head. There's a few vines growing behind him and around on his right side.

And here we are ... at the beginning of his creation. You can see, I dotted the face as I did with my other little man so I'd know where the features would go. I attached his nose, which hasn't been smoothed out yet.

You can see the little hands formed before they were attached. I put the hands into the shell first, and a dab of clay to hold everything to the back of the inside of the shell.

I slid in his head, and gently tapped him in. I placed the nut onto the ground and did the vines and flower to finish it. The second picture shows him unbaked, shortly out of the oven.

The first picture shows him after he is glazed. I glazed it all, including the pistachio shell.

I hope Nik likes him.

Enjoy!

Cj

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