ArtFire

This whimsical green parrot pin was sculpted by hand in polymer clay and measures 3 inches tall. He would make a wonderful gift for any bird lover! To start I textured a brown polymer clay rectangle and pressed the parrot sculpture onto this background. I dusted the background with red Pearl Ex powder. The bird's head and body were sculpted by hand from dark green polymer clay which I dusted with green Pearl Ex powder. His wings and tail were sculpted from light green sparkle polymer clay. I added texture to resemble feathers to the parrot's head, body, and wings, and tail. His beak was sculpted from brown polymer clay and dusted with red Pearl Ex powder. I added a line of iridescent glass beads along his tail and a small golden flower finding to his shoulder. I protected the pin with high gloss glaze. This pin has a 1 inch pin back and I've also signed the back of the brooch, so you know it's an original creation.

This cute polymer clay parrot pin was inspired by a project in Christi Friesen's book "Birds of a Feather". I love her whimsical, fun style, and always seem to take her projects off in my own direction ;-)

polymer clay, gloss glaze, pearl ex powder, glass beads, metal pin back