Polymer Clay "The Poet" Sculpture

26. Cut floral wire into a 2-1/2 inch support for the poet and stool. Cut a 1-inch piece of floral wire to make the support for the stool backrest. Cover the back support wire in a medium layer of gold clay to support the weight of the backrest.

27. Roll a quarter block of brown clay in your hands to soften. Use a razor, cut a large piece of the warmed clay and roll it into a ball. On the work surface, roll the ball into a 1-inch round chocolate kiss form for the stool base.

28. Roll a piece of left over warm clay into a medium C-shape. Set this aside for later use.

29. Use brown clay to make the seat 1" x 1" x 1/4" thick. Shape another piece of brown clay to form a stool back 1" x 1/2" x 1/4" thick. Make a gold clay snake and wrap it around the base of the stool.

30. Use a small amount of gold clay to make a snake for the detail on the brown C-shape. Roll a gold snake and wrap it around the lower third of the 2-1/2 inch support wire. It should resemble a coiled spring.

31. Push the wire with the "gold spring" side down into the chocolate kiss shape. Attach the C-piece to the top portion of the chocolate kiss just before the gold spring.

33. Hand-soften one-quarter block of black clay. Make a tapering rectangle with the smaller end toward you and use a razor blade to cut the rectangle almost in half (figure H). Round both to form legs.

34. Define the shoes with a combination of a pin and a razor blade (figure I).

35. Define the hips and waistline and cut the top off to define the top of the pants.