Little Fantasy House (Created: September 18, 2010)

Tiny blue fantasy house of mine.

I'm a little late with my submission.

My first sculpture which focuses on architecture. I've always loved faerie tale houses and could therefore not resist making one.

For the base of the house i used a blue granite clay (Sculpey III). From that clay I made two square blocks and pressed them together to get a nice building start. I created the roof from a mixture of Just Orange (Sculpey III) and Yellow (sculpey III). The way to make them is just making a triangle and flattening it in such a way that it kind of looks like a roof. I am not entirely satisfied with the roof, but that's okay. I made a pattern on the roof with an old toothbrush.

Now we have the base of the house, just to add some details. I took the color Cloud Blue (Sculpey III) for the door frame, and the round windows. To make the doorframe and round windows, just make a ball of the clay and roll it in your hand to a small string. Cut it if it's too big. Before you put the frame of the door on the house, get a piece of the same colour as the roof and flatten it. Make some wood lines in it with a small kitchen knife. Put the frame around it and give it a handle.

The house looks kind of plain with just the door and 2 windows, so we will add some vegetation. I've always loved vines with roses, so that is what I made. I took the colour Moss (Sculpey III) and made a small string again, which I pressed against the house. I took small balls from the Moss colour and flattened them to make some leaves. Next to the leaves I pressed some red roses. You can make roses by getting Red Hot Red (Sculpey III), making a small string, flattening it completely and try to roll it from one edge to another.

There are also some red roses on the back of the house. Hope you enjoy!