I recently finished a custom order that was a fun challenge, something a bit different than I've done before. I had a really wonderful drawing of the customer's design to go from, so that helped a lot!

This baby cockatiel was sculpted from Super Sculpley, with a layer of Transclucent Liquid Sulpey over the eye for that "sealed up" look, and white Premo for the shell. I don't normally use paint on my pieces, but did a thin wash of highlights on the baby's body to show the itty bitty wrinkles and details.

More pictures of this, as well as other recent custom orders can be seen in my Flickr album.

The Bird of the Month is a bird that I've never sculpted before, the beautiful Crimson Rosella. Those of you in some parts of Australia probably see them frequently! I can only imagine having these beautiful birds wild in your backyard! There is great detail on the scalloping on the wings and back which was a fun challenge to create. There is a charm, choker, pin, pendant on cord, beaded bracelet and beaded necklace/earring set currently on auction on eBay!

I have also listed a large assortment of wild and wonderful red, white and blue creations - just in time for the 4th of July! The birds loosely represented are: African Grey, Amazon, Cockatiel, Cockatoo, Conure, Eclectus, Macaw and Parrotlet - however some could look like other species, so it's really up to your imagination! You can read more about them within each listing page, so go visit this week's auctions for more details!

WOW, I've been busy - I listed 20 new items on auction on eBay this last week to celebrate the coming of summer! There is an assortment of bracelet charms, cell charms, charm choker necklaces and four more of the fantastic "Live Life, Love Life"/"Follow Your Heart" charm necklaces. Species represented this week are: Sun Conures, Quakers, Male Eclectus, Cockatiels, Nanday Conures, Red Lored Amazons, a Lutino Lovebird and Congo African Greys.

I also listed a Seagreen Lovebird Necklace Set, Male Eclectus Beaded Bracelet, and a colorful "recycled clay" pendant, as well as the Cockatoo set shown below.

After I've been sculpting for a while, I tend to get a collection of little odds and ends of clay that I put into a "scrap pile". When I get enough, I "recycle" the clay by squishing it all together - it's always fun to see what emerges, and the results are always unique! This Cockatoo looks really beautiful with the collection of green, garnet and amber glass beads. To see more pictures, go check out my  auctions on eBay this week, these new creations are on sale for the next 3-5 days.

The Bird of the Month for August is the vibrant Sun Conure! The collection is now up for auction on eBay for the next 6 days and includes a bracelet charm, choker, pendant, pin, glass beaded bracelet, and a glass beaded necklace and earring set!

Also new on eBay this week are a selection of other species and items, so I hope you will stop by and check it out! Included are beaded bracelets in the following species: Timneh Grey, Congo Grey, male Eclectus, and female Eclectus. A Scarlet Macaw charm and Orange Winged Amazon charm are also new this week.

I have also created three glass beaded necklace/earring sets featuring the faces of the following birds: Normal Male cockatiel, Orange Winged Amazon, and a cute green Budgie/Parakeet! Another fun thing that I listed this week are a pair of earrings featuring feathers donated by my very own Killian! :)

To se the complete list of items currently on auction, go to my EBAY listings.

Want to see a great dancing bird? :) Check out our friend Ty, the African Grey, and if you have a minute, be sure to vote for him in the Bird Channel Dance Off! Click here to see the video, and Ty is #2.

In other news, my mom ended up having a ruptured disc in her back, but is recuperating from her surgery pretty well. It's wonderful to see her able to walk around without excrutiating pain after two months of that!

I haven't posted any pictures of my creations here lately, so here is a photo of a custom bracelet that I recently finished. More photos of this order can be seen in my Flickr album as well!