Inch Worm

Parallel with my photographic

career I have from time to

time worked in other media.

Sometimes I have worked in stone,

sometimes in wood, and sometimes,

as in the photo above

I have used polymer clay,

of which Fimo is the most

famous example, although

on this occasion I used

a variety made in Palmerston North

called Du-Kit.

I like polymer clay because of its pliability.

It's possible to doodle with it so to speak.

When a shape reaches something

that I like it can be popped in the oven

for a few minutes and it will harden.

Bakelite was an early example

of polymer clay.

In this case I have not yet cooked it

because it needs smoothing out a bit more,

there are places where it is a bit lumpy.

However, I had bought a new camera

and I decided to try photographing

it. I quite like the result.