H.o.p. art blogging

[clear]Alien, by H.o.p.

H.o.p. has been doing play-doh modeling clay sculptures since he was 4 or 5. We have boxes and boxes of them. They are all falling apart as this stuff doesn’t last. I need to get some of them scanned before they completely deteriorate. And I thought, hell, I’ll post them too. Or some of them.

Don’t be fooled. This modeling clay is really pretty difficult to work with. It’s not very user friendly. It’s not like pliable clay where you can smooth and create textures and make very fine details, nor is it like Fimo or Sculpey. It has an odd spongy quality. But it comes in colors and the colors can be mixed, and it dries in about 4 hours so that the creations can be played with. And that’s the main thing. H.o.p. likes to use it to make creatures and characters for toys.