Squirms Alive
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
I have been a busy bunny of late. So decided to take some time out with a bit of arts and crafts. I picked up a packet of eberhardFaber efaplast light (phew) I didn’t realise at the time they did a range of modelling clay. This stuff is cool though, it has the consistency of icing and is really light. The best thing about it is the fact it doesn’t really dry solid it still maintains a slight spongyness so you have ages to model it. Also you can use water to smooth out any cracks or bumps but to be honest it didn’t really crack. I’ve used air drying clay before which I found really dry and cracked easily, mostly when you were nearly finished. So this is perfect for just messing around with.

Always with my doodles I end up drawing squirms they’re my favourite, so this was an exercise to get them 2d to 3d. I’m really happy with how it worked out. I used just any old paints I had lying around (there’s lots of arts and craft stuff lying around, hidden behind the sofa) so a big tube of white gouache and some crappy water colours to mix in. This stuff was great fun and didn’t make any mess making it perfect for just playing about, even if you don’t know what you’re doing. Big tick, and I’m off to try some of the other products.














