Fancy Goldfish with Melissa Terlizzi

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Class Materials Listing

• Polymer clay, 1 (2 oz) package each, orange, yellow, and red
• Small amounts black and white
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic wrap
• Fabric netting or texture sheet
• 1 1/2" oval cutter
• 7/8" oval cutter
• 7/8" circle cutter
• Mini circle cutters (Cord pin connectors, or drinking straws, or coffee stir straws)
• Steel or brass threaded running nipple, or screw
• Ball stylus (medium size)
• U-shaped wood gouge, or drinking straw
• Template for tail/fins (in handout)
• Scalpel tool
• Clay blade
• Clay shaper tool
• Needle tool
• Pasta machine
• Acrylic roller
• Large ceramic tile (to work & bake on)
• Paint brushes
• Plastic trays for mixing paint
• Acrylic paints in red, orange, yellow, white
• Brown Antiquing medium*
• Pearl Ex mica powder "Macropearl"*
• Gilder's Paste "Patina"*
• Gilder's Paste "Inca Gold"*
• Polymer clay safe glaze in glossy or satin finish*
• Nail polish remover*
• Cotton swab*
• Paper towels
• Wet wipes (gentle)
• Wet wipes (strong)*
• Medium grit sanding stick, or wet/dry sandpaper in 400 or 600 grit*

*Optional

... instructors

Melissa Terlizzi

Melissa has always had busy hands – her fingers flashing around a set of knitting needles, guiding fabric through a sewing machine, or sweeping paint across papers and canvases. However, it wasn’t until she discovered polymer clay five years ago that she truly found her calling. Melissa fell in love with polymer’s versatility and how it allowed her to take a wild idea from inside her head and translate it into something real, in a process she admits “feels a little bit like magic.”

Inspired by the outdoors and the woods around her Virginia home, Melissa often uses...
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