Piece of heart, living outside - polymer clay sketch

Hello All,

Any of us who've ever loved  child (whether our own or someone else's), would relate to this saying - "Children are a piece of our heart - just living outside". We know we have to let go of them some day! But the heart wouldn't let go! They remain our babies, no matter how big they get. Our minds freeze in those times when they crawled up on us and sat on our lap..........

When Dipti approached us for this keychain, we weren't quite sure we could pull it off, and diffidence can be a strong demotivator! We needed to sharped our knives and sharpen we did.......Sushma placed THE other for Dr. Strange and Sherlock Holmes (both played by Benedict Cumberbatch). Once we had tried faces of that level of complexity, our confidence grew a little bit and we attempted some more 'real' people......and then, an infant's sketch followed. Kids are always particularly difficult to sketch, owing to very indistinct features on their faces.

One has to convey as much of an expression as possible through those minimal lines and smooth (read chubby) shades. As artists, children's sketches present the opportunity to learn and grow.....

We quite enjoyed this particular keychain as the little child is so gleeful! His cheerful hat added to the joy of the image.....so, here it is, Dipti's son (a keychain off to Singapore soon)..........

What had started as a casual ketch on a bottle eventually landed up as full fledged 3D polymer clay sketches......and we quite enjoy making them.........

A small compilation of our evolution...........