One of the MANY perks of being married to the love of my life, was getting his last name! And therefore being able to call my sculpture business “Awad of Clay”! :)
I really miss photographing families and weddings right now!! But, an upside to this social distancing lifestyle, is that I have had some time to get back in my art studio, and sculpt.
Awad of Clay is all about bringing a little bit of happiness to others. And I mean a “little” bit. Because I love to sculpt tiny little things! :) Why is it that the smaller the thing, the happier it makes me?
These little sculptures all started with my tribe of clay elephants. Each one hand carved, hand painted, and no two the same. In college I sculpted over 100 of them. Many of them I fell so in love with, that they became a part of my private collection. Others I would personally select and give as gifts to the very special people in my life. These elephants are a symbol of happiness, pure intentions, and good energy. I have some elephants from college for sale, and am always happy to create new custom elephants.
My most popular creations, are my clay animals that hold your metal tea ball to the side of your cup. The fox, bunny, and turtle “Tea Ball Friends” seem to be the crowd favorites. However once customers realized that I could make custom animals and pets, that became my best seller. Who wouldn’t want a tiny replica of their dog to sip some tea with?
The most recent addition to my clay shop are my mini kettle bell necklaces. I do make plain kettle bells, but of course I can’t stop there!. Inspired by Onnit’s Primal Kettle Bells, I sculpt samurai, octopus, bee, moon, and feather kettle bells.
The only time I forget about food, is when I am sculpting! In college I majored in Fine Art with concentrations in Ceramics, Dance, and Photography. Photography is the focus of my artistic career, however sculpting is my happy place! … Speaking of happy place, I always dreamed of living in a tree house, and have sculpted many little villages and treehouses.
