This is the Clay Repository, your friend that nudges you to try new stuff and roots for you throughout the whole process.

Here’s what we prepared for you to discover and try:

• An up-and-coming artist you need to know about

• Our Inspiration Challenge

• Cute plant designs for you to have fun making

From Classic to Quirky: An Interview with the Artist on a Mission to Try It All

You know the feeling you get sometimes that you just want to go to your workshop, shut the door, and create something? That feeling of being so excited about a new technique or style that you just have to make something. Well, here is an artist that mastered that as one of the main aspects of her creative process.

In our latest interview, we talked to Courtney Hayward, an artist from New Zealand and owner of Seize the Clay, where she shares her creative process and what inspires her to make new designs and try new techniques. Check out the full interview here:

Court started with polymer clay out of curiosity and a trip to a clay workshop with her sister. Since then, she has been creating a bit of everything, from beautiful floral earrings to marbled pieces mixing bold and vivid colors. She loves trying new techniques and experimenting with different styles. That is the artist you will love following and seeing her journey.

The Clay Repository Inspiration Challenge

Have you seen our new game? We have just launched the Clay Repository Inspiration Challenge a few days ago and beautiful pieces have been coming out of it. The idea is pretty simple: we share lots of cute new designs and each artist is given one of these original designs to either reproduce as it is or add their own spin to it. Want to see the designs created by the artists in our community? Make sure to follow @clayrepository

This Week's Unique Designs

Going along with the inspiration designs we have been sharing on our Instagram feed, here are a few cute plant designs you can use in your next collection or simply as a fun creative experiment.

Need some help getting started with such detailed designs? Check out this Miniature Succulents Polymer Clay Tutorial.

These are exclusive designs made by our virtual design generator as inspiration for you to use in your next collection. Feel free to use them in your new creations! If you do, please share it with us so we can feature your work in the newsletter.

The Only Bad Thing That Can Happen

Okay, enough inspiration, now back to work. Go ahead and have fun creating new pieces and experimenting around. Just don’t forget to set the timer for the pieces in the oven!

See you next week!