A CHICKPEA A DAY

Miss Chickpea and her favorite fibers.

Miss Chickpea Accessories

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

In 2003, after many years sewing unique fibers into soft sculpture designs, Miss Chickpea was born...


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Miss Chickpea's Funky Fibers

Miss Chickpea's Funky Fibers

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

In 2006, after many years in art show circuits in NE Ohio and Western Pennsylvania...


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The Fiber and Clay Years

The Fiber and Clay Years

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

As an adult, I've dabbled in various projects such as soft sculpture (sewing), knitting/felting fibers...


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All the Kids

My Crew

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

My first-born, Max, is a fierce computer nerd, with a love of all things fast. He rarely whispers...


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All You Need Is A Vision

All You Need Is A Vision

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

This is what I love about art: taking something ordinary, randomly destroying it by doing the unexpected, and realizing it’s the perfect...


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A Special Clay Request

A Special Clay Request

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

Each holiday season I attempt to create a number of special gifts from polymer clay. I spend numerous nights sleepless from about Halloween, until Christmas Eve...


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D.I.Y. Mama

D.I.Y. Mama

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

For years I wanted to get a crafty tattoo. I really didn't have a vision for it, until I had my baby bluebirds, Max and Mya. In the spring of 2019, I started envisioning this grand tattoo...


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Mama Chickpea On Etsy

Mama Chickpea On Etsy

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

Each holiday season I attempt to create a number of special gifts from polymer clay. I spend numerous nights sleepless from about Halloween, until Christmas Eve...


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Love Affair With Earth Clay

Love Affair With Earth Clay

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

As an adult, I've dabbled in many traditional art forms. Clay sculpting being the most recent. For several years, I have had an online shop selling polymer clay pieces...


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Cr8tive Clay

"Cr8tive Clay"

Shelly Arroyo
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A Chickpea A Day

In the winter 2017, an idea was hatching from numerous family trips: a family-run studio space for painting canvas and earth clay. This would be my second art studio...


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