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. This special request was one of those last minute sculpts, finished just in time for Christmas Eve delivery.

The initial sketch was child-made. His alter-ego in the superhero and artist realm. My hope was to make my sculpt uniquely mine, while being very much also his vision. Sculpting in clay and finishing in my unique process, I think I created exactly what I hoped I could.

This sculpt remains one of my favorite requests to this day. It is a special holiday memory I hope he can keep forever. Making cherished handmade keepsakes are one of the most rewarding parts of my yearly, sleepless, holiday season rush.

"My hope was to make my sculpt uniquely mine, while being very much also his vision."

PLEASE FOLLOW ME as I embark on a quest to enjoy, learn from, and raise my little bamBEANos, in the best way this Mama Chickpea can. Art is my "balance" to life and I enjoy all the DIY therapy I can handle!

Artwork © copyright Shelly Arroyo, A.k.a. Mama Chickpea.