Abigail Smycken

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:09:00 +0000

Whether you are addicted to turquoise or simply looking for a goddess pendant for the goddess in your life, this particular one is made for you. I wanted to create a whimsical pendant that oozes allure representing a lovely queen with a moon rose crown in an Art Nouveau style.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:02:00 +0000

Last year I created a collection representing powerful women that look towards the future. I wanted a stoic and powerful woman, From single moms working at night to students with part time jobs trying to build their dream career, every woman out there struggling, but with a content smile on her face, knowing she will succeed. Whether you are daydreaming or thinking at the bright future ahead, this one is for you.

Art Nouveau Inspired pendants

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:54:00 +0000

Art Nouveau is one of my biggest inspirations. I love the natural curves, the flowers and the beautiful women that are often represented in this style.

Uncontainable Bloom

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 04:10:00 +0000

Where can you find the collection?
You can find it in my Etsy store and on my FB page.

Why Uncontainable Bloom?

This collection was an incredible experience, one that taught me how to get out of my comfort zone and bloom. It taught me how to trust my artistic instinct without any self imposed prejudice. It also features flowers, blooming flowers, and in a way I hope it will inspire women all over the world to grow. To be free and let go of fears and prejudice, to create and recreate themselves, to bloom, uncontainable.

What are the materials used to create it?

As you've been accustomed with, I use polymer clay and resin. Sometimes I coat my pieces with resin for better protection and for an unparalleled glass shine. There are some exceptions, some faces and portraits that I prefer to coat with a matte shine coating for a more natural look. Other than polymer clay and resin, I use acrylics and pastels to paint the faces and create a beautiful and natural color tone.

What does it represent?

My collection represents women and without trying to make a political statement, I hope it inspires women to improve themselves, express themselves, and, of course, bloom. It's a collection for the unrepresented, the misfits and the alternative.

Self Esteem and Creativity

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 04:00:00 +0000

The new line I'm creating has taken all my strength and ambition, not to mention my sleep. I'm also drowning in uncertainty when it comes to how people will perceive it. I know my stuff is not that popular and I understand why it wouldn't appeal to a more general public but sometimes I wonder if I'm good at what I'm doing at all. Don't get me wrong, I have clients and people have worn my pieces proudly but there's this gloomy feeling that I'm not good enough. I believe it's probably due to my depression and poor self esteem. I've read a comment yesterday on another blog where a woman was saying that she believes a person's self esteem is reflected in the business they run and I couldn't agree more. My lack of self esteem has deterred me from making my work seen and also making it available out there. I've received countless proposals to pair up with other businesses that were definitely more popular than mine but I often refuse them because I feel I'm not a good match and my stuff would look ridiculous.

But I'm getting better at it. I don't make as many mistakes as I used to so I guess it's just a learning process. I've also started to work on myself a lot more and I believe things are going to be good. The last phrase alone is proof of my change as I was never optimistic about anything.

“Alice:How long is forever? White Rabbit:Sometimes, just one second.”

Sculpted Sleeping Maidens, Goddesses, Empowered Women, etc.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:29:00 +0000

I've been working with this concept of a powerful woman image that I want to add to my jewelry. There's nothing political about it, I just want women to feel proud and empowered when they wear my pieces, or make others feel strong when they offer them as gifts. So these particular pieces have been recreated and reshaped and remade to the point that I feel a bit nauseous when I think about the process. But I'm still trying to find a perfect face that would express a woman being content, happy, strong and mysterious. Still working on that and when I find that perfect face I'm going to make a series of pendants or brooches that can be customized with other details. I also want them to have a bit of an Art Nouveau feel to them, like the carved pendants that were popular in the 19th century. For now I'll just leave you with some of the ones I've come up with during this process. As you can see green is my favorite color :)

Sleeping Beauty and The Dream Machine

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:26:00 +0000

I have been extremely busy lately and I know I always use that excuse, but I'm working on an actual product line for my store and I've been working on my Fairytales art jewelry collection. I've posted them already on my FB but I'm posting them on my blog too since I decided I'm not going to use FB that much. This particular piece was inspired from The Sleeping Beauty story but I wanted to give it a little twist so I decided I would make it in a biopunk and cyberpunk style with Sleeping Beauty hooked up to machines that feed off her dreams. The theme can be quite dark but I've used playful colors to suggest the dreaming state she is in so the necklace didn't turn out too uncomfortably dark.

I've already done other characters but I'm pretty stuck with Cinderella and The Little Mermaid. I wish I could add some dark themes to those but I've been trying to figure out what exactly to add.

Besides that, as I mentioned earlier, I've been working on a product like and I'm really excited about that. They are in the same style I do but it's more of a series of products people can customize before they order. That's mostly because I want to offer the best of the best but also because I feel like my store and what I offer is all over the place without a cohesive theme, other than, I don't know, whimsical.

Anyway, here is The Sleeping Beauty and the Dream Machine:

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 06:54:00 +0000

I haven't posted anything new because I've been on vacation. I'm really struggling to get back into some form of schedule to make sure I have enough time for my art. The weather has been dreadful and I just couldn't take any good pictures.

I've never had problems being inspired but I do struggle to choose one of my ideas I should eventually sculpt. Lately I've been thinking about creating a fairytale series that has a dark biopunk theme. I've done just one for now, it's called The Fairest of them All, so you can guess who it is. This one is not so dark overall, it's quite colorful actually, but it kinda has a creepy vibe to it.

Learning...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:12:00 +0000

This year has been awesome for me in terms of learning new things. I've started sculpting human faces and I've made quite some progress, so I'm proud of myself. I've also started my Etsy store and I'm trying to figure that out too. I hope I will be as inspired this year as the next and wish you all a Happy New Year!

These are my latest things that I am really proud to share with whoever is reading my blog.

Overseer

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 13:00:00 +0000

This is not new but it's among the latest sets I've made. It's a biopunk inspired set called Overseer. I've made this using crystals, polymer clay, resin and copper. I had so much fun making it, I would love to make another with different colors but I haven't figured out what combinations I would like to use. As I mentioned in another post, I'm inspired by cyberpunk lately, especially biotechnology and I hope this really reflects my current obsession. Another obsession I have nowadays is marine life, especially fossils, but I'll talk about that in another post as some of my creations haven't been cured yet.

Bohemian Necklace

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:05:00 +0000

I don't even know what I've been working on lately, with Christmas coming, Halloween and a few personal problems, things have been a mess. But fortunately, I have time to write on my blog now, which makes me pretty happy. So let's get on with it.

I was feeling bohemian a few weeks ago after I had a few orders that featured flowers and colors and all that nice stuff, so I made a custom listing on Etsy that for these types of statement pendants.

As you can see the pendant is pretty big. I do have child hands but it's 7.5 cm or 3 inches in diameter. What's the purpose of a colorful lovely and bohemian pendant if you can't see it?

So, I'm leaving you guys with that bohemian necklace and getting back to my binge watching of TV shows and working on a special order.

Sculpted face brooches

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 18:00:00 +0000

These were made about two months ago but I haven't had time to post them.

I've been trying to create a more realistic face for quite some time now, and although I need improvement, I think I managed to create something that resembles the human face. I don't like the blue haired one though, I think I'm gonna skip the flowers next time.

Alien Inspired Necklace

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:15:00 +0000

I had an Alien marathon this weekend and I got really inspired so I created this cyberpunk-ish necklace. I'm still learning and I've been researching cyberpunk for a long time now, hoping to make more jewelry inspired by the genre. This was made with clay, resin, suede, silver plated wire and other metallic parts.

Queen of Hearts and Girls with Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:05:00 +0000

This was just something that I really did not plan. I sculpted the face and then I decided I didn't like how she looked, pretty plain tbh. So I started painting her and got inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I made the Queen of Hearts. She looks a bit crazy but I guess that's the whole idea.

These are just 2 pins I sculpted. I really like how simple they are, although they were not at all simple to make, the hair is such a nuisance. I really like the way I made some of the roses but I hate that I never make them all in the same style. I guess that's pretty amateur-ish

Anachronism Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:50:00 +0000

Here are some other items from my collection, mostly inspired by nature. However, after I finished this collection I got really inspired by some games I've been playing like Technobabylon, Gemini Rue or, perhaps the first cyberpunk game I played, System Shock. Anyway, along with some Alien-esque themes, I will be adding part of that collection in the future.

But here's this collection. I has been a darker period in my life so I think it kinda transcends in what I make.

Social Media Follow

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 10:12:00 +0000

I expanded my social media list, you can now follow me on:

and, of course, here.

I hope I will find time to update this blog soon.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:17:00 +0000

Wearable sculptures made of polymer clay, gold leaf and suede.

Anachronism. Misplaced in Time.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:27:00 +0000

I'm so excited about my new collection. I know that few people read my blog, and I'm not very good at keeping it updated. However, I wanted to talk more about this project of mine.

I have been sculpting for some time now, I still make the cute and kawaii stuff I usually do, but I always wanted to sculpt figurines so I'm going towards that now. I know the things I make are a little rough but I hope I will get better; they do seem better than the ones I used to do and even throughout this collection you can see that my style improves. I will add another piece every day, as it is ready because I want to take time on each.

I don't know what to say about this particular collection other than the fact that it has been quite a journey for me. I feel now that I have a sense of direction in my shy pursuit for art.

I used a lot of metallic colors and a lot of geometric shapes. I wanted it to be a bit gritty and a bit romantic; I also wanted a bit of sadness and tragedy to transcend from my pieces.

I don't know where I'm heading yet, but this is an interesting journey I am about to explore even more.

Abigail Zodiac

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 10:22:00 +0000

I decided I should do a zodiac with my little princesses. So far I did about 5 pendants, I didn't have time to take pictures of the entire batch because 2 of them sold almost immediately. However, I did managed to take pictures of these three cute little pendants.

Btw, I'm also having a giveaway, you can win your own zodiac pendant, custom made to reflect you, along with a surprise gift. Just check out my Facebook Page.

But back to the pendants. I used a brass base and a brass chain for each of them. They are made with resin, polymer clay and painted with acrylic paint.

More Cats!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 02:38:00 +0000

It's cat season so I made more cats and have a lot more prepared to post. Here are two adorable cats for people who like their cats with unusual colors. So we have a neon green cat, a dark green cat and a pink one. Aren't they adorable?

Simple Stud Earrings

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 07:22:00 +0000

I wanted to make some simple stud earrings so I came up with these flowery things. I will certainly make some more because they were so much fun to make. I love the fact that they seem quite simple from the distance but very intricate when someone comes closer.

Tiny Brooch

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 08:16:00 +0000

I made this cute little girl brooch for a summer outfit. I wanted to use a lovely shade of blue and I really like the dark yellow I used for her hair. She reminds me of a Disney princess or a pixelated character from a retro game.

Lilac cat

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:10:00 +0000

I made this lilac cat for myself, I needed something colorful and having made so many cats lately I just wanted to have one myself. I enjoy making these cats and since I've started making them, they have suffered quite an improvement.

Black and White Cat Keychain

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:32:00 +0000

I've been making a lot of cats lately for various owners who want to wear their purr-y kittens.

A new summer pendant - Summer fairy

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:33:00 +0000