Miniature Dim Sum Set

Recently one of my students showed me a new type of materials she bought. I tried to use this to make a miniature dim sum container, it looks good, but colour is too light and difficult to stick.

As the color of the mini container is too  light,  so I used a lighter and brighter colour to make the miniature paos , egg tart and siew mai , in order to match the mini steamer .

It looks very nice if you match the colours correctly.  I have made the miniature rabbit-like shou tao

(寿桃）,the mini rabbit looks very cute.

On the right hand top steamer, you can see a 馒头 with some black sand on top, I wanted to make a black sesame 馒头

For the egg tart, I use a very simple and cheapest way to make it, you can learn this skill at my basic clay food beginner course lesson.

Miniature Burger Set Meal

These 2 miniature burger set meals were done by my students, Emmeline and Liying.  This was their 3rd lesson on their miniature basic clay food course

Done by Emmeline. 

Done by Liying

Clay Sculpture (1)

I learned to make these "organs" by using super sculpey clay, oven bake clay. This is the first time I use this type of clay  , it is totally different from the  air dry clay I am using.

This is an fake ear before baking

This is the smaller fake ear I make , a bit complicated . Super sculpey is a kind of clay that is very hard . To me, it is a bit difficult to handle.

The fake hand, the colour looks lighter before baking. 

The orginal colour of super sculpey  look very a like to our skin colour

Live size clay curry chicken cutlet rice

This is another piece of my custom made live size food model, curry chicken cutlet rice.

The fake clay rice, is made one by one and stick them together. 

My handmade Live size Clay food  model: Curry Chicken Cutlet Rice.

Custom made Live size Curry Chicken

Good morning everyone! Today is a new starting of a month.  I have been quite busy for the last 2 weeks but I enjoyed my work .

I have just finished my custom made order : a live size curry chicken.  It is the same design I did before as the client is the same person and he is opening another new store. ( the real curry chicken he sells is really delicious, I love curry since I am a young girl)

This is my live size handmade clay curry chicken with clay potato. 

My Live size curry chicken is made of clay and I do not use any mold for that. I use both hands  shaped out the shape I want and paint on it. 

My handmade food mock up is different from those you see in the Japanese's  restaurants , the materials is different , so the outlook is different too.  Handmade is totally energy flows  out from your both hands, is different from machine (mold)  made

My handmade clay food models may not perfectly (100%) look the same as the real item as I do not use any mold, but to me, it is definitely looks alive compare to the machine made (factory) one.

 Handmade to me,  is  come from a place of  your energy , warmth, attention and love .

Clay Waffle (2)

I used to buy a waffle with peanut or chocolate at 7-11 store when I am very hungry. Well, a plain waffle is very good but with some topping or icing on it , will make the waffle more tempting  , right?

I have made some decorations for my handmade clay waffle. 

 I made the fake cream and clay heart candy. 

My handmade clay waffle is about 7cm big , it is not a real/live size waffle.

Clay Waffles (1)

Good morning ! Taken your breakfast? If no, what about a piece of waffle for your breakfast?
I have made a waffle but so sorry it is a fake one!

A Waffle is a batter-base or dough-base cake cooked in a waffle iron patterned to give a characteristic size, shape and surface impression. (from Wikipedia explanation).  So in order to make a nice and pretty Clay Waffle, a mold is needed.

I have make this clay waffle using a simple mold to get the characteristic shape and surface impression.  To make the clay waffle to look real, I painted the surface.

This is a clay  waffle that I have recently made. As this is a big size waffle (about 7cm)  and in order to get the square nicely and evenly  I used a mold to press.  

If you are making a miniature size  or smaller waffle, there is no mold you can buy, by using certain skill and method you can still get the characteristic shape and square.

I painted the surface of the clay waffle.

The smaller piece on the right looks glossy as I put some varnish onto it. Can you see the different? 

The surface of the clay waffle is scattered with fake sugar.

Beside fake sugar, you can add on other interesting topping such as sweet, candy cream...etc.  You will see my handmade fake cream on top of my clay waffle in my next blog....... to be continued.....

Custom Made Miniature Steamboat Meal Set

Below showed my newly custom made order: miniature steamboat meal set. This mini steamboat meal set is slightly bigger than the one I have done before. As this metal miniature steamboat is bigger, so I have added more miniature clay food into it.

My handmade miniature steamboat meal set.

I have added a lot of mini clay food into this metal mini steamboat .

Custom made & Ready made Miniature

The price of my handmade clay miniature creations  depends on the size and the content. There is not much different in price when you want a custom made items, it all depends on what is the thing you want me to do.  For custom made items I need some time to finish, so if you are hurry please place your order earlier.

For example, if you want a mini bowl of mee pok but I have sold out, than I will custom made one for you and the price is not different. But if you want to add on other items , the price will change too.

You can also visit my shop (arrangement of time needed)  and buy the ready made items that display in the showcase.

Below are some of my handmade custom made items

About Basic Miniature Clay Food Courses

To All My Dear Friends,

Thank you following my blog and so happy that you like my handmade miniature creations. Thank you so much.

Sorry for not answering all the questions on time as I am not always sign in my blog unless I have new creations to share.

For  those who are interested in courses, please email me  at kin2210@gmail.com, so I can send you the content of my miniature courses. I have renew (a little changes)  on my basic miniature clay food course content.

Below showed a piece of miniature art work done by my new students LY , who is first time dealing with clay and she is new to miniature art too. Step by step , you can also make a beautiful art piece like mine. That is the reason I wanted to teach 1 to 1, so I can concentrate and focus only You!

Thank you & Warmest regards
Kin

 This is done by my student LY. Her first master piece of miniature clay food.