About Tooaquarius
Tooaquarius is the moniker I use for my online antics. It was such a habitual name by the time I decided I wanted a website that it was natural to stick with it. Now it is the virtual representation of my little studio in Calgary, Alberta at the base of the Canadian Rockies.
What is Tooaquarius?
Tooaquarius is me, Elaine Robitaille. It comes from my actual zodiac sign and my tendency to be, sometimes, too Aquarius.
… and Art in Polymer Clay?
Now there’s the fun part! I’ve been creative my whole life - from drawing to games to storytelling to programming. Programming isn’t creative? Of course it is! It all depends on the mindset. Creativity is what takes the mundane and makes it better, makes it art. And that certainly applies to my chosen medium - polymer clay.
Primarily, Tooaquarius is about polymer clay beads and canes. I love beads. Beads make the world go.
I love the technique of caning or millefiori in clay. After years of practice and experimenting with it, I am still excited to try new designs and patterns for use in my work.
This doesn’t mean that I don’t make other items frequently and enthusiastically. It just means that I have a bead obsession that hasn’t lessened in 10+ years and that polymer clay is the perfect medium to express that with.
For a lot more about polymer clay click on to The Medium.
What Inspires Me
Inspiration is a funny thing. My ideas seem to hatch from a variety of influences - fantasy novels, nature, spicy food, the colour blue. A turn of phrase. An event in the paper. A movie. My daughters laugh. Sometimes the trouble is in getting that fleeting little thought to slow down enough to be captured, to be made into art. Art is a wonderful way for a quiet person to slip what they wish to say into the conversation and have people hear it.
-
Groups
