The Sculptor of the Bizarre: Tom Kuebler

  About a year ago, browsing the web i ran into a picture (at the left) of Tom Kuebler's silicone sculpture Baba Yaga and i got instantly teleported to my childhood, dreading about that old scary lady living next door, drolling over chubby kids. As i was digging deeper in to the horrifying yet wonderful art of Thomas Kuebler, i got utterly overwhelmed by the tempest of stories carved deep into each sculpture. The characterization is simply epic. His sculptures are teeming with character to the point where their emotions become evident. Realism is beyond stunning, yet somehow subordinated to the pure and striking story. Seeing Baba Yaga alive would perhaps make me wanna hug her although she still terrifies me.

About us...

 Fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ - Variety of fictional settings, imaginary worlds and magical creatures ontologically classified as physically nonexistent. We understand fantasy as quite a broad term, covering a multigenre fictional diversity - from classical and epic fantasy, science fiction, steampunk and even horror to surrealism and conceptual art.

 Sculpting /ˈskʌlptɪŋ/ - Shaping, carving, forming a material (clay, wood, ceramics, metal, plastic, anything) in order to represent an idea and give that idea its physical existence in a form of sculpture. 

  

 Fantasy sculpting therefor means giving the fictional its physical existance :) and this blog is all about exploring the possibilities, techniques, materials and stuff to recreate fantasy into a form of sculpture through the hands of an artist and the eyes of the spectator.

Bringing together artists and art lovers from around the globe is our main goal.

 Browsing the blog - Whether you found our blog via Social networks: Facebook page, my Google+ profile, Pinterest, Instagram and twitter or through search engines, or, hopefully, a friend recommended it to you, regardless if you are an art lover, enthusiast willing to learn and teach others, hobbyist or a professional - we Welcome You to Fantasy Sculpting Community.
  There is no formal membership to our community of course and there will never be. You become member by engaging, commenting, suggesting either in the comment section below each blog post or across our social network pages and profiles or by using our contact form.

Being polite and supportive is a principle, not a rule.

 Navigating through the blog - You can browse the blog via main categories on the right side bar divided into two groups: 1) Categories of Sculpture and 2) Categories of Fantasy. You'll find many interesting and useful links on the right side bar - our Tutorials section, Events and Giveaways, Do-It-Yourself, How To..., Popular posts and many more.

  UPDATE: right side bar is still in development and will be visible by may 31st 2015

  Main menu at the top represents five main streams through which blogs will be posted:

 From around the web - Random interesting fantasy-themed and sculpting-themed stuff i find online and scribble about. 

 Artists Lounge - A casual style blog, where artists are encouraged to write about them selves, their art, sculpting techniques, tools they use etc. If you feel about yourself as an artist and you are interested in writing about your art, please contact us and we will get back to you as soon as we are able to.

 Accessories - A place to review, present, test, discuss and compare sculpting and crafting accessories - clays, tools, colors, varnishes, brushes, resins, powders etc.

 Events - Informations about sculpting and crafting events and shows around the world - places nearby where you can exhibit, buy or sell artwork, meet a lot of creative people, establish business connections and more.

 Crafts and Stuff - A blog about creative textile and paper crafts, decorative, fashion and functional crafts, not necessarily related to fiction and fantasy as long as it includes imagination and creativity :-)

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Get inspired, be creative!

  With love, Lara Jonson

Fantasy Sculpting Team

Pete's Imps and Things, and more...

 His name is Pete Simpson, he is an art teacher, his students love him and thats about it. I spent two and a half hours tabbing my browser down to the favicon fest, seeking for more information about this extraordinary sculptor. I finally quit at the point where i figured Pete Simpson is the imp on the picture, having fun mocking me :-)
  Indeed, the imp is on Pete's profile pictures across the online art communities - from his blog, facebook page, deviant art profile to his official website. And that imp rules the realm of "Imps and things", a collection of Pete's mystical creatures inspired by the classical Froudian fantasy settings - tales from "The Storyteller" we all love, tales about the dark crystal from the world of Thra - world we all entered when we were kids, world we never left.