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Garie

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Web Site www.garieinternational.com.sg

About Me An artist, designer and teacher in Singapore, Garie is a self-taught clayman. He has been making models from Plasticine since he was a child. Since his discovery of the versatility of Polymer clay in the early 1980s, he has created lots of clay miniatures for his own children.

Garie created the world's smallest teddy bear and other smallest item in polymer clay, tested the clay in water and combined it with other materials like magnets, film spool, ping-pong balls etc. to create toys, gifts, jewelry and crafts. Garie's years of research and experiments started the controversial technique of microwaving polymer clay and the technique of shrinking styrofoam with polymer clay to create clay containers. With Garie's experiments and testing of liquid clays , new techniques were created. Some of the new techniques were, liquid clay paints, realistic miniature cake that are added with baking soda and many others. Using polymer clay Garie also creates various types of Living Habitat for Ants, the ants successfully live up to its life span proving that the polymer clay is non-toxic to living things. information can be found on his website.

During the past twenty-seven years, Garie's diversity in creating with the clay were featured in newspapers, local magazines and international craft and clay magazines, on news and kids' programs on television, both locally and internationally. Many of his original creations with polymer clay are unique, unusual, whimsical and imaginative. With more than eleven years of conducting play clay and drawing classes, Garie and his family, is currently promoting creativity with his arts in Singapore. Since the polymer clay is not commonly used in the local schools or found in most of the local art retail outlets, he is now a major supplier for polymer clays, tools and accessories. This will ensure a continuous supply of the mediums for the play clay classes, also for his young and adult students. In addition, he is also actively promoting polymer clay as a very versatile material for artistic creation, conducting demonstrations in schools teaching in international schools, clay parties, fairs and other events for kids in Singapore. He creates polymer clay tutorials and projects for the international magazines and online journals. Versatility of using polymer clay to create clay animations for commercial and educational projects. The play clay classes is catered, both for children and adults, teaching them from basic to learning the various clay techniques. Kids with learning disorders such as Dyslexia, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder or Hyperactivity have improved their conditions from play clay classes. These classes have successfully groomed many young and creative artists, many were featured in local kids newspapers. To further promotes his creativity in the polymer clay, Garie has published a book " Got Clay Can Play " This is a unique polymer clay project book for children, fun and easy to follow with step-by-step pictorial instructions and illustrations. It is currently available in the National Library Singapore, all the major book stores in Singapore and distributing in the USA.
The book does not only illustrate the various steps toward the materialization of a child's idea, it shows the way toward self-expression and the attaining of a sense of self through the act of creation. According to Garie, clay art is a powerfully therapeutic activity and it helps realize any child's dream.

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Global Warming

Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:26 PM GMT [General]

Global Warming Is No Longer A Warning! Global Warming Message Created With Polymer Clay, Pom Pom, Pipe Cleaner and Photoshop www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/Xmas_...

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Merry Christmas

Monday, December 21, 2009, 11:21 PM GMT [General]

Christmas Polymer Clay Projects Christmas is the time we celebrate with family and friends. Kids creating Christmas Clay Projects is the time to play, be happy with their friends. Any project that they make from the clay, will make a wonderful gift or display for Christmas Day. gariesim.blogspot.com/2009/11/christmas-...

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Recent Activities At Singapore Polymer Clay Workshop

Monday, October 26, 2009, 04:00 AM GMT [General]

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World's Smallest Polymer Clay Miniatures

Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 12:00 AM GMT [General]

Garie's fascination with miniatures inspired him to create the world's smallest teddy bear. The bears measure between 2.0mm - 5.0mm in size, are all handmade and blended with different type of polymer clays. The blending of different clays prevents the tiny pinch ofpolymer from melting on the finger and going out of shape while creating the tiny bear. The bigger 5.0mm bear has moving head, arms and legs. The bears are all made without the use of a magnifying glass.Because each of Garie's creations is made by hand -- no two are exactly alike. As from todate, the teddy bears are even smaller just 1.0mm able to sit upright . Beside the 1.0mm teddy bear Garie had also created the world's smallest teddy bear with moving head, arms and legs. World's Smallest Teddy Bears http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/teddybear.htm Smallest Miniature Showcases http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/miniature_show.htm World's Smallest Teddy bear Globe http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/bear_globe.htm Tiny Critters http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/critters.htm Smallest Fridge Magnets http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/miniature.htm World's Smallest Santa Globe http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/santa_globe.htm Miniature Art Boxes http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/santa_globe.htm World's Smallest Pocket Monsters http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/pokemon.htm World's Smallest Polymer Clay Scuba Diver http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/smallest_aqua.htm World's Smallest Vampire And Smallest Coffins http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/mini_vamp.htm World's Smallest Polymer Clay Architectural Icons http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/archi_icon.htm Smallest Polymer Clay Double Neck Electric Guitar http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/love_bug.htm Smallest Polymer Clay Chinese Monkey God http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/actual_size.htm

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Recent Activity

Monday, November 17, 2008, 06:07 AM GMT [General]

My Best Wishes from me and my students, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/kid_creative.htm My recent activity in the international school, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/ofs_clay4.htm Event at The National library board Singapore, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/nib_furry_workshop.htm About dogs they are my good friends, kids should have an animal as friend, great therapeutic aspects for them, http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/54671 And here's my Simboy, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/art/Friends/boy.htm And also Simgirl, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/art/Friends/girl.htm Just put up some Fimo Clay information, hope it will help others, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/shop/products/fimo/20080407_FIMO.pdf http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/shop/fimo_chart.htm Cheers! Garie

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