Artist

A little about me~ Shawna Clymer
The Artist of  www.ClymerCreations.com  

 "Treat others as you wish to be treated"
 
Creating my one of a kind creations is both a joy and always a surprise for me as well. I am still facinated that little *Babies can emerge from what was once a block of clay. I also want you to know when you adopt a Clymer Creation one of a kind, even as the second adoption parent, if at any time your baby is damaged and can be repaired I will do so for free with you only paying the shipping. I hope this will ensure my babies long life!
 
I was born on an army base in Washington state,  and the oldest of five girls.  
 As a child before cable t.v., computers, and video games we had to find things to entertain ourselves,  I .......loved to sketch :)  I would sit for hours sketching animals (mainly horses & unicorns back then haha :), although I also enjoyed sketching old cars and portraits of my relatives, anything that held a special place in my heart or caught my eye. 
Many of my family members; grandfather, grandmother, uncle and mother all loved to paint, as for me I loved the black and white pictures created from pen and ink.
 
In 2001 while browsing the Internet looking for information on One of a Kind babies I was in awe when I stumbled across my first reborn doll. From that moment on I forgot about the OOAK babies and fell in love with the Reborn Art. I began working with many types of dolls, taking them apart, repainting them, giving them new bodies, rooted hair, new eyes, new clothes, everything I could to make them even more realistic.
 
After a few years I fell in love again with the realism of the One of A Kind hand sculpted babies.  After all, the babies I had been repainting had started out as OOAK babies! It was then, that my journey to create my own One Of A Kind babies began. I created  my first One of A Kind baby to resemble my son in late December of 2004.  I continued to work on reborning/repainting dolls, however trying to both reborn and sculpt was not possible for me at the time.
 
Over the next few months I made the decision to focus more on sculpting.
So...I began sculpting full time, that was in November 2005 almost one year after my first OOAK .
I've been captivated by the art ever since!
 
My inspiration to create these babies varies, from pictures of my own children as babies, magazines, catalogs to the sweet little baby I see in the grocery store, as well as my own imagination.
 
With each new baby I create I am anxious to see little features emerge from just a lump of clay.
Growing up and over the years I dabbled in many types of art, now creating my one of a kind babies I feel as though this is what I was meant to do....for that I am TRULY THANKFUL :)!

Have a GREAT day Everyday!

Hugs & Fairy Wishes always,

  Shawna :)