The Creations and Etsy Shop of Zuda Gay

Each week Wrapped Emotions will be featuring the shop of a craft person, artist or retailer who has generously donated their creation or product as a gift for the weekly drawing.

I am excited to have as our first featured artist, Zuda Gay. Zuda Gay's medium is polymer clay, and the two words that come to mind when I view her work are beautiful and amazing. Her love of the clay and talent are expressed in the delicate, intricate details of her pendants, brooches and ornaments. Zuda Gay's Etsy Shop is a feast for the eyes and soul. Pour yourself a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy relaxed browsing and shopping.

I asked Zuda Gay to tell us about herself...

I have been so very blessed to be raised by parents who lived creatively and raised their children to believe that they could do whatever they wanted to do. Then I married a boy who seems to think that I can do anything I put my mind to and encourages me to fulfill any creative notion that pops into my mind. I have always loved the feel of clay in my hands. I played with Play-dough like most children and was so upset when it dried and ended up with a white haze covering my beautiful sculptures. Anytime there was mud nearby, I was in it.

When our daughters were tiny and we were poor and young, I discovered making my own clay with flour, salt and water. I made Christmas ornaments, painted them and sold them at craft shows to make money to buy our babies Christmas gifts. I discovered polymer clay about 12 years ago and have pretty much been working with it ever since. I have evolved and grown, as all artists do, but it is still color and the feel of clay in my hands that move me and all of creation that inspires me.

I seem to gravitate toward flowers. I love flowers!!! I have a brown thumb and kill every living plant that comes into my possession. So, for the most part I make things with flowers on them. Flowers that don't wilt or die for lack of care.....or too much care. I believe that we are made in the image of the Creator and one of His traits that He has put within us is the desire and ability to create....something, or be creative in some way. I need to be able to use my God given creativity, and this is one of the ways we have chosen to use it.

My husband and I will celebrate our 33^rd anniversary the end of November. We have two beautiful grown daughters, two wonderful sons-in-law and six absolutely beautiful, brilliant and adorable grandkids….with number seven due January 10^th. I am abundantly blessed.

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Thanks, Zuda Gay. Your creations and your spirit are amazing.

Zuda Gay is graciously offering one of her beautiful brooches as a gift to the winner of this week's random drawing at WE. Go ahead, click and take a look. All participants in this week's WE project will be entered for a chance to win a choice of one of the five brooches.

You will find last week's wrap-up and winner of the draw here.