I am having the best time playing with Powertex and creating some really fun projects.  One question I get a lot is, “What is Powertex?”.

What is Powertex?

Well, Powertex is a textile hardener that can be used in so many different ways.  It’s a water-based medium that becomes hard and weather resistant when used with cloth, wood, paper, and other porous materials but it can also be used with or on concrete, ceramic, gourds, and so much more.  When mixed with 3D Flex or Stone Art, you get versatile clays to expand on your creativity.  Powertex is an amazing medium for mixed media art, canvas work, figurine sculptures, jewelry, and home decor projects.

My Powertex Workshops

I currently offer a few workshops using Powertex.

Powertex Figurine Workshop

The figurine class is currently my most popular class.  Each person creates their own figurine with Powertex and either a T-shirt or a little muslin.  We all start by creating the armature and build up from there.  Sometimes students attend my class with a specific figure in mind, but soon discover that their figurine develops their own personality and takes on a life of its own as you create it.  Maybe you want to create a figurine for someone special in your life, or you want to create an angel, a fairy, or a woman with sass and personality.  You can create a standing or sitting figurine.  I’ll be teaching this one at a few places on my Spring tour from Florida to Canada, so keep checking my schedule for all the details.  You can see my schedule on my Teaching Calendar.

Here are some photos from classes I’ve taught recently. These students at Dorothy’s Stamps N Scraps had a great time creating their own figurines and learning what Powertex can do.

The students at Dorothy’s Stamps N Scraps in North Carolina all took this quite seriously.  Each created such an original piece.  They are now hosting a monthly Powertex class at that store.  

Isn’t this so precious?  She created a mother carrying a little baby.  See how you can really let your imagination create some fantastic figurines?

 I love when my students get all excited about creating their own armature and figurine.    Here I’m demonstrating how to dry brush the figurine to bring out all the lovely edges and highlights on the figurine.  This was at Sparks Studio in Arlington, Texas this year.   We really get into creating those figurines.  Some people decide they prefer to stand while others are more comfortable sitting.  This figurine class is an all day workshop, so there are many steps, but you create a museum quality piece when finished.  This picture was at Sparks Studio again.  

This student teaches equestrian classes.  She decided to create a figurine to use as a model to demonstrate proper sitting technique.  I’m no expert, but looks great to me!

 That doesn’t mean that it’s only for adults.  These young women had so much fun.  I think they had more fun than the adults.

The youngest girl with the headband decided to later enter hers in a sculpture contest.  She ended up with first place in her division!   Congrats, sweetie.   The students at Craft Crossing in Waxahachie, Texas are no longer asking, What is Powertex!  We had a full house and such a fun time.

Powertex Bison Workshop

One of my new classes is the Majestic Bison.  This class is amazing.

We mixed it up a little and created a Majestic Bison in Edmond, Oklahoma at Paper Arts.

I’ll be teaching this class again when I return to Dorothy’s Stamps N Scraps Memorial weekend in North Carolina.

Powertex Flamingo Workshop

This Flamingo is my newest workshop.  I plan on teaching this one this summer at a few places in Florida.  Send me a message if you’d like to book this one.

What else can you do with Powertex?

What else can you do with Powertex, you might ask?

Here are some jewelry examples.  I’m teaching this one at a few places on my Spring tour, so if you are in Virginia or Massachusetts, let me know.  Again, check my Teaching Calendar.

Here are some other figurines created by my friend Regine.

Here is a sample of a mixed media canvas using Stone Art.  This canvas is 12 x 24.

This mixed media canvas is 36 x 36 and is Powertex mixed with acrylic paints and 3D Flex.

And I still adore my Phat Bottom Girl!

See how versatile Powertex can be?  I hope this answered some of your questions and possibly inspired you to give it a try.