This piece was very easy to make. A polymer clay little goldfish named Clio. A pool to hold her... that is a simple rectangle with edges, but I used a color progression (Skinner blend) to give the impression of deeper water on one side. Then the fins... paper thin and about 1.5" for the tail and a little smaller for the other fins, veined and edged them (although the edge did not come out the way I wanted... scissors are not my friends). Baked those separately and once the fish was assembled, I filled the pool with Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel and started to melt it with a heat gun. Once it puddled, I set the fish in the middle and added more UTEE. 3 minutes in the oven finished the job and Clio got her water. I opened the oven door and let the piece cool for 30 minutes before handling; the UTEE is like molten wax, burns, blisters, and you cannot lift it off of carpet (trust me on that one).
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