{"id":5936,"date":"2013-06-12T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:22:02","slug":"lauren-clay-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Lauren Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,671\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5938\" alt=\"dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/dekooningunkooningrekooning-laurenclay-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This new work from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurenclay.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lauren Clay<\/a>\u00a0is just fantastic! These large wall pieces are made from wood, paper mache and layers of acrylic paint and remind me a bit of Gak, that awesome putty goop stuff from those Nickelodeon commercials. Lauren&#8217;s portfolio is filled with large-scale sculptural work, some of which I featured last year <a title=\"Artist: Lauren Clay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/26\/lauren-clay\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/archaic-laurenclay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,841\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"archaic-laurenclay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5937\" alt=\"archaic-laurenclay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/archaic-laurenclay-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/impartimpasse-laurenclay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,762\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"impartImpasse-laurenclay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5939\" alt=\"impartImpasse-laurenclay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/impartImpasse-laurenclay-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"psychonautquagmire-laurenclay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5940\" alt=\"psychonautquagmire-laurenclay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/psychonautquagmire-laurenclay-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/lauren-clay-2\/sukia-laurenclay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sukia-laurenclay\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5941\" alt=\"sukia-laurenclay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sukia-laurenclay-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new work from Lauren Clay\u00a0is just fantastic! These large wall pieces are made from wood, paper mache and layers of acrylic paint and remind me a bit of Gak, that awesome putty goop stuff from those Nickelodeon commercials. Lauren&#8217;s portfolio is filled with large-scale sculptural work, some of which I featured last year here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,102],"tags":[37,125,543,1059,1870,408],"class_list":["post-5936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist","category-sculpture","tag-art","tag-artist-2","tag-lauren-clay","tag-paper-mache","tag-sculpture","tag-wall-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Btis-1xK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3233,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/26\/lauren-clay\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":0},"title":"Artist: Lauren Clay","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"December 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"There are so many things I love about the work of Lauren Clay, but the main two reasons are her glorious use of color and paper! Lauren so splendidly transforms paper into lively dimensional objects. And her collaged marbled papers may inspire future book covers!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/unendingamends_laurenclay.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7799,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/31\/swell-things-no-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":1},"title":"Swell Things No. 13","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"March 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"1. After a successful Indiegogo campaign, artist Sipho Mabona was able to construct a life-sized origami elephant from a single sheet of paper. The elephant is beautiful and quite impressive, but I'm a bit skeptical about its construction from a single sheet of paper.\u00a02. I am both entranced and repulsed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;swell things&quot;","block_context":{"text":"swell things","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/swell-things\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stno13b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stno13b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/stno13b.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":197,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/12\/lauren-dicioccio\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":2},"title":"Artist: Lauren DiCioccio","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"July 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Lauren DiCioccio is an amazing embroiderer and sculptor, her series sewnnews applies unusual colors and shapes in a painterly way to bring new life to the familiar aesthetic of the newspaper. \u00a0She uses the same process with other objects both antiquated and common.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Screen-Shot-2012-07-12-at-6.25.46-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Screen-Shot-2012-07-12-at-6.25.46-PM.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Screen-Shot-2012-07-12-at-6.25.46-PM.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Screen-Shot-2012-07-12-at-6.25.46-PM.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2600,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/kate-de-para\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":3},"title":"Artist: Kate de Para","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"November 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Don't be deceived by these objects, these rocks are handcrafted with handmade abaca paper and various salts adding texture and color. This is just one series from artist Kate de Para, her work explores various mediums from sculpture to drawing to photography, all capturing elements of the world around her.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rockcollection_katedepara.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rockcollection_katedepara.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/rockcollection_katedepara.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4810,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/14\/ted-larsen\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":4},"title":"Artist: Ted Larsen","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"March 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Using salvaged materials, Ted Larsen constructs minimalist sculptures on a scale both large and small. I find the antique color palette and raw construction to be quite pleasing, perfectly complementing any bare wall.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/slipped-tedlarsen.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/slipped-tedlarsen.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/slipped-tedlarsen.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":823,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/02\/jen-stark\/","url_meta":{"origin":5936,"position":5},"title":"Artist: Jen Stark","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"August 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Influenced by the wild and colorful culture of Miami, Jen Stark builds unimaginable, gravity-defying sculptures out of layers and layers of hand-cut paper. \u00a0Jen began working with paper when she studied abroad in France. 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