Polymer Clay Based Flesh Pots

My name is Bea (she/her) and I live in Leeds. I’m a Ph.D. student and I started Tender Flesh last year, after being diagnosed with MS. I make objects which seem alive and which reflect the fragility of my own body. My sculptures are very personal to me as they’re a form of art therapy and allow me to make something I connect with and see value in when I’m too ill to work. Each piece is made from polymer clay, which I bake in my home oven, and I put a lot of time into making each one realistic but inanimate. ~ Tender Flesh

‘Milkshake’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Heterochromia’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Crystal Tears’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Pastel Clown’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot, part of a collaboration with Izzie Beirne

‘Charmed’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Charmed’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Staring Daggers’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

‘Cry for me’, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot

Portrait of Nadia Lee Cohen, 9cm diameter polymer clay plant pot