Cindy Celusta

We are proud to present
Cindy Celusta 
Fondly known as
Oops!
or
Oopsie to some friends



Cindy lives in Waterville, Ohio USA and taught school for 13 years in 2 different states. She is a teacher, designer and artist.
When her youngest son was born she became a stay at home Mom and has done that for 19 years now. From 2000 to 2006 she worked for a leading polymer clay company. She traveled around in 4 states demonstrating clay techniques, teaching classes and designing push molds. The molds are still sold at craft stores and online.
sculpey.com
Michaels.com



Cindy says she has no formal art background, but about 18 years ago she found polymer clay. At the same time she found the internet. She met a delightful soul (who is no longer with us) named Pat Krumm or affectionately known as “KrismasElf “ online. She talked Cindy into traveling to Arizona to take a class with Jodi and Richard Creager. It was magic. They went twice and Cindy has never been the same since. A brand new door opened, and she jumped in.



Cindy is inspired by the average person who does extraordinary things. And survivors...which is anybody if you dig deep enough! There are many people she admires, but Jodi and Richard Creager are at the top of her list of doll artists. Cindy says not only do they produce world class art dolls, but they are genuinely outstanding people. She also admires Marie Segal for her work and contributions to the polymer clay world.



Cindy would have to say she loves whimsical. She has always been drawn to humor in life. Cindy would love to create serious art, one that makes a real statement, but alas.... what comes out she says is usually playful.
She loves to create for Christmas, with Halloween being a close second.



Cindy has three children(one daughter and 2 sons) who are the absolute loves of her life. Her daughter and son in law have blessed her with a grandson who will be 2 in a couple of weeks and just gave her a beautiful little granddaughter, born on May 12th. Cindy says she did not know it was possible to love this deeply! Her daughter and mother are Cindy’s biggest fans. The men in her life just want her to be happy in her own space...not letting it spill out into their spaces. Apparently, it is embarrassing to have "body parts" strewn about!



Cindy just finished a piece for the ADO Framed dolls challenge. She is also working on two pieces to be auctioned off at charitable events.



Cindy has an etsy http://www.etsy.com/people/cindycelusta store and she does two or three art shows a year. She has taught classes to art guilds and in local schools and donates items for causes that she finds important all the time.



I always have to know what information people would pass on to someone just getting started in an internet business and Cindy told me. 
“My advice to people who are trying to sell is to be true to yourself...it shows in your work!”



I also asked her what does she love to
collect? Cindy loves books. “I cannot help myself and I can't part with them!”



Speaking of books…Cindy has
2 pieces of her art in the Lark book "400 Polymer Clay Designs".
She wrote a book for Design Originals titled "Polymer Clay Dolls and Faces".
She has also been published in Polymer Cafe.
You can see her art work and read all about her on her blog:
Etsy shop:
Her website which she is working on:
and
Facebook:




Cindy can be summed up like this:

“My love of polymer clay leads me. It has enriched my life with good friends, lots of laughter and “Aha moments“. My dolls are from someplace within that has always wanted to make sure that I was a happy "older" person. As the years go by, I'm becoming... older and happier. :-) Hope you enjoy my creations.”

Polymer clay = Love at first squeeze