Plasticine was developed in Bath by the Director of the Bath School of Art, William Harbutt, as a synthetic modelling paste for sculpture students. Demand quickly grew for educational use in ...

Art imitates life in its most alluring forms ... "Ever since William Harbutt, a teacher, invented Plasticine in the late 19th century, it has been endlessly used to model things like small ...

Nanoose Bay blacksmith Dave Kasprick became interested in octopuses over the years he encountered them as a commercial fisherman, and lately he's started creating art in their likeness. His latest ...