Soap sculpture

Soap carving is one of those crafts a lot of kids do once or twice during childhood. Few people, though, master the pastime quite like Janet Bolyard, author of “The Complete Book of Soap Carving.” Bolyard credits sculptor Brenda Putnam for elevating soap carving into an American art form. Looking for a medium to sculpt other than wax or clay, Putnam settled on soap and Procter & Gamble helped her procure large blocks of the malleable substance to work on. But that didn’t make the pastime…

More than 400 different designs have been hand crafted for all kinds of tastes and occasions. The guys at the Charming Frog are aware that their soaps are also used in displays, so they incorporate interesting fragrances from Lemon Cake to Baby Powder and even to a scent of Truth & Dare. I wonder what the truth smells like...

An easy and inexpensive way to make small scale sculpture at home. You will need: 1. A bar of soap 2. A sharp point [like a needle or compass] to lightly scratch on your design 3. A teaspoon to scrape away large areas of soap 4. A small flat screwdriver to scrape away smaller areas of soap. [A metal nail file could also be used here - improvise!] As soap is soft you do not need to use knives or other potentially dangerous equipment.

Soap “Lips sculpture “ Weight ~110 g. Size 10*7*3 cm. Scent and color of your choice. For ordering and personal contact, please go to my instagram: sharm__el