Sculpting Veggies from The Allium Family

Left, leeks unpainted with chopped string details glued into one end. Right, the leeks leaves made
from paper have been attached with hot glue.

Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic" Read more...

Vegetables in The Lily Family:

1. Asparagus - Made using wooden skewers or toothpicks - These vegetables were once included with Allium veggies but now have their own assigned family group.

The "Stinking Lilies" in The Allium Family: Onions, Leeks, Garlic, Chives, Shallots

Left the onion part of the chives made from Sculpey. Right, the leafy stalks of our
chives are made using green foam sheets chopped up into thin pieces and glued
onto the stalks.

Onion clip art for crafts, collage, journals etc...