From the monthly archives:
Having seen the "Inconvenient Truth" environmental movie in NYC, I'm slightly freaked out by our unseasonably hot weather. I can't seem to buckle down. My brain's gone fishing.
And look at these great fish that Susan Hyde sent from Seattle. Now that she's retired she's vowed to create more and to show herself off on a [...]
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We're coming up on the conference season. I was browsing through the Bead and Button site (June 11-18) and came upon the archive of their "bead dreams" competition which contains some polymer winners I hadn't examined before like this great necklace from Patricia Kimle of Iowa.
Thanks to Ronna Weltman for the reminder. My mind [...]
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The polymer tableaux by Sharon Mohler depict very homey, American scenes which seem appropriate for this holiday weekend.
"I am self, and life taught. I am probably thought of as an outsider artist, or a raw artist, though I call myself a folk artist. The truth is, I fit no category," says Sharon.
For a bit [...]
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Kathleen Dustin has added some spectacular new work to her web site. While there are a number of additions to the Village Women purses for which she is best-known, the most exciting work shows a departure from the smooth hand-drawn layered figures.
Featuring boar's bristles and carved polymer, some of Kathleen's new pieces have a [...]
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No, Tiffany & Co. is not selling polymer jewelry but their new collaboration with architect Frank Gehry is quite remarkable and it’s fun to look at on the Tiffany.com site (click on the Frank Gehry Collection link). Gehry calls his six new jewelry shapes torque, fish, orchid, fold, equus and axis.
It’s interesting that organic [...]
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If you’re like me, you need a bit of a boost to start your week right and Barb Kobe’s site is sure to do the trick. The doll shown here is her Creativity Shaman, she who builds links to creativity. Barb, who is based in Minneapolis, makes art dolls, therapeutic dolls and puppets that nurture [...]
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I’m not usually a fan of cute names but this one tickles me. It’s not surprising that Amy Wallace credits her babysitting jobs as the thing that led her to more serious polymer work. Teaching her young charges to make beads kept them occupied and made her realize how much she enjoyed the clay.
Amy [...]
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I snagged Dolly Traicoff’s site while poring over the Detroit guild’s information. I like the layering of words and pictures and objects that she combines into her quirky pins.
I’m also drawn in by the handwriting and the stories that her pieces hint at. A little food for Thursday thought.
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