by Cynthia Tinapple on March 26, 2007 · 8 comments
Yes, these are polymer clay canes so detailed that it seems impossible. Since 1991, Wes Warren from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has been perfecting his caning technique and making his living from his well-developed skills.
Many of his beads are built on sports or team imagery. His word canes are incredibly precise.
You can see a sampling of his beads on his Flickr page and read his fascinating life story on his ebay site.
I picked up this Canadian inspiration by way of Israel from Iris Mishly’s blog, Polymeri Online. You’ll want to check out her finds often so I’ve added a link to her in the sidebar.
by Cynthia Tinapple on March 23, 2007 · 0 comments
The Manabu Ito site (Clay Work Technique) is rich not only with polymer clay illustrations and sculptures but with links to lots of other Japanese artists who work in a similar vein.
The pieces are amazingly detailed and stylized. There’s even a video showing the artist at work and a peek at his workspace. I wish I knew some Japanese so that I could understand more about his extensive sneaker collection.
If the language is garbled (I’m not even sure about his name), it’s because I picked up this Japanese link via the Kiwi site in Belgium. There’s plenty here to keep you entertained all weekend.
Hats off to NPCG webmaster and the board who have revamped the National Polymer Clay Guild web site. Webmaster Barbara Forbes-Lyons installed a more powerful engine behind this popular site to allow more member participation and quicker updates.
This is phase one of a multi-phase project says Barbara. Galleries, albums, community groups, subscriptions, and other features will be added down the road.
Barbara has wisely taken a vacation after getting the site launched. (She’s also the person behind the pixels on PolymerClayWorkshops.com)
If your name is spelled wrong or you find some other error, send it to her and she’ll get to you as soon as she can. Barbara’s contributed hundreds of volunteer hours. All she should hear for the next while is cheering and clapping.
If you aren’t a NPCG member, there’s a handy online form. It renewed my membership so I know it works. Please join.
The polymer clay chili peppers are from Judy Dunn. Her recent successes are an uplifting read for a Thursday.
by Cynthia Tinapple on March 21, 2007 · 6 comments
More bright colors! This time from Portugal and from two friends, Xana and Té, working together on their "Dream with Art" site (if my translation’s correct).
Though they produce mostly pens, incense burners and other simple items, their color sense is clear and their onlay technique is carefully executed. You can feel the bright Portugese sun.
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