April 2007

Hollie Mion and I spent the day in her studio taking pictures of the over 400 pieces in her extensive polymer clay collection amassed over the past 20 years. Hollie ended the day with a digital record of her treasures and I came home with a treasure trove of pictures with which to tantalize you.

You’ll enjoy seeing early works like these Pier Voulkos earrings and pin assembled using telephone wire that fuses with the clay. And this tripod sculpture of Pier’s is one of Hollie’s favorite pieces. (Pier has returned to her career in dance.)

An introduction to our old polymer clay friends may help you appreciate the roots of your craft.

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I was cruising Etsy again and came upon the Charm Lady from Saskatchewan, Canada. She takes others’ designs (like Andrew Daniel’s) and transfers them to polymer clay. The charm lady has a great eye and her designs are all hip, colorful and graphic.

I must be late to the party when it comes to charms. Etsy is chock full of great ones. I need to spend some weekend time there to bring my design sensibility up-to-date. Have a sunny, fun weekend.

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I’ll admit, I was drawn in by the polymer clay pop tart pin and earrings on young Mossy Owl’s site. She’s one of those Etsy 20-something girls who delights us with her intriguing mix of talent and silliness.

And while I was looking at her deliciously crafted inedible edibles, I realized that she has compiled a comprehensive list of video tutorials. Most are only snippets of the full videos. The short segments give you a good idea of what’s covered in the session. Mossy Owl has even catalogued the YouTube polymer video tutorials.

While those pop tarts may be empty calories, there’s plenty to nourish you on her blog.

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