by Cynthia Tinapple on November 26, 2007 · 7 comments
It’s fun to see polymer clay pebbles from another perspective. Carol Simmons’ river rocks may look like the ones Kim Cavender taught me to make using embossing powders.
On closer examination (click on the image for the big view), you’ll see that Carol’s are made from miniscule versions of her organic pattern canes. They’re a visual trick that looks lovely in a bowl in our vacation hacienda in Santa Fe. Walk out the door and the ground of the nearby arroyo is littered with nature’s version….art and life together on a colorful holiday. Lucky me, I’ll be posting from New Mexico all week.
by Cynthia Tinapple on November 23, 2007 · 3 comments
Twenty-four guests for Thanksgiving dinner at our house and the power goes out two hours before the meal!
Perhaps I picked up some gremlin vibes from these polymer clay holiday elves-gone-bad by Louisiana’s LoopyBoopy Art Dolls. They’re wonderful characters and her descriptions are great. 
We fired up the generator for cooking and got power back 15 minutes before guests arrived! Whew. This year I am thankful for electricity. Angela Gerhard sent the link along.
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by Cynthia Tinapple on November 22, 2007 · 1 comment
My mouth watered (and it’s not from the aroma of turkey in the oven) when I saw works from Marjorie Schick in the latest issue of American Craft magazine. While these pieces may not be made of polymer clay (the site loads slowly and the image link in the left column is worth the wait), we certainly share her love of colors and jewelry as sculpture.
Here’s the schedule of the traveling exhibit , the catalog and a new companion book.
The artist’s work focuses on the body’s relation to form and is simultaneously ornamental, visual and tactile. Included in the exhibition are 64 objects recounting more than 40 years of Schick’s work.
I found a great Smithsonian interview with the artist as well which is great for post holiday dinner reading (or napping).
I give thanks for you, dear readers. Happy Thanksgiving Day.
by Cynthia Tinapple on November 21, 2007 · 3 comments
A bit of a break to ease into the Thanksgiving holiday. Pause and refresh with these lovely polymer clay mixed media pieces from Texan Diane Falkenhagen. Her compositions often combine imagery, usually transfers onto polymer clay, with fabricated metal forms and a diverse range of art media.
Diane’s work is exhibited widely and has been published in many magazines and books, including the most recent Metalsmith magazine.
As she explains, "My intent is for each piece to express a strong underlying idea and to evoke a sense of preciousness derived from its intimate scale, richness of materials, attention to detail, and heirloom-quality craftsmanship." Thanks to Elise Winters for the link.
It’s fun to see polymer clay pebbles from another perspective. Carol Simmons’ river rocks may look like the ones Kim Cavender taught me to make using embossing powders. 
