http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/24/appealing-spring-choices/ Polymer art curated by Cynthia Tinapple Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/24/appealing-spring-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-51741 Ponsawan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:11:58 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=792#comment-51741 Beautiful as usual, Scott. Congratulations :) Beautiful as usual, Scott. Congratulations

]]> http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/24/appealing-spring-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-51695 Susan Turney Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:02:58 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=792#comment-51695 Scott's bead is beautiful and the fact that he is so meticulous shows right through!!!! I can't wait to try his method. Thanks for posting it. Scott’s bead is beautiful and the fact that he is so meticulous shows right through!!!! I can’t wait to try his method. Thanks for posting it.

]]> http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/24/appealing-spring-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-51693 DDee Wilder Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:06:55 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=792#comment-51693 Scott's bead is beautiful! Another, earlier, "hidden magic" tutorial from Jenny Patterson can be found in Fall 2003 Polymer Cafe. Scott’s bead is beautiful! Another, earlier, “hidden magic” tutorial from Jenny Patterson can be found in Fall 2003 Polymer Cafe.

]]> http://polymerclaydaily.com/2008/04/24/appealing-spring-choices/comment-page-1/#comment-51692 Scott Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:03:16 +0000 http://polymerclaydaily.com/?p=792#comment-51692 What a surprise! Thank you so much for the post and kind words. I think the way the pendant is paired with that necklace by Sandra Rodrigues (that's a beauty) we almost have one of Ponsawan's "wild things" necklaces. Almost. The technique is the same but Instead of shaving off the clay to reveal the pattern beneath, I bake the piece first and sand off the majority with coarse sandpaper, switching to fine, etc. once I get past the majority of raised pattern. It reduces the distortion from dragging the blade and I have more control over how much I reveal. Since the pendant is domed, it's difficult to remove the excess with a blade and not take off too much. (Wow I hope this makes sense when you read it) What a surprise! Thank you so much for the post and kind words. I think the way the pendant is paired with that necklace by Sandra Rodrigues (that’s a beauty) we almost have one of Ponsawan’s “wild things” necklaces. Almost.
The technique is the same but Instead of shaving off the clay to reveal the pattern beneath, I bake the piece first and sand off the majority with coarse sandpaper, switching to fine, etc. once I get past the majority of raised pattern. It reduces the distortion from dragging the blade and I have more control over how much I reveal. Since the pendant is domed, it’s difficult to remove the excess with a blade and not take off too much. (Wow I hope this makes sense when you read it)

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