From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Mills’ new polymer/silver combinations

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 29, 2008 · 4 comments

Libby Mills has redecorated her site and freshened her pictures with some great new work, including more silver and polymer combinations. The graphic feel of her polymer designs is mirrored in her treatment of the silver.
Each time you refresh her home page, you’ll be rewarded with a different photo. Like Pavlov’s dogs, I sit and [...]

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Becker’s wild polymer fish

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 28, 2008 · 1 comment

I keep finding things that help me prolong summer. Here are Ella Becker’s polymer clay fantasy fish full of color and glitter and motion.
This Israeli animator admits that, "Animation for me is not only a profession but also a way of experiencing the world in a visual way, full of color, texture and motion, [...]

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Holden’s urchin imitations

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 27, 2008 · 10 comments

This lovely arrangement of polymer clay urchin beads by Vancouver’s Tina Holden gives us a last look at the beach this summer.
Tina’s not the only one to borrow from Mother Nature, of course, but her imitations are particularly inviting and soothing – like a cool dip underwater.
I’m baffled by how Tina creates her hollow forms [...]

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Kato’s falling leaves and new liquids

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Time for falling leaves, polymer clay style. You’ll find these leaf pins on Donna Kato’s site along with some other new work including more fabulous bangles.
Speaking of Kato, I’m loving the faux lampwork beads from Sharon Solly who’s mastered using colored liquid polymer from Kato Products to simulate glass. Take a look at what she’s [...]

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Bead Dreams online

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 25, 2008 · 3 comments

The Bead Dreams competition polymer clay entries are online for your Monday inspiration. This entry from California’s Kaaren Poole is perfect for harvest time with the bunny tucked in among the verdant veggies.
While there’s no polymer mentioned in Kaaren’s website, it’s obvious that she’s transferred her love of tole and decorative painting into polymer work [...]

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Reimundo merges polymer into drawings

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 22, 2008 · 0 comments

Another illustrator, Ana Reimundo of Portugal merges watercolors, markers and polymer clay to create ethereal original compositions that look terrific tucked among treasures on a shelf.
What a great way to immortalize the last few slices of my favorite summer canes.
Or, of course, you can purchase Ana’s versions on her Etsy site. Have an ethereal weekend.
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Pindroh’s polymer dogs

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 21, 2008 · 4 comments

By golly, it is the dog days of summer! And Paula Pindroh has the polymer clay dogs to prove it.
I think of Paula as an illustrator and was surprised and delighted to see her “PolymerPaws” site on Etsy.
Her simple shapes create a likeness and a liveliness that looks effortless. Years of illustrating with polymer helped, [...]

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FimoSaique’s stringing

by Cynthia Tinapple on August 20, 2008 · 3 comments

No dog days here. The weather is so lovely that I haven’t wanted to sit in front of the computer and neither do you.
FimoSaique is a one-stop polymer clay link that will get you over the Wednesday hump and back to work or play in a jiffy. (Here it is already translated into English.)
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