Comments on: Welker’s inspiration

By: Larissa Joonas

Larissa Joonas — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:13:42 +0000

Dear Cynthia, please look here: http://community.livejournal.com/polymerclayfimo/1726973.html. It is made from polymer clay by Russian polymer clay artist marusic (Maria). She is very experienced in miniature and imitation and in sculpting and jewelry too. Some works you cood find in her blog http://marusic.livejournal.com/. If you need any help in translation, ask please.

By: Christine Dumont

Christine Dumont — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:54:32 +0000

These pieces exude serenity. What appeals is their simple lines bringing into focus the calm distinctiveness of the colour palette. Very smooth. Very zen.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:39:28 +0000

These are stunning pieces! I feel so flattered that my work inspired Bettina to use it as a reference point for her own jewelry. They all have her unique voice and style, and I really appreciate her giving credit too. What a great “feel-good” artist moment!

By: Bettina

Bettina — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:25:37 +0000

Who knows, maybe Bettina would like to do an article on her polymer work next…?

Oh, what a great suggestion. I sure would like to kow more about that. Can I contact you via Email tomorrow or on monday?

By: VAharoni

VAharoni — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:21:36 +0000

Bettina is a fabulous artist. She knows her medium well. Her designs are ‘cutting edge’. I am always amased with the fantastic design sense in each and every piece.

@Bettina: I consider myself fortunate to have ‘met’ you on the web.
@Cynthia: Thank you once again for ‘my’ exciting home page!

By: Addie Kidd

Addie Kidd — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:37:31 +0000

Those are beautiful! I love the color choices.
It’s so great to see artists inspiring one another.

I’ll add another link to this inspiration chain – Angela Gerhard’s enamel bracelets will be featured as a how to project in the July 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine. Check out our Editors’ blog for more information.

Who knows, maybe Bettina would like to do an article on her polymer work next…?

By: Bettina

Bettina — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:48:51 +0000

Cynthia – thanks for the feature – you made my day!
Actually Cécile never had a class with me. Maybe she will show up at the Euro Clay:) I taught the etched pendants only two times so far but there are pictures of the design out in the web for quite a while now. It’s always a pleasure to see how people take a design and do something different with it (as I did with Angela’s bracelets).

@ Ronna: Thanks for poking Cynthia..*g*…and for the nice words. I really can’t wait for your book. I already preordered it!

By: Lisa Clarke

Lisa Clarke — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:26:32 +0000

I love these! Bettina’s use of color and pattern always appeals to me.