Experience more summer bounty from the Romanian couple, Gabriela and Tiberiu. This wide brass cuff is covered with polymer florals. Here are more views of the bracelet.
The couple must be gardeners. Only eyes trained by working with flowers could capture every detail of every plant in these abundant polymer pieces so well. The link comes from Israel’s Tania Podoleanu.
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This Mini Clay Quilt class with Laurie Mika already happened during the April Artfest. Even so, it’s inspiring and worth a Monday look.
Seems Laurie has taken her remarkable array of surface techniques and added a new emphasis on layering. You’ll remember Laurie’s earlier mosaics and her collaborative quilt entry in last year’s Synergy II Exhibit. Her polymer mosaic book is a “must have” and now there’s a Kindle edition.
Laurie’s off for the summer (in Egypt and Jordan) and will be gearing up for fall teaching in September.
I ran into the link on Julie Fei-Fan’s Pinterest board.
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This polymer pendant from Canada’s NoneOfTheAbove speaks of summer and sunflowers and, who are we kidding, tweezers. Do you suppose she plans her geometry or does it evolve as in nature?
Notice that the small dots of color are graduated in color and size. Each dot is textured. Her Etsy shop is full of examples in a range of colors and patterns. The almost mandala-like patterns have a meditative and soothing effect. Have a soothing weekend.
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When Betsy Baker, Melanie West and Melanie Muir had a confab recently, they rubbed off on each other. Though the three artists take a similar organic approach to polymer, each has a distinct signature style and their works would never be confused with each other.
This bright fuchsia mokume gane bracelet by Melanie Muir reflects her environs in Scotland while Melanie West chooses the Maine coast for her inspiration. When Betsy takes a stab at the same technique, it has a refined, urbane Bostonian air about it.
One thing the three polymer artists share is a high standard of finishing and a laser focus on detail. Enjoy browsing their sites.
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