LA’s Nomi Isak (nomiisak) combines inclusions and translucent, layers and colors, rough edges and cutouts into a delightful bowl. Rather than carefully exploring each ingredient on its own, she gives them a whirl all at once and it works. Nomi gets out of her own way. Sounds easy but for some of us, it isn’t. […] Read more
Argentina’s Turkana (turkanajoyeria) uses translucent clay in her extruded cane (the retro cane developed by Bettina Welker). Turkana’s designs have a carefree looseness in contemporary colors that appeal on an uptight Monday morning. Let’s let the light in. See more on Facebook
California’s Sarah Shriver sounds tentative when she talks about her new collection of painted circle necklaces. She’s been a polymer artist for decades and this minimalist style is a departure. One admirer said the circles reminded her of tiddlywinks, the kids’ game. Sarah’s complex cane work and signature color palette have been distinctive. But the past […] Read more
Sunny days may inspire you to dig out the translucent clay like UK’s Belinda Ashton did. Light streaming through thin colorful polymer is a wonderful Monday project. Belinda has gone thinner and brighter with each of her experiments. These flower petal shapes glow. Hello, Monday!
Japan’s Chica3f gently offsets delicate translucent petals on a barrette finding to create a springlike hair accessory. She also offers them in spring tones. Like wearing cherry blossoms in your hair! She lets us take a peek at the translucent curved bar on which she floats the petals. StudioMojo will be full of surprising trends […] Read more
Rather than wait for real blooms in her Connecticut yard, Nancy Nearing grabbed a 36″ branch lying in the melting snow and created some polymer blooms. She reinforced the stick with Apoxie sculpt and wired on caned leaves and delicate translucent blue blooms. Lights may be next. She has just the spot above a corner […] Read more
These canes from PolymerClayWorkshop’s Meg Newberg look very convincing. If you’re a cane aficionado, this will tickle your fancy. Building the cane with translucent means that thin slices will take on the color of any background clay. Don’t you love how polymer can fool the eye? I hope Meg releases this tutorial to her big […] Read more
Maine’s Bonnie Bishoff adds a flutter to her Birch Tassel pendants. But her method doesn’t rely on cumbersome links or laborious wireworking. The steel cable she bakes into polymer is lightweight and the dangles move like leaves in the breeze. The polymer pattern here is Bonnie’s modern interpretation of birch. The tassel ends in circles […] Read more
“What are you supposed to use this for,” Jess of Australia’s Tass and Pom asked herself. Amber translucent? But combined with burnt umber, she created a tortoiseshell effect that may rock your socks. Chop and combine and see what happens. “I’ve never really been a big fan of burnt umber but I love it with […] Read more
Let’s get voting! California’s Karen Lewis (Klewie911) starts us off with stars and stripes. Her Americana hearts are draped with a thin curled layer of translucent striped bunting. They’re busy and festive and just right for your Monday. Have you voted yet?
