Here’s a color palette that will lift your spirits from Virginia’s Cinthya Cuba de Zabal (NinaZabal). The collage of eye-popping colors and patterns simply buzz against each other.
You’ll find these online next week at the American Craft Council’s Southeast Craft Week September 20-26.
Now that the Baltimore show is over, one of the ACC Emerging Artists Amy Blair is focusing on filling orders and designing new collections. Here she stacks patterned angular polymer shapes into a jaunty pendant,
Amy has moved from neutrals to brighter colors and intends to go even bigger, bolder and brighter this year.
Her tag line is Harmony Through Pattern. Acquaint yourself with her on Instagram and enjoy her fresh colors as we tiptoe into spring.
Lindsay Locatelli (wazodesigns) drums her polymer-draped fingers in anticipation of this Saturday’s ACC Holiday Craft Hop in NE Minneapolis.
Her Instagram spans her latest polymer and mixed media works. The carved look stems from Lindsay’s formal training in wood. Here she’s wearing her Pompom rings bunched up fashionably.
Her training translates so easily into polymer that it’s often hard to identify what media she’s using. That’s the next step forward for our craft, isn’t it?
In case you can’t fly to Baltimore for next week’s American Craft Council retail and wholesale shows, here’s an impressive list of artists (the most I’ve ever seen) selling polymer works. Follow the links to their booths and then to their websites.
Let me know if you discover others as you enjoy the show virtually.
The necklace at right is Louise Fischer Cozzi’s latest multi- layered translucent design.
Amy Davison updates the pearl choker with wraps of deeply textured polymer, sparkly spacers, glass and refined bling.
Country club meets art gallery at this year’s Baltimore ACC show in Booth 4811 on February 17-18.
Amy also teaches Designing Mixed Media Multiples online at the OnlineArtRetreats.
She has a background in academia and the corporate world and has returned home to her studio. Read all about her on Facebook and her site.
