Florida’s Sherri Kelberg was going with the flow and watching I Love Lucy reruns when she created this faux dichroic polymer pendant. “When I just lose myself in what I’m creating, it seems to come out better,” she says. The drawback of this unplanned approach to art is that the process may be hard to replicate.
Sherri remembers that this latest project “…involves layering, with translucent clay, rainbow foils, and pearl canes. After I bake the pendant and it’s hot out of the oven, I plunge it in a bowl of ice water. This seems to help with the clarity of the final product.”
Then she sands followed by a vigorous buffing with a microfiber cloth. A coating of resin completes the look. Her easy-does-it reminder is a good way to start the week. See more on Sherri’s Flickr pages, her Etsy site and on Facebook.
Florida's Sherri Kellberg (BedazzleMe) performs her own brand of alchemy with polymer and resin and specks of metallic leaf. It's easy to sink down into the layers. How does she do it? Got me. If her multi-layers and glassy resin toppings ring your chimes, study her dreamy pendants and try…
You would swear that these polymer beads by the UK's Emma Ralph were glass, wouldn't you? The metallics look suspended in the medium and the colors are almost dichroic. It's not surprising that Emma is also a lampworker. Her familiarity with glass translates to polymer perfectly. You can see her…
Can't find the bead caps or findings to finish a piece? Make them from polymer like Galina Grebennikova does. Galina adds faux metal appliques onto many of her beads for a rich, old effect. Read more in blog posts here and here. You may need to use the translator widget…
Fabulous work! I will go and check out her site now…
I wonder when you put the piece in a bowl of ice water when it is still too hot, doesn’t the sudden temperature change lead to a fracture or a decrease in strength? I tried that with one piece and it led to some cracks on the surface…
I always enjoy viewing each and every work of art by Sherri. She is one talented lady. She is one of my inspirations. Here sense of colors and design are fabulous!
Alice Stroppel ,
Sherri has been an online friend of mine for years. This piece is wonderful and proves the power of letting go and just creating. Love it Sherri.
Sherri Kellberg ,
Thanks so much Alice! I think I have “Letting Go” down to a science!-lol
Marlene Brady ,
I love her use of color. Great piece!
Sherri Kellberg ,
Thanks so much Cynthia for featuring my Faux Dichroic pendant! I am just thrilled to be included with so many talented polymer clay artists!
Elsie ,
Sherri does fabulous work!! So glad to see her featured here.
Sherri Kellberg ,
Thank you Elsie! You know I feel the same about your creations:)
Magicka ,
Fabulous work! I will go and check out her site now…
I wonder when you put the piece in a bowl of ice water when it is still too hot, doesn’t the sudden temperature change lead to a fracture or a decrease in strength? I tried that with one piece and it led to some cracks on the surface…
Dawna Sharp ,
This is absolutely gorgeous Sherri. The design, depth and colors bring about a remarkable piece!
Dawna Sharp ,
I always enjoy viewing each and every work of art by Sherri. She is one talented lady. She is one of my inspirations. Here sense of colors and design are fabulous!
Christine Nicholls ,
Absolutely stunning! They are so beautiful. I love her use of colour it is amazing.
Christine Nicholls ,
Beautiful! Absolutly amazing. I love her use of colours.
Harriet young ,
I’d like VERY easy directions on make Dichroic looking beads using clay. Does your book address that kind of bead?
geri ,
where do i get rainbow foils?