Putting your own stink on a technique

Valerie Anderson's abstract brooch plays with colors and shapes on PolymerClayDaily.com

Scotland’s Valerie Anderson (bedeckedbeads) has played and played with Sonya Girodon’s free tutorial. With this latest brooch, Valerie puts her own spin on the process with deep watery colors.

Valerie Anderson's abstract brooch plays with colors and shapes on PolymerClayDaily.com

And if you look at the side view you’ll see how her curved strips add another departure. When you put your own “stink” on a technique and take off in new directions, you make it yours. Here’s Valerie’s shop.

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  • reply Valerie Anderson ,

    Thank you so much for featuring my brooch Cynthia. I had such fun playing with this technique !

    • reply Suzanne ,

      Sonya’s tutorial was wonderful to do. So much fun. It is always great to see others interpretation of the work.

      • reply Carol Blackburn ,

        Good to see you featured on PCD, Valerie. Hope you enjoyed your day of stardom!

        • reply Valerie Anderson ,

          I did thank you Carol. I was so pleasantly suprised !

        • reply Binky Melnik ,

          “Stink” doesn’t sound like a compliment; rather, it sounds like an insult. There are so many better words that can be used (in American English, anyway) that it seems like an odd choice.

          It looks to me as if Valerie put her own spin on it, her own aesthetic, her own flavor.

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