I went way back into PCD archives to pick out my 2020 Ron Lehocky valentine. This is an early Ron though I’m not sure what year. Maybe he can tell us. The background dots are black on color. They frame the dimensional heart whose dots reverse to color on black. It’s loose and carefree, probably […] Read more
Ron Lehocky boosted his tally of polymer hearts past the 23,000 mark this week, creating popular designs from scrap canes destashed from other artists’ studios as well as his own creations. At $10 per heart, you can calculate how much Ron has raised for the Kids Center in Louisville Kentucky. Click on the picture for […] Read more
It’s the season for giving and Ron Lehocky’s polymer clay work reminds us of what a commitment to giving can accomplish. As of September 30, Ron reached his goal of 10,000 polymer pins made to support the Louisville Cerebral Palsy KIDS Center. He met his goal in four years, a year ahead of schedule. This […] Read more
Over the last three years, Ron Lehocky has made nearly 8,000 polymer clay hearts including 450 of this year’s Christmas-themed versions. He’s donated all proceeds to the Louisville Cerebral Palsy KIDS Center. In the first six months of this fiscal year his artwork raised more than $15,000 for the center. What better way to celebrate […] Read more
You may remember Ron Lehocky’s polymer clay heart project and he reports that heart sales are over 6,000. His goal is 10,000. But don’t think that Ron only creates heart-themed pins. He’s constantly experimenting and making new series of designs like this pendant inspired by a color class with Lindly Haunani. The flower design here […] Read more
When Ron Lehocky asked me several years ago who made this dotted square pin that I was wearing, I replied confidently, “Dayle Doroshow.” He corrected me. “I made that,” he said. This is a Ron Lehocky collector’s item! Long ago and far away when Ron first started dipping into polymer, he made pins that weren’t […] Read more
Ron Lehocky made this bevy of bowls after Lindly’s recent class in Kentucky. It’s comforting to know that even after he’s made 50,000 hearts, he still needs to practice just like the rest of us. Amazing! Do your fingers need to wrestle the clay before you can you’re certain that a concept has lodged itself […] Read more
The new Premo teal can take your palette up a notch. Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio worked quietly for months with the Sculpey team to formulate a clay as close as possible to the industry standard cyan. Here Ron Lehocky introduces the new primary into his palette and his hearts take on new life. It’s […] Read more
Was Ohio’s Anita Behnen thinking of me when she designed her new line of mixed-media sculptures? White hair, dots? Turns out she calls her new imp Alberta Einstein and the story is that learning new math has turned her hair white. (Anita’s creatures all have stories.) It’s not about me at all. PCD shows you […] Read more
What? We haven’t crowed about Kentucky’s Ron Lehocky for ages! This Halloween Heart feature will fix that! Here are some of Ron’s latest with two of my favorite ingredients…dots (of course) and canes from Nebraska’s Ivy Niles (ikandyclay). Every bone is incredibly detailed. To achieve such precision Ivy probably reduced the parts in sections. Can’t […] Read more
