Grab your sunglasses and flip-flops and go outside for some dazzling inspiration as the summer heats up.
New Mexico’s Gael Keyes captures the spirit of summer with a series of trinket bowls capped with blossoms.
One or two canes and you can be competing with Mother Nature.
Arkansas’ Wanda Eash is enjoying her moment of fame today for the miniature Doritos earrings sported by track star and fashion icon Christina Clemons in her successful bid for the Olympics team.
While we’re not certain Christina’s earrings were from Wanda, she’s been making polymer “junk food jewelry” for years.
These days there are lots of lookalikes but we will give credit to Wanda for leading the way.
Hey, it’s June! Where are the weddings? The polymer cake toppers? Happy couples running along the beach…without masks? It’s time we brought them back.
Florida’s Melissa Randolph (HerArtSheLoves) gets her geek on with her sculptures. She’s loved robots since she was a kid and there are newlyweds who share her passion.
Polymer, coiled wire, some paint. She makes amazing characters with a few ingredients.
I’m off to visit my grandsons and thinking this might be right up their alley…maybe not brides and grooms but robots for sure.
Today we skinny dip with Ohio’s Morgan McGoff (skinny.dip.jewelry).
She’s grown up swimming comfortably in an ocean of technology. “The skinny” refers to remaining true to her naked, authentic self. Her studio is smack dab in the middle of her living room.
Morgan has an art and photography background. She started with polymer in 2018 gathering twelve thousand followers along the way as well as a Patreon following.
She makes sleek, monochromatic jewelry with clever twists and tweaks. She sells!
She finds her community online. Morgan is today’s polymer artist.
We’ll look at other au courant polymer artists in this Saturday’s StudioMojo. Did you know that Etsy doubled its revenue in 2020?
What do the numbers mean to you? Join us and hang on as we sort it out.
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 year and now fear of wildfire have shifted her thinking. She has to be able to move at a moment’s notice. She’s pared down.
These circles painted with layers of Genesis and strung on silk thread contain Sarah’s same rich and luscious colors but with a nod to efficiency and minimalism.
She’s also been refining mobiles and hollow translucent beads and more. Her new directions reflect the smart, adaptive strategy that our times require.
These creations from Texas’ Lisa Renner made me chuckle at her clever solution to our shared problem.
They’re the latest additions to Lisa’s “All in Her Head” tool caddies formed from polymer sculpted over 4” tin cans. Finally, a perfect place to park your readers where they can’t be missed.
Whimsical noses can keep several pairs of glasses in place while adding a bit of humor to your office, studio, bathroom, or bedroom.
The tin additionally serves as a container for art tools, pens, pencils, markers, even make-up brushes. Or, as the title suggests, a receptacle for more of your spectacles! They’re nearly sold out on her Etsy shop.
Austin’s Caro (Waraoclay) brightens up the beach with bright molded sand dollars in Pantone colors.
She includes lots of the usual shapes in her collections of earrings and jewelry. But she regularly veers away from ho-hum into uncharted water.
Caro has over 50,000 followers (how does that happen) so she’s not exactly desperate for our clicks but it may be interesting to watch where she goes next.
What comes next? What tools are worth it?
Over at StudioMojo we jam tidbits, tool talk, and treats into one luscious list that’s short on words and long on inspiration.
Kansas’ Tiffany (SmithAvenueClay) waves the flag in her latest earrings on Instagram. Her designs are parade-worthy.
The fourth of July was made for extruder lovers and cane-making fans!
So squeeze out some stars and layer up some stripes! It’s just around the corner!
That’s what we’ll do with Friday! We’ll find somebody fresh and new and off the beaten path to keep our eye on.
This week follow the UK’s Grace Oliver (grace.oliver.designs). She’s only been in business since June 2020 and already she’s a standout with her extruded sculptural knots and decorative big letter garlands. Oh yeah, she’s got earrings with a twist too but she’s a free-range girl who tries lots of paths.
Need more new stuff to motivate your muse? Come on over to StudioMojo, the weekly closer look at what’s new and different.
Illinois’ Linda Webb (CreeksideStudio) reminds us that it’s Pride Month with this pile of rainbow hearts.
June 2021 marks the 51st anniversary — a time when millions of people come together in support of the LGBTQ community.
Linda uses her signature mosaic style to build all sorts of rainbows and you may appreciate her explanation of the significance of each colorway on her Etsy site.
