Someone had to polymerize the Olympics, right? The gold medal goes to Croatia’s Nikolina Otrzan and her Citius, Altius, Fortius necklace. That’s the Olympic motto – Faster, Higher, Stronger. Nikolina’s polymer rings are colored with chalks, sealed with a glossy coating, and joined with large jump rings. She’s also been perfecting her writing on polymer, […] Read more
Cassy Muronaka’s post about her treasures from the recent Grove and Grove sale grabbed me in the first sentence, “Polymer clay was a snowball that really began rolling down the hill in the early 1990s, picking up very fine artists along the way.” Cassy describes the Grove’s step-blend process and tells why it remains important. […] Read more
Shay Aaron’s tiny polymer July 4 picnic looks like Martha Stewart shrunk to 1/12th size. The blueberries, the star cookies! He’s a master of the miniature. How can anything so small give me such great pleasure? Perhaps it’s because the first time I touched polymer was with my daughter as we made food for her […] Read more
Taking a playful approach in the studio has drawn me to others’ playful polymer clay works. For instance, this loop necklace from Germany’s Margit Böhmer is colorful and carefree with a few bead surprises tucked in the centers. Or you could interpret this as a primitive piece made from rainbow steak bones. Either way, it’s […] Read more
The eye-popping color of this polymer clay necklace by Austria’s Carina Feichtinger startled me as I plowed through the web this morning. Carina credits Ronna’s book for inspiration (see yesterday’s post) though it’s certainly Carina’s own colors and design. I was also touched by this guerrilla craft, polymer piece from LA’s Lauren Steven which was […] Read more
This polymer clay heart toggle clasp comes from Valerie Aharoni. Her blog and flickr site are full of new concepts and experiments. On her blog you can see the results of her tranfers made using ink jet prints on baking parchment paper. A bit of a buzz is growing about this process. The ink pooled […] Read more
Valerie Aharoni recently updated her site and added a blog. In this post she talks about baking polymer clay beads right onto wire (or bead thread) to get that floating effect. No crimp beads! Such a simple, elegant solution. (I know that Valerie’s not the first to do this. It caught my eye.) Look at […] Read more
I love it when polymer clay pieces are as interesting on the back as they are on the front and these new pieces from Judy Belcher don't disappoint. Hollie Mion brought these gems and lots of pictures home from the national Shrine Mont conference. Judy doesn't have a web page so I've put a few […] Read more
I was charmed by the display stands for these Koru earrings. I bumped into them as I was cruising down under on a guild site which featured Sue Smith from Aukland, New Zealand. Fronds are a theme throughout the guild’s site. Makes me want to go there to see the ferns. There are lots of […] Read more
I thought I’d keep writing PCD occasionally but my inner 5-year-old defiantly stomped her feet and said, “No.” There was no coaxing her back to the computer. Abandoning artwork and artists gathered over 18 years didn’t feel good either. That’s a lot of water under the bridge! How to solve the dilemma? My mind wandered […] Read more
