Ponsawan Sila makes us grin as we end the week and begin a hot summer. Last summer her friend posed wearing a slice of real watermelon as a fashion statement from her garden. Without missing a beat, Ponsawan created her own version in polymer. The rind is made from a mokume gane stack of shades […] Read more
“I’ve never made a ring, but have been wanting to give it a try so I joined a Ring-A-Day group,” says Dee Wilder (Malodora). For several days she indulged her fascination with Koosh ball threads. Thursday she returned to a micromosaic theme. Imagine making a ring a day! After one month there are already over […] Read more
Julie Eakes offers a nifty poinsettia tutorial on her blog. She collages slices from four or five basic canes onto a graduated background for one variation. Then she shows how the same canes can be used for sculptural or dimensional pieces. What a nice gift to readers. If you’ve caught the generous spirit of the […] Read more
Ponsawan Sila‘s polymer clay flowers were inspired by one lonely dahlia bloom she grew in her garden this year. Her enthusiasm and optimism may help you find yours this Monday. She generously shares her tutorials for the canes on one site. On her blog Ponsawan shows the results, jewelry she assembles from slices that have […] Read more
Leslie Carnes (Pancake Meow) makes polymer clay baked goods so real that you’ll drool over them. She does a thriving business in faux sugary waffles, cookies, flan, glazed donuts, crepes, ice cream and cupcakes…served on charm-sized ceramic plates and bowls. Her just-baked delights are wearable as necklaces and earrings and they’re scented to complete the […] Read more
Feels like time for polymer clay spring cleaning. Here’s a list of all the notices, fun links and loose ends that have been building up over the past couple of weeks: A Russian tutorial of running shoes from Ehidna that appeals to the kid in me Step by Step Beads (look at the free Christi […] Read more
Last week during Synergy I flew past the 700 booths in the Baltimore American Craft Council show with no time to photograph polymer clay work from more familiar artists like Louise Fischer Cozzi, Kathleen Dustin, Mary Filapek, Ford/Forlano, Karyn Kozak, Sue Fleischer, Karin Noyes. It’s difficult to attend a conference, report and shop at the […] Read more
I’m digesting the ideas and information from the Synergy conference and may be rolling out new materials for weeks. These new polymer clay earrings by Judy Kuskin were jaw-dropping (to use Ponsawan’s terms). By the time I got back to the gallery to buy some, she had sold out. Don’t they remind you of the […] Read more
Perhaps the best view of the Synergy conference is from the newer polymer clay artists who were there. Cynthia Blanton continues to post pictures and her impressions. Ponsawan dropped her jaw repeatedly. “I am happy to be here among all other fine artists. The first time in 26 years living in this country, I felt […] Read more
If waiting for the stroke of midnight makes you fidgety, keep yourself busy studying this clever polymer clay mokume gane trick from a new tutorial on Ponsawan Sila’s site. She says it’s a combination of techniques she’s learned from several people. Here’s the link to her Flickr pictures. I’m combing through this year’s posts, trying […] Read more
