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
Ohio mother-daughter duo Keri Parker and Mikayla Beavan (kurumi_kodama) created these haunting, earthy walnut tree spirits using shells with round polymer bellies. “I found some walnut shells on the ground back in our woods and thought they looked like little disembodied faces. I knew somehow I needed to give them bodies,” says mom Keri. These […] Read more
Maintaining the shape of extruded polymer clay flower canes as you reduce them is nearly impossible. At a recent gathering, Minnesota’s Jenny Patterson reminded me of a clever workaround. She extrudes her canes and slices them after they’re cured! Jenny sells at big shows (she’ll be at the Balloon show in Albuquerque) so her production […] Read more
Do your “readers” and other specialized spectacles scatter themselves around and end up in all the wrong places? Polymer to the rescue via Ukraine’s Iryna Osinchuk-Chajka (Eteniren) and her clever sunglass stands and wall mounts. A notch on the top of each big polymer nose creates a secure resting place for spare glasses. No more […] Read more
Seattle’s Sara (g.oo.d.ee) works in a digital environment. “I don’t get the chance to craft and build physical objects with my hands as I used to,” she says. Enter polymer clay. Her hands are now happily sketching, rolling, cutting in their off-duty moments. Check out how this free-flowing pattern that includes glow-in-the-dark clay lights up […] Read more
Who doesn’t feel a shiver of delight as a Skinner blend drops down from between the rollers of a pasta machine? I know there are millions of ways to layer, scratch, pound, and twist clay into intricate patterns. Yes, you can add bling, paints, inks, and sparkles. But for my money, nothing compares to the […] Read more
Virginia’s Angie Wiggins takes advantage of every scrap of silkscreened polymer at the end of the day. Sorted into colorways and backed with a layer of solid color clay for strength, the tiniest leftovers become useful and decorative napkin rings and coasters. You’ll be surprised at what polymer clay can become in the hands of […] Read more
Talk about a statement necklace! This piece from California’s Phil Porter (philporterartjewelry) is unabashedly dramatic. It makes a chin up, shoulders back, look-at-me entrance. Juicy colors, nested spikes, and tubes of dots wrapped up with a flourish of curly tendrils. Let the party begin. It’s Friday and Phil’s necklace arrives just in time for our […] Read more
Oregon’s Lea Gordiner (jibeaux) has fussed and fiddled with this dog sculpture and she may not be done yet. She gave the head a plaintive twist and sealed the deal with a ready leash. Lea knows her dogs. Dressed and ready. Who could refuse? You can see how Lea pondered every move in her work-in-progress […] 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
