Mojo upgrade Under construction Old dogs, new tricks April 24, 2021 I chickened out! Instead of saving time with a new way of putting Mojo together for you, I put the newsletter together in both the old and the new format. So much for my idea of saving time! I told myself, “They might get […] Read more
Australia’s Melanie Allan (innervisionpc) lights up her polymer! What looks like a lovely glass bottle covered with polymer cane slices comes to life when lit from within. Melanie definitely has a “cane brain” that gravitates to very complex patterns that she brings to life in big kaleidoscope canes. Here’s the surprising part. Melanie zooms out […] Read more
What would Poland’s Anna Nell make with the Skinner blends she showed on Instagram? A few days later she gives us the answer. She says she uses translucent clay, porcelain (I’m guessing she means pearl), and glow in the dark (she calls it “night effect”). She added pastels as well and some gold leaf for […] Read more
I admit to having an art crush on Maine’s Bonnie Bishoff. Take a closer look at her imaginative use of stainless steel wire. She has mastered using Apoxie Sculpt as a strong base form. Her color sense is impeccable and makes my heart sing. And now she’s laid up with a broken foot but still, […] Read more
California’s Marie Segal whips out all the Cernit metallic, opaline, translucents, and opaque clays to create this simple sampler of dotted domes on Instagram. Innies, outies, mokume-sliced and Skinner-blended. What’s not to love? Now if we can only get Marie to label which colors she used! So hard to choose among all the colors and […] Read more
Seattle’s Sarah Wilbanks mixes her media so I’m only guessing that these earrings are polymer. She often starts with translucent and adds metal leaf. Sarah says the frosty colors of this pair reminded her of winter. The outer strips hang over the underlying cones like a warm sweater. Go look at her Instagram and see […] Read more
More often these days polymer artists are holding designs up to the light to see what new effects we can create. Here Brisbane, AU’s Lyne Tilt (lynetiltart_lyneartdesigns)holds a little experiment up to the window. “Experimenting! This little piece makes me so happy! Joy comes from the journey,” she says. First, she created small canes with […] Read more
Ginger Davis Allman showed us her twist on lampworking in polymer during her session about the current state of translucent polymers. Products from three manufacturers are combined to make Ginger’s glowing twist (one for structure, one for color, one for the finish). Having a poor network connection and little access to news turns out to be […] Read more
Minnesota’s Jennifer Patterson (QuiltedInClay) has been busy creating wares for her upcoming Duluth show. You’ll have to look more closely to get the full effect of the layers here. You’ll discover the translucent bee wings that show the petals below. Remarkable. Jennifer is famous for her extruded quilt patterns and disk sets. Here she veers […] Read more
It was a logical progression for illustrator and Zentangle enthusiast Anita Long (neeneeree) from Indiana to translate her drawings into polymer canes. The detail and dimension in this cane have given her enough material to last through the end of her 100 Day project. You can follow along on her Facebook and Instagram. In the last few […] Read more
