Let me share more of the polymer clay choices I consider each day. Today, I received a link from Dan Cormier about television personality Rosie O’Donnell’s polymer clay work on Etsy. Alaska’s Sue Savage introduced her wares at this year’s Acre wholesale show. Her web site tantalizes us with a few pictures. Judy Belcher and […] Read more
Yesterday’s musings kicked up some dust! Judy Belcher pondered the theme for the next Synergy conference (and she added a great new photo of her work). Judy Dunn explained how creating polymer clay cranes nourishes her and her audience. Thanks for participating in the discussion. For a little mix and match, here’s a polymer clay […] Read more
NPCG president Judy Belcher and her crew of officers have done a gold-medal job of taking the national (now international) guild to new heights. But this is a relay event and the baton must be handed to a new team of NPCG officers. The new group will have the support of an executive director plus […] Read more
Riding the polymer clay sculpture theme for another day, look at the work of Illinois’ Jill Meyerhoff (claygirl45) who has been illustrating and designing with clay for 30 years. Some of her more recent works for sale on Etsy are sculptural reliefs based on polaroid snapshots from the 70s. They’re sweet, sentimental looks at the […] Read more
Here’s Sandra McCaw’s piece from the ACRE show postcard. Judy Belcher’s new work for the show includes pieces that spin and turn (at right). Barb Fajardo says she’ll be there as a visiting artist. Whining about photo size yesterday paid off with these photo contributions. On Karen Park’s Art and Tea site look at the […] Read more
Judy Dunn’s been preparing for the ACRE (American Craft Retailers Expo, the trade show for Wholesalecrafts.com) show in Las Vegas in April. Doesn’t her necklace go well with PCDaily’s site colors? Thumbing through the list of ACRE artists, I came across a number of other polymer clay artists who will be in the show. Some […] Read more
When life is complex, I gravitate to simple polymer clay pleasures and designs. This bowl made of extruded strings of color looks playful and fun. It’s from France’s Terre d’Effa. I was cruising for pictures and didn’t translate the text. Let me know if you come across her name. (It’s Fabienne…thanks Miss Tempo.) Often I […] Read more
What energetic and informative conversations we’ve started about the safety of polymer clay. Is this holiday tension or pent-up anxiety about the future of our craft? Or as Lea Hernandez describes it, "…a wave of Booga! Booga! Booga!" Nan Roche suggests that perhaps it’s a tempest in a teapot (teapots courtesy of Karyn Kozak). Most […] Read more
Those of you hankering for more details about how to fire polymer clay with a heat gun can see final pictures of my project, related links, and instructions here. Thanks for all the great comments. Encourage Fellow Bloggers Look at Lindly Haunani’s new blog here. And Sarah Shriver’s taken baby steps on her blog with […] Read more
One more Shrine Mont moment and then we’ll move on until next year. This picture is from Ruth Ann Husted and shows the polymer clay mirror created for the silent auction. The group was instructed to contribute something found on the forest floor. That so many styles, ideas and colors can be integrated into one […] Read more
