Rachel on Apr 15 2008 | Filed under: Blackford, Carlson, Critical Commentary, Dewey
The first time I encountered Leslie Blackford’s inventive creations was the summer of 2007. It was decidedly different from the figurative polymer work I had seen before. From the early days of polymer clay, many artists have found the material to be well suited to sculpting. Two notable artists who use [...]
Martha on Apr 11 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Allen, Amt, Breen, Dever, Dewey, Dustin, Feiss, Ford, Forlano, Gibson, Grove, Haunani, Hughes, Kato, Liska, MIPCES Exhibition, NPCG, Regan, Roche, Toops, Voulkos, Winters, Zinman
Elise asked me to lead a small team of volunteers to research and write about gatherings that influenced the development of polymer as an art medium. This is the first of these posts and we hope to follow up with more. Special thanks to Nancy Travers who organized all the materials about MIPCES.
Masters’ Invitational Polymer [...]
Elise on Apr 08 2008 | Filed under: 1995, 1997, Julie: Artisans Gallery, MIPCES, NPCG, OCCC School of Art, Voulkos, Winters
Twice in my lifetime I’ve held golden treasure in my hands, two unrecognized artistic creations that were being offered up for sale — at the price of lead or tin. Buying both of those objects altered my life and led me to where I am today.
The second purchase, a pair of polymer clay earrings in [...]
Elise on Apr 04 2008 | Filed under: 1994, 1996, Grove
By the mid 1990’s Michael and Ruth Anne Grove had become masters of what was then called the “step blend”. They used the technique not just to add shading within their cane but to create intricate texture and pattern as seen in this brooch.
Rachel on Apr 01 2008 | Filed under: 1980's, Critical Commentary, Hughes, Voulkos
Reading Kathleen Dustin’s essay on the early development of polymer clay, which has been so much of the PAA the past few weeks, brings to mind something Victoria Hughes wrote for the archive. Her piece, “On the Road” opens by mentioning a ride with Pier Voulkos and how the two of them were getting to [...]