Polymer and Prints
Elise Winters on Feb 05 2010 | Filed under: Ford, Forlano
If you are in the Philadelphia area this month, don’t miss the Ford/Forlano show at Snyderman-Works Gallery.
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Polymer at SOFA:Chicago 2009
Elise Winters on Nov 13 2009 | Filed under: 2009, Dever, Ford, Forlano, SOFA, Winters
Elise Winters and Ruth Snyderman
Synderman-Works Gallery at SOFA:Chicago 2009
Visitors to SOFA:Chicago this year found polymer master works in the booths at both Snyderman-Works Gallery and Del Mano Gallery. Ruth Snyderman, owner of Snyderman-Works Gallery, was exhibiting 15 of my RUFFLE pieces along with a large group of work by Ford/Forlano. Bruce Hoffman, director of the [...]
Dustin Speaks About Sculpting Color
Elise Winters on Oct 02 2009 | Filed under: Dustin, Ford, Forlano, Hughes, Sculpting Color, Zimmerman
Steven Ford & David Forlano, Char, 2002
Wood, polymer clay, magnets, steel, sterling silver,
21.5 x 13 x 5″
The Curator’s Statement for Sculpting Color currently at the Fuller Craft Museum reads:
“Unlike any other materials in fine craft, polymer clay has no ancient history, no millennium as a utilitarian art form, no past masters from which to draw [...]
M.A.D. for Polymer
Elise Winters on Jun 19 2009 | Filed under: 1989, 1990's, City Zen Cane, Ford, Forlano, Hughes, Museum of Arts and Design, Toops, Voulkos, Winters
City Zen Cane (aka Ford/Forlano), Flat Necklace, detail, 1991
Ursula Newman, jewelry curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, selected five pieces of jewelry from The Collection for the museum’s permanent collection. Two steps were necessary to formalize her decision, and the first occurred yesterday when the curatorial staff put their stamp [...]
City Zen Cane: early caning
Elise Winters on May 29 2009 | Filed under: 1997, Blends, Caning, City Zen Cane, Ford, Forlano
City Zen Cane (aka Ford/Forlano), Earrings, circa 1996
Early in their collaborations, the team of Steven Ford and David Forlano worked under the name City Zen Cane. Here are a few early examples of their work which illustrate why this name was so apropos and which provide a window into the nature of their collaboration.
Inspiration and Interpretation
Rachel Carren on Apr 10 2009 | Filed under: 1998, Critical Commentary, Ebendorf, Ford, Forlano
Ford/Forlano, Big Bead Necklace, 1998
Throughout time, artists have found countless sources of inspiration. Sometimes it comes from the world around them; the song of a bird, the curve of a face, or the color of a flower have all inspired art. Other times, an idea springs from something that is already integrated into an artist’s [...]
Before NINE
Elise Winters on Jan 09 2009 | Filed under: 2002, 2003, Ford, Forlano, Metalsmith Magazine
Ford/Forlano, Pebble Galaxy, 2002
wall piece with removable pin, diameter 13″
bronze, sterling, silver, glass, coral, shell, magnets
The cover of Metalsmith’s Winter 2003 Issue shows a detail of Ford/Forlano’s piece, Pebble Gallery. That work, which was a precursor to the NINE series, had already incorporated the concept of a removable pin hidden within a wall sculpture. Like [...]
One More from NINE
Elise Winters on Dec 19 2008 | Filed under: 2003, Ford, Forlano
Ford/Forlano, Low Tide, 2003
wall sculpture with removable pin
This wall sculpture called Low Tide is another favorite of mine from the Ford/Forlano NINE series. It measures 18” x 17” x 5”. In addition to polymer, the piece incorporates copper, flocking, sterling silver and magnets.
Courting the Muse
Martha on Dec 12 2008 | Filed under: 2001, Adams, Balombini, Bernstein, Bishel, Cormier, Crossen, Dever, Dewey, Dustin, Fago, Ford, Forlano, Gibson, Haunani, Hughes, Hyde, Illuminating a Medium: Polymer Retrospective, Laurin, Maggio, McMillan, Mitchell, Muse NPCG 2001 Conference, NPCG, Regan, Roche, Scott, Shriver, Toops, Voulkos, Winters
Courting the Muse: Enhancing Creativity and Artistry in Polymer Clay
In 2001, the National Polymer Clay Guild sponsored it’s second conference in Bryn Mawr, PA. Courting The Muse was a week long conference filled with classes taught by polymer clay masters, thought-provoking and inspiring evening lectures, creativity seminars, and a retrospective exhibit entitled Illuminating a Medium, [...]
Selection from the Collection: Ford/Forlano Figure
Elise Winters on Nov 28 2008 | Filed under: 2003, Ford, Forlano, Philadelphia Museum Craft Show
Steven Ford & David Forlano, Figure, 2003
wall sculpture with 2 brooches
13.25″h x 12.25″w x 2.25″d
We all know the old phrase, “to raise the bar,” which first described high jump and pole vaulting competitions at track meets. A new definition can be witnessed each November at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) Craft [...]