Lindly on Aug 07 2009 | Filed under: 1990's, Bead Roller, Extruder, Hornberger, Shrinemont
There is the saying that “Necessity is the mother of invention”. While making precise uniformly-shaped beads from polymer clay isn’t exactly a necessity, it can be challenging to do so. This is particularly the case when you want to make uniform elongated oval baeds with two pinted ends.
I first met Carl and Jean Hornberger at [...]
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 [...]
Elise Winters on May 08 2009 | Filed under: 1990's, Gibson, Image Transfer
Gwen Gibson, Bead-framed Pin, 1995
Aficionados know Gwen Gibson for her expansive exploration of image transfer techniques on polymer. This brooch from the collection represents some of Gwen’s earliest work in the medium as she made a transition into polymer through beading from her previous work in painting.
Victoria on Apr 03 2009 | Filed under: 1990's, Design, Hughes
Tory Hughes, Armillary Neckpiece, 1992
Polymer and mixed media
I believe most art is a snapshot of answers we’ve found in that moment. My more meaningful pieces are all illustrations of my current set of solutions, like anatomical drawings from another era, beautiful even when superseded or augmented by more information.
All of us have Grand Ideas [...]
Elise Winters on Oct 10 2008 | Filed under: 1990's, Micromosaic, Mitchell, Sheets
Leaf Book, Liz Mitchell, 3.25″ x 1.75″
polymer, polymer mosaic, leaf, paper, plastic, screen, metal
After MIPCES, Liz Mitchell continued to experiment with a variety of book forms. Leaf Book is a transitional piece in her evolution as an artist. In the making of this book she incorporated three different polymer clay techniques; photo transfer, [...]
Elise Winters on Mar 14 2008 | Filed under: 1980's, 1990's, Allen, Breen, Caning, Grove, Millefiore
Are you hooked on Kathleen Dustin’s presentation about the work done by the early polymer bead makers? Then, you’ll want to see even more images by those pioneers. After each of Kathleen’s next few installments, I will provide you with an expanded view of those artists’ early work.
In the gallery that follows you can put [...]