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More Nonpareils

Elise on Feb 01 2008 | Filed under: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1995 Polymer Clay Calendar, Ford, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Nonpareils, Toops, Voulkos, Zinman

Coining new words is not my specialty, but the last three posts on this site seemed to demand a descriptive term for the tiny, hand formed polymer balls used by Lori, Amy, Cynthia, Pier and others. For the purpose of uniform terminology, let’s call them “nonpareils.”                         
When I asked Amy Zinman about the technical inspiration [...]

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What I saw in Julie

Elise on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: 1993, 1994, Brooks, City Zen Cane, Grove, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Voulkos

In 1994, Julie: Artisans’ Gallery was just about the only places you could see work by accomplished polymer jewelry artists.  When Julie Shafler Dale opened her gallery in 1973, it was the very first boutique dedicated to wearable art in America.  Ten years later, she wrote the first book on Art-to-Wear. And by 1994 her [...]

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Imitation, Interpretation, Inspiration

Elise on Oct 20 2007 | Filed under: 1993, 1994, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Voulkos, Winters

Some people pick up comic books to discover a superhero. I simply stepped into Julie Artisans’ Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City. There, in 1994, I discovered Pier Voulkos, who has been a creative idol for me ever since. Having just discovered polymer clay, I made a mecca to Julie’s where I was [...]

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