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.
Elise Winters on May 15 2009 | Filed under: 1996, 1997, Gibson, Image Transfer, Imitative, MIPCES Exhibition, Screen Printing, Sheets, Translucent Layering
Gwen Gibson, Polymer Wall Piece, 1997
Between 1996 and 1997 Gwen created about 20 wall pieces before returning to jewelry. Gwen writes,” Having abandoned much of what defined my work as jewelry, I felt free to experiment with scale and function. This wall piece combines several techniques as well as two and three-dimensional treatments.”
Lindly on Mar 13 2009 | Filed under: 1997, Haunani
Lindly Haunani, Sushi Platter, 1992
8″ x 5.5″ x 2.5″
polymer, translucent mokume gane with silver leaf, interference paints
Finding the perfect gift for someone is always exciting, especially when happy memories are involved. In 1988 I purchased a beautifully illustrated Sushi cookbook for my father’s Christmas gift. Over the years one of the highlights of our shared [...]
Elise Winters on Dec 05 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Allen, Breen, Kato, Liska, MIPCES Exhibition, Roche, Yamashita
Six remaining artists participated in the MIPCES exhibition. If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
Nan Roche, CUP, 2” x 3” x 2”
Elise Winters on Oct 03 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Mitchell
If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
Vue de Moos
For the MIPCES catalog, Liz Mitchell wrote:
“In creating my work I use techniques and images that combine, dissect, and rearrange objects from everyday life. Through this [...]
Elise Winters on Sep 19 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Dewey, MIPCES Exhibition
If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
GARGOYLES
14”H x 6”W x 4½”D each
For the MIPCES catalog, Katherine Dewey wrote:
“My work is best seen out of the corner of the eye, the quick glance that [...]
Elise Winters on Sep 12 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Sheets, Winters
If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
This fan brooch was one of a series I made for the exhibition. Each was inspired by or made as a tribute to one of my colleagues [...]
Elise Winters on Sep 05 2008 | Filed under: 1995, 1997, 1998, Amt, Ford, NPCG Strategic Planning Meeting, Sheets, Toops, Winters
An important focus of this archive has been to make connections, to illuminate significant threads of development in polymer art. We’ve heard first-hand on this subject from many authoritative voices in the medium’s history – Victoria Hughes, Stephen Ford, Kathleen Dustin and the rest of our “founders.” In archiving these artistic lines, I’ve attempted [...]
Elise Winters on Aug 29 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Dustin, MIPCES Exhibition
If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
VILLAGE WOMAN
small purse, one of a group, 6”x 5½” x 3¼”
For the MIPCES catalog, Kathleen Dustin wrote:
“Art is my response to the common everyday lives of women in [...]
Elise Winters on Aug 22 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Ford, MIPCES Exhibition
If you are a new visitor to Polymer Art Archive, you can find background about this event in the 2 posts, Past, Present Future and All About MIPCES.
THREE OBJECTS from a group
14”, 9”, 6” in diameter
For the MIPCES catalog, Steven Ford wrote:
“With this group of sewn forms, I was trying to think of the clay [...]