Martha on Nov 27 2009 | Filed under: 1998, NWPCG, Ravensdale 1998, The Rave
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 third of these posts and we hope to follow up with more. Special thanks to Meredith Arnold who organized all these materials about Ravensdale 98.
Elise Winters on Jul 03 2009 | Filed under: 1998, Haunani, Recent History, 1997 NPCG
Lindly Haunani, Crayon Lei in Oranges and Greens, 1998
Translucent polymer, Super Flex polymer, chopped crayons, nylon thread
2″h x 2″w x 23″long
This necklace was made for the faculty exhibit at the First National Polymer Clay Guild Conference at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It was the second piece in a series of [...]
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 [...]
Elise Winters on Feb 20 2009 | Filed under: 1998, 8 x 10 in Polymer Clay, Malinow, Winters
Wendy Wallin Malinow, Spring Shoe, 1998
2.5″H x 4″W x 10.5″L
polymer clay, telephone wire
It’s Fashion Week here in New York. Move over, Manolo Blahnik, there’s a new shoe designer in town!
And she doesn’t design fashionable footwear merely to impress the Neiman Marcus crowd or the audience for the next Sex and the City movie. Her goals [...]
Elise Winters on Jan 23 2009 | Filed under: 1998, 1999, Zimmerman
Rebecca Mazur (aka Zimmerman), Sandbag Teapot, 1998, 9″h x 8″w x 5″d
Has there lived a child in the last fifty years who hasn’t found pleasure singing and acting out the lyrics to “I’m a little teapot, short and stout/ Here is my handle, here is my spout”? Maybe that explains why we find artists of [...]
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 [...]
Rachel Carren on Feb 04 2008 | Filed under: 1998, Blends, Design, Dever
There is a lingering perception in our culture that wonderful art results from a spontaneous moment of inspiration. Although this may be true for some works of art, generally there is a substantial body of work and knowledge behind the artist that serve as the foundation for such success. Unlike centuries prior where skills were [...]
Elise Winters on Jan 25 2008 | Filed under: 1995, 1998, Feiss, Illuminating a Medium: Polymer Retrospective, Muse NPCG 2001 Conference, Nonpareils, Toops, Zinman
Having given birth to this website exactly a month ago, and having nursed it through its formative days, I’ve gained some unexpected rewards.
To get the site up and running, I’ve had to review thousands of slides that had been sitting in boxes as well as taking new photos of my own polymer art collection and [...]
Rachel Carren on Nov 13 2007 | Filed under: 1998, Chatoyance, Design, Voulkos
The elements of design are present in all fabricated objects, although we rarely stop to consider them. A stylistic analysis of a hand crafted piece of jewelry, a manufactured chair or product packaging may seem strange, but one can evaluate each of them with the same care and language as one might use to discuss [...]