Elise on Jul 27 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Forlano, 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.
UNTITLED, polymer clay painting
8” x 11”
For the MIPCES catalog in 1997, David Forlano, of Ford/Forlano, wrote:
“This series of polymer clay paintings and objects is a returning to [...]
Elise on Jul 26 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Gibson, 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.
EXPRESSIONS OF TIME, IV
10” x 10”
For the MIPCES catalog, Gwen wrtote:
“By moving from the body (jewelry) to the wall, I found freedom to be more innovative, less polished. [...]
Elise on Jul 25 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Edwards, 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.
THE BURGESS SHALE
20” x 23” x 1½”
For the MIPCES catalog, David Edwards wrote:
“The Burgess shale was discovered in 1909. Its exquisitely detailed fossils are among the most [...]
Elise on Jul 24 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Amt, 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.
HOUSES
7 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ x 1 1/4″
For the exhibition, Kathleen Amt presented a sort of “housing development” which consisted of 7 houses ranging in size from 4″ [...]
Elise on Jun 06 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Regan
INSOMNIA BOWL, Undreamt Dreams
12¾” x 11¾” x 3¼”
For the MIPCES catalog, Margaret Regan wrote:
“I like images that float, and my work is characterized by a high degree of drift and space. There’s a dream state where you recognize an object, but not it’s surroundings. I love the interaction of control with happenstance, and the blend [...]
Elise on May 30 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Toops
ANEMONE HAT
polymer clay, brass, velvet, aluminum screen
7” diameter, 3 1/2”h
In the MIPCES catalog, Cynthia Toops wrote: “Dan and I create beads for elaborate jewelry pieces. For this project I wanted to make a full-size hat and imposed one restriction- no beads. We partially encased wire elements in polymer clay in a different way [...]
Elise on May 23 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Voulkos
POCKETS AND PILLOWS OF AIR
2 ½’ x 3’ x 3″
For the MIPCES catalog, Pier wrote: “This unique clay softens before it hardens in the baking. So most often a large form needs some kind of internal or external armature to keep it from distorting or collapsing while it bakes. I tried air [...]
Elise on May 16 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Hughes, MIPCES Exhibition
OLA NYINGMA
peace-pole, prayer-wheel
Approx. 14′ h
In 1996, when Tory Hughes first heard rumors about Michael Grove’s Wall of Polymer, she immediately sensed a creative challenge. I remember the sly smile on her lips, the emphatic quality of her voice when she swore not to be outdone by “the men.” If anybody was going to construct [...]
Elise on May 08 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Grove, MIPCES Exhibition
Ruth Anne Grove, WAITING TO DISAPPEAR
wall mural, approx 15 feet wide
We all know and can appreciate the rallying cry of the 1970’s environmental movement, “Small is Beautiful.” Many polymer artists have put that aphorism into practice. Cynthia Toops made “small is beautiful” into what you might call a devotional practice, a religious worship.
So when the [...]
Martha on Apr 11 2008 | Filed under: 1997, Allen, Amt, Breen, Dever, Dewey, Dustin, Feiss, Ford, Forlano, Gibson, Grove, Haunani, Hughes, Kato, Liska, MIPCES Exhibition, NPCG, Regan, Roche, Toops, Voulkos, Winters, Zinman
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 first of these posts and we hope to follow up with more. Special thanks to Nancy Travers who organized all the materials about MIPCES.
Masters’ Invitational Polymer [...]