Rachel Carren on Nov 18 2011 | Filed under: Artist Spotlight, Narrative Works
Elissa Farrow-Savos, How does she get herself into these messes?
2011, 13h x 7w x 11d
polymer, magic-sculpt epoxy, oil paint, vintage surplus army zipper
Telling a story is the heart of Elissa Farrow-Savos’ work. Combining polymer with found objects, Farrow-Savos’ sculptures speak to the eye and the soul. Most of her work is feminine in orientation and [...]
Elise Winters on Aug 14 2011 | Filed under: Artist's Commentary, Narrative Works
J.M. Syron & Bonnie Bishoff, Begin, 2009
memory cabinet, two views, 6″ wide, 14″ deep, 60″ high
walnut, polymer veneers using millefiori marquetry techniques
Recently we have been exploring ways in which polymer artists have found inspiration from tradition craft techniques in other media. In this new work by the team of J.M. Syron and Bonnie Bishoff, [...]
Victoria on Apr 24 2009 | Filed under: Artist's Commentary, Narrative Works
Tory Hughes, Orrery Neckpiece, 1992
Polymer and mixed media
Why are we artists, anyway? For me, this career is the most flexible and marvelous -as in ‘full of marvels’- I could imagine.
What other way of life encourages me to make such a marvelous thing as this?
There’s a spinning comet in the upper left, mounted on miniature [...]
Victoria on Apr 03 2009 | Filed under: Artist's Commentary, Narrative Works
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are all illustrations of my current set of solutions, like anatomical drawings from another era, beautiful even when superseded or augmented by more information.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 [...]
Rachel Carren on Apr 15 2008 | Filed under: Artist Spotlight, Critical Commentary, Narrative Works
The first time I encountered Leslie Blackford’s inventive creations was the summer of 2007. It was decidedly different from the figurative polymer work I had seen before. From the early days of polymer clay, many artists have found the material to be well suited to sculpting. Two notable artists who use [...]
Elise Winters on Jan 04 2008 | Filed under: Artist Spotlight, Narrative Works
I’m hoping that visitors to the Polymer Art Archive will often have a visual experience like walking into the diamond vault at DeBeers headquarters: suddenly dazzled by sparkle.
In that vein, let me introduce you to Jo-Ellen Trilling, one of the hidden treasures in my slide collection.
Jo-Ellen had been a painter before venturing into mixed media [...]