Archive for the 'Publications' Category
Rachel Carren on Apr 30 2010 | Filed under: Publications, Tools and Techniques
Jody Bishel, Mokume Gane Earthstar Vessel, circa 2002
Mokume Gane creates the illusion of irregular knothole-like configurations on the surface. Today, mokume gane is integral to the established repertoire of polymer techniques. Many artists use some variation or derivative of the concept. However, mokume gane is a centuries old Japanese metals technique devised to reproduce the [...]
Woody Rudin on Jul 17 2009 | Filed under: 2009, Color Inspirations, Color Theory, Haunani, Maggio
Make room in your bookcase for a new essential text. Nan Roche’s historic work, The New Clay, which we’ve long referred to as The Bible of polymer may have to be renamed now as The Old Testament and moved one slot to the left. There’s a New Testament coming to town and it’s titled Polymer [...]
Elise Winters on Jan 09 2009 | Filed under: 2002, 2003, Ford, Forlano, Metalsmith Magazine
Ford/Forlano, Pebble Galaxy, 2002
wall piece with removable pin, diameter 13″
bronze, sterling, silver, glass, coral, shell, magnets
The cover of Metalsmith’s Winter 2003 Issue shows a detail of Ford/Forlano’s piece, Pebble Gallery. That work, which was a precursor to the NINE series, had already incorporated the concept of a removable pin hidden within a wall sculpture. Like [...]
Elise Winters on Nov 14 2008 | Filed under: 2008, Art Jewelry Today 2, Kuskin
Judy Kuskin, “Round Midnight” Necklace, polymer, silver
While I am on a short leave, feast your eyes on more polymer art jewelry featured in Art Jewelry Today 2.
Judy Kuskin’s Necklace is prominently positioned opposite the title page as a full page image.
Judy writes about the inspiration for her work, saying:
Elise Winters on Nov 04 2008 | Filed under: 2008, McCaw, Niche Award, The Art of Jewelry
Sandra McCaw, Persian Cuff, 2007, polymer, gold leaf
Today Sandra McCaw announced that she is also a candidate for the 2009 Niche Award.
Here’s what Sandra just wrote about her work:
Elise Winters on Aug 24 2008 | Filed under: 2008, Art Jewelry Today 2, Winters
We interrupt our regular programming for this commercial announcement…
I just received news that my polymer work is featured top and center on the cover of a new book about contemporary art jewelry. Of course I’m pleased for personal reasons, but more importantly, polymer garners added status within the field of contemporary art jewelry. [...]
Kathleen on Mar 25 2008 | Filed under: Allen, Carlson, Dewey, Flower Valley Press, Ford, Forlano, Haunani, Hughes, Millefiore, NPCG, Ornament, Roche, Segal, Shriver, The New Clay, Toops, Torpedo Factory, Voulkos
In 1987, at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in the Washington, D.C. area, I taught my first workshop on polymer bead-making based on the simple techniques I had developed. On the advice of an artist colleague, I submitted a short article to Ornament magazine. Published in 1988, my article was entitled “The Use of Polyform [...]
Elise Winters on Mar 07 2008 | Filed under: 1970's, 1980's, Hughes, The New Clay, Voulkos
Are you hooked on Kathleen Dustin’s presentation about the work done by the early polymer bead makers? Then, you’ll want to see even more images by those pioneers. After each of Kathleen’s next few installments, I will provide you with an expanded view of those artists’ early work.
In the gallery that follows you can put [...]
Elise Winters 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 [...]
Elise Winters on Dec 22 2007 | Filed under: 1991, 1995, 1996, Allen, Ashcroft, Flower Valley Press, Haunani, Publications, Roche
Many acknowledge Nan Roche and her book, The New Clay, as the source and the early inspiration for the explosion of information about polymer and its growth as a medium for artistry.
But how many realize that this could never have happened without the support and vision of Seymour Bress, founder of Flower Valley Press. In [...]