Rachel Carren on Jan 30 2012 | Filed under: Publications
Cynthia Toops, A Bashful Young Potato, 1997
polymer, 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
Who would have guessed that the winter of 1997 would become especially significant to polymer history? Let’s look back 15 years to the Winter 1997 “PolyInformer”, the newsletter of the then 6 year old National Polymer Clay Guild , to see what was happening.
Elise Winters on Oct 21 2011 | Filed under: Exhibitons and Shows, Publications
Tonight is the debut of the permanent polymer collection at the Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. We’re in Racine celebrating the opening of the exhibition, Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads, which continues through February 2012. If you’re left at home, you can catch up on some reading. At the top of our reading [...]
Woody Rudin on Sep 26 2011 | Filed under: Publications
Rachel Carren, Bonnard Cupola Brooch, 2010
2.4″ x 2.4″ x .4″, polymer, acrylic, mica powder
A certain perceived divide has long existed between artists and art historians, likewise between writers and literary critics. Ernest Hemingway had a memorable barb: “Critics are geldings, standing in the field trying to evaluate the work of stallions.”
Woody Rudin on Sep 19 2011 | Filed under: Polymer Collection Project, Publications
Memorable headlines, especially those that record milestone events, tend to stay in my mind for years or decades. Perhaps it’s the same for you.
Elyse Zorn Karlin on Sep 05 2011 | Filed under: Publications
A beautiful new 210-page book “Artful Adornments: Jewelry from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”, written by Yvonne Markowitz, the MFA’s Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry, has just been published.
Elise Winters on Aug 09 2011 | Filed under: Publications
Maggie Maggio and Leslie Blackford
Lake in Colorado, 2006, pendant, approx 4″h x 2″w
The current issue of Ornament Magazine carries an article entitled Celebrating Polymer. For history buffs, this article includes
Rachel Carren on Feb 24 2011 | Filed under: Publications
Long before Facebook, early polymer practitioners created their own artistic networks and community. Knowledge about polymer expanded in a way that is similar to today’s social networks, in that artists discovered it, explored its possibilities and then shared the information with others. While the internet ultimately played a significant role in the advancement of polymer, [...]
Elise Winters on Feb 08 2011 | Filed under: Publications
My preview copies of Rachel Carren’s new book Masters:Polymer Clay just landed on my door step and I am speechless with joy! Finally a volume that is worthy of the masters whose work it represents. Finally a book that can stand proudly on the shelves in museum bookstores affirming polymer’s place in the world of [...]
Elise Winters on Jan 02 2011 | Filed under: Publications
Linda Pedersen, Chocolate Bracelet, c. 1996
3” diameter x 1” h
Racine Art Museum, gift of Elise Winters
part of the historic archive for the polymer collection
Among the earliest applications for polymer in both Europe and America was by miniaturists who created tiny accessories to decorate doll houses.
Elise Winters on Dec 24 2010 | Filed under: Publications
Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Blossoming Radii, 2006
polymer, steel and copper
Racine Art Museum, Gift of the Artist
photo: Penina Meisels
Today’s front page of ArtDaily.org features an announcement about the Racine Art Museum’s collection and its upcoming exhibition, Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads and the companion book. This prominent placement, along with photos, represents an unprecedented level [...]