Archive for the 'Imitative' Category

Gwen Gibson’s Wall Pieces

Elise on May 15 2009 | Filed under: 1996, 1997, Gibson, Image Transfer, Imitative, MIPCES Exhibition, Screen Printing, Sheets, Translucent Layering

Gwen Gibson, Polymer Wall Piece, 1997
Between 1996 and 1997 Gwen created about 20 wall pieces before returning to jewelry.  Gwen writes,” Having abandoned much of what defined my work as jewelry, I felt free to experiment with scale and function.  This wall piece combines several techniques as well as two and three-dimensional treatments.”

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The Early Development of Polymer Clay Bead-Making: Part Two

Kathleen on Mar 04 2008 | Filed under: 1970's, Caning, Hughes, Imitative, Julie: Artisans Gallery, Millefiore, Synergy NPCG 2008 Conference, Voulkos

This is Part Two of the speech delivered at Synergy: the 2008 National Polymer Clay Guild Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland in February 2008.  The entire speech will be publish in serial form in five parts on Polymer Art Archive .
The Earliest Polymer Bead-makers
Many of these American artists first became aware of the polymer brand Fimo in [...]

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Rachel’s Eye on Design: Imitative Sampler Necklace

Rachel on Feb 26 2008 | Filed under: Design, Hughes, Imitative

What do you do when you have an assortment of special beads that you finally have decided to use? Stringing up a necklace of disparate beads to achieve an attractive result is no easy feat. Yet, Victoria Hughes makes it look simple in this short, recently assembled sampler necklace that combines polymer with bits and [...]

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