Archive for the 'Sheets' Category

Gwen Gibson’s Wall Pieces

Elise Winters 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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Leaf Book

Elise Winters on Oct 10 2008 | Filed under: 1990's, Micromosaic, Mitchell, Sheets

Leaf Book, Liz Mitchell, 3.25″ x 1.75″
polymer, polymer mosaic, leaf, paper, plastic, screen, metal
After MIPCES, Liz Mitchell continued to experiment with a variety of book forms. Leaf Book is a transitional piece in her evolution as an artist. In the making of this book she incorporated three different polymer clay techniques; photo transfer, [...]

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MIPCES Exhibition: Elise Winters

Elise Winters on Sep 12 2008 | Filed under: 1997, MIPCES Exhibition, Sheets, Winters

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.

This fan brooch was one of a series I made for the exhibition. Each was inspired by or made as a tribute to one of my colleagues [...]

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How Thin Can You Go?

Elise Winters on Sep 05 2008 | Filed under: 1995, 1997, 1998, Amt, Ford, NPCG Strategic Planning Meeting, Sheets, Toops, Winters

An important focus of this archive has been to make connections, to illuminate significant threads of development in polymer art. We’ve heard first-hand on this subject from many authoritative voices in the medium’s history – Victoria Hughes, Stephen Ford, Kathleen Dustin and the rest of our “founders.” In archiving these artistic lines, I’ve attempted [...]

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