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Author: Kathleen Dustin

Kathleen received her Master of Fine Arts degree in ceramics and sculpture from Arizona State University in 1979 and has been a professional artist since that time. She was introduced to polymer clay while a student overseas in 1972, began working with it in small ways again while living overseas in 1981-2, and then began working with it more seriously to make jewelry in 1986. She taught the first workshop in the US on using it as a fine craft medium in 1987 and wrote the first professional article on it in ORNAMENT Magazine in 1988.

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

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on March 25, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

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 …

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

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on March 18, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

This is Part Four 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 . In …

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The Early Development of Polymer Clay Bead-Making, Part Three

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on March 11, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

This is Part Three 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 . In …

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

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on March 4, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

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 …

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

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on February 29, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized

This is Part One of the speech delivered at Synergy: the 2008 National Polymer Clay Guild Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland last week.  The entire speech will be publish on Polymer Art Archive in serial form. Polymer clay developed initially …

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