MIPCES Exhibiton: Kathleen Amt
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. HOUSES 7 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ For the exhibition, …
Author: Rachel Carren
I cannot remember a time in my life that I wasn't interested in looking at art, talking about art and the making of art. In 1990 I earned a Phd in art history at the University of Maryland. My first experiences with polymer clay were in 1992, but I consider my real work with the medium to date from 1999.
Rachel’s Thoughts inspired by Jed Perl’s Essay on the Artisanal Urge
In Jed Perl’s article, “The Artisanal Urge” American Craft (June/July 2008), he defends the “human desire to make something with one’s own hands” against the current stylistic trend of a more detached approach to creating art. Perl, an author of …
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MIPCES Exhibition: Margaret Regan
INSOMNIA BOWL, Undreamt Dreams 12¾” x 11¾” x 3¼” For the MIPCES catalog, Margaret Regan wrote: “I like images that float, and my work is characterized by a high degree of drift and space. There’s a dream state where you …
MIPCES Exhibition: Cynthia Toops
ANEMONE HAT polymer clay, brass, velvet, aluminum screen 7” diameter, 3 1/2”h In the MIPCES catalog, Cynthia Toops wrote: “Dan and I create beads for elaborate jewelry pieces. For this project I wanted to make a full-size hat and imposed …
MIPCES Exhibition: Pier Voulkos
POCKETS AND PILLOWS OF AIR 2 ½’ x 3’ x 3″ For the MIPCES catalog, Pier wrote: “This unique clay softens before it hardens in the baking. So most often a large form needs some kind of internal or external …