OLA NYINGMA peace-pole, prayer-wheel Approx. 14′ h In 1996, when Tory Hughes first heard rumors about Michael Grove’s Wall of Polymer, she immediately sensed a creative challenge. I remember the sly smile on her lips, the emphatic quality of her …
Ruth Anne Grove, WAITING TO DISAPPEAR wall mural, approx 15 feet wide We all know and can appreciate the rallying cry of the 1970’s environmental movement, “Small is Beautiful.” Many polymer artists have put that aphorism into practice. Cynthia Toops …
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By the mid 1990’s Michael and Ruth Anne Grove had become masters of what was then called the “step blend”. They used the technique not just to add shading within their cane but to create intricate texture and pattern as …
Are you hooked on Kathleen Dustin’s presentation about the work done by the early polymer bead makers? Then, you’ll want to see even more images by those pioneers. After each of Kathleen’s installments, I have been providing you with an …
There are times when the synchronicity of seeing a concept in “threes” propels me as an artist to experiment with and reinterpret an idea. Margaret Regan gave me a fabulously simple and elegant rainbow tube bead necklace. Her beads were small …