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Category: Artist’s Commentary

A Look into Translucent Layering

By Kathleen Dustin Posted on January 1, 2008 Posted in Artist's Commentary, Techniques

I first became intrigued by the particular characteristics of translucent polymer in 1989 when I made two goblet forms entitled “Angel’s Goblets.” I layered it very thinly with some opaque millefiore intending to let light pass through it in order …

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A Name You May Not Know

By Nan Roche Posted on December 22, 2007 Posted in Artist's Commentary, Publications

On this blog I suspect there will be some kind words said about me as the person who — by hook or by crook or by waving a magic wand — cajoled some naïve publisher into printing The New Clay at …

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Food and Fimo

By Lindly Haunani Posted on November 8, 2007 Posted in Artist's Commentary

I became interested in polymer clay in 1988, when a number of things serendipitously led me to take a workshop from Kathleen Dustin. At the time I had a large vegetable/herb garden and was experimenting with different colored inlays of …

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Imitation, Interpretation, Inspiration

By Rachel Carren Posted on October 20, 2007 Posted in Artist's Commentary, Critical Commentary

  Some people pick up comic books to discover a superhero. I simply stepped into Julie Artisans’ Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City. There, in 1994, I discovered Pier Voulkos, who has been a creative idol for me …

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