Color in Caning
Sandra McCaw, Persian Cuff, 2007 polymer, 23K gold leaf 3″ x 2.25″ x 1.25″ Last week you read about color theory. Here's a follow-up in which you can see how one master artist puts theory into practice. Sandra McCaw explains:
Category: Artist’s Commentary
Selection from the Collection: Crayon Lei
Lindly Haunani, Crayon Lei in Oranges and Greens, 1998 Translucent polymer, Super Flex polymer, chopped crayons, nylon thread 2″h x 2″w x 23″long This necklace was made for the faculty exhibit at the First National Polymer Clay Guild Conference at …
Selection from the Collection: Bishoff & Syron
JM Syron and Bonnie Bishoff, Meander Cabinet, 2008 ash, Japanese tamo wood, polymer veneer 32″h x 65″w x 24″d This husband and wife team have been collaborating on furniture since the early 1990’s. Bonnie creates the polymer veneer and JM …
Selections from the Collection: Sebo Brooch
Rachel Carren, William Morris Sebo Brooch, 2009 This is one from a series of screen printed segmented brooches. Working with stamped and printed images, Rachel has taken surface ornamentation on polymer to new heights. Writing about this piece, Rachel says,
Selection from the Collection: Orrery Neckpiece
Tory Hughes, Orrery Neckpiece, 1992 Polymer and mixed media Why are we artists, anyway? For me, this career is the most flexible and marvelous -as in ‘full of marvels’- I could imagine. What other way of life encourages me to …