A few years ago, I began to study photography because I wanted to better understand the presentation of any given image. With the arrival of Robert Liu’s book, Photography of Personal Adornment*, my education has been greatly facilitated. These days when …
Since the first Terra Nova symposium in Racine, WI in Oct. 2011, there has been persistent chat about the future of polymer art. The last 25 -30 years have been exciting as artists focused on exploring the properties of the …
Austin Kleon’s new book, Steal Like an Artist, offers lots of insights into the work and process of art making but how does it specifically relate to polymer? Kleon, who is both a writer and an artist, nails the crucial …
Polymer, polymer clay, FIMO, Sculpey, Premo, Katoclay, Cernit? Have you ever wondered how and why this colored, synthetic modeling material got its common name? Prior to 1990 both artists and publications describe the material using a brand name like FIMO …
After spending an intense week in New Jersey working on the polymer collection project, several things came into focus. While examining, cataloging and organizing about a thousand pieces of work, it was very exciting to view the progress of the …