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 …
More Early Images: Cynthia Toops and City Zen Cane Read more »
This is Part One of the speech delivered at Synergy: the 2008 National Polymer Clay Guild Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland last week. The entire speech will be publish on Polymer Art Archive in serial form. Polymer clay developed initially …
The Early Development of Polymer Clay Bead-Making: Part One Read more »
While I’m in the studio filling orders today, here’s something to feast your eyes upon. I purchased this necklace in 1997 at MIPCES from Steven Ford and David Forlano when they still worked under the name City Zen Cane. Steven …
Selection from the Collection: City Zen Cane Shell Necklace Read more »
Coining new words is not my specialty, but the last three posts on this site seemed to demand a descriptive term for the tiny, hand formed polymer balls used by Lori, Amy, Cynthia, Pier and others. For the purpose of …
After returning from a trip to Japan in 1994, I felt inspired by much of the textile design I had seen there. Steve (Ford) and I were looking for new cane ideas as well as new jewelry forms to work …