MIPCES Exhibition: Pier Voulkos
POCKETS AND PILLOWS OF AIR 2 ½’ x 3’ x 3″ For the MIPCES catalog, Pier wrote: “This unique clay softens before it hardens in the baking. So most often a large form needs some kind of internal or external …
MIPCES Exhibition: Tory Hughes, Ola Nyingma
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 …
MIPCES Exhibition: Ruth Anne Grove & Michael Grove
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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Leslie Blackford’s Distinctive Voice
The first time I encountered Leslie Blackford’s inventive creations was the summer of 2007. It was decidedly different from the figurative polymer work I had seen before. From the early days of polymer clay, many artists have found the material …
All About: MIPCES
Elise asked me to lead a small team of volunteers to research and write about gatherings that influenced the development of polymer as an art medium. This is the first of these posts and we hope to follow up with …