More Nonpareils
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 …
Lizardo Diablo
It’s not everybody who gets fascinated by lizards. What’s to account for such tastes? Amy Zinman was always a pushover for rescue animals, but most of those have been the predictable dogs and cats. So what was her entry into the world …
Corny Connections
Having given birth to this website exactly a month ago, and having nursed it through its formative days, I’ve gained some unexpected rewards. To get the site up and running, I’ve had to review thousands of slides that had been …
A Riff on Beads
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 …
Trojan Horse
“Seeing the horse again makes me want to make another one.” That was Donna Kato’s reaction when I asked for her thoughts about what may be the most beloved piece exhibited at the 1997 Masters Invitational Polymer Clay Exhibition and …