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 »
What do you do when you have an assortment of special beads that you finally have decided to use? Stringing up a necklace of disparate beads to achieve an attractive result is no easy feat. Yet, Victoria Hughes makes it …
Rachel’s Eye on Design: Imitative Sampler Necklace Read more »
One afternoon several years ago, Pier and I were driving slowly around Oakland and Alameda, looping along Interstate-980 in the ubiquitous dense traffic that proves you are in The Bay Area. She had picked me up at Jeremy Gordon’s house …
This image, stunning for its deceptive simplicity, provides unusual insight into the development of polymer artistry. Shown are the 12 beads Pier Voulkos brought to exhibit and sell at the 1995 International Bead conference in Washington D.C. Those who know Pier’s work …
Listen to what two notable art critics have said about our dependence on historical roots: The only road to authenticity lies through what has already been done. There is no deep art without deep historical awareness. Robert Hughes All (craft) …