Friday 13th.... ;) A new post is up so you're lucky!
Spring is getting closer and I am getting ready for two
trips ahead - UK and USA.
Passover holiday is closing in and just before we're starting our preparations, here are some cool links for you to browse around -
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polymer clay translucent liquid
hollow beads video tutorial |
What does tights, tooth picks and liquid clay have in common?
Give up?
Hollow translucent liquid bead!
Sandra Ferreira has came up with this brilliant idea (new to me) where she is using pantyhose, soft potters clay of some kind, a toothpick, liquid clay which is applied in several layers and alcohol markers to paint the bead in colours. A heating gun is used to bake the liquid clay between layers. Then, all is soaked in water and the final result is a beautiful hollow bead!
So original!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4p7hmOnTF0
The full Facebook thread is
linked here for more information or questions you may have.
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nail art micro beads
in polymer clay |
Belkomor has posted several works of hers using nail art acrylic/plastic micro beads. These beads somehow melt (?) or adhere to the clay and stay there after baking. I am not sure how they do not fall off, couldn't find any reference to this issue in the translation so if you know how she does that please let me know so I can sleep well at night :)
http://polymerclayfimo.livejournal.com/4777868.html
Here is a link to a bead tutorial using clay which can help with the understanding of the process, the link is forwarding us to ebay mentioning the beads are - "Color acrylic UV gel glitter powder beads".
http://www.thebeadbook.com/clay-bead-tutorial/
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| complex millefiori canning by Amy |
Amy Gebhardt posted a cool bear cane in her Instagram account made of several separate canes.
I love complicated canning!
Her Facebook page is mostly personal, but you can find a couple of photos of her polymer clay work in several posts.
https://instagram.com/agebber/
https://www.facebook.com/amy.gebhardt.33
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| extruded borders by Elena |
Elena JC is from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. She is another of my Instagram finds. She is using extruded canes to border her beads, wrapping them around her beads as a nice surrounding, then placing the beads in a nice manner to create an interesting design.
https://instagram.com/chalyhev/
She is also selling her work at Etsy -
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElenaJCjewelry
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| Little lazies by leah |
Last one for day is
Little Lazies by Leah. She is the creator of cute monsters, little and lazy kind :) Leah was a full time cake decorator who very much enjoyed
sculpting figurines out of gum-paste for the cakes she created. Her path changes when she created a monster for the top of her sister's birthday
cake. Don't miss her monsters, they are adorable.
https://instagram.com/littlelazies
Just this weekend!
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| Cosmic ceramic polymer clay molds sets |
I am still offering a limited number of molds sets I made for the
“Cosmic Ceramic” tutorial (especially for the beads section of the class).
These molds are from my personal collection and are usually
given as gifts to students purchasing the full tutorial.
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Take care and have a lucky weekend!
Helena Bogosian is an award winning artist known for her 3-D clay illustrations. She is the creator of the popular Clay Quests series of puzzle books and her clay illustrations have been featured in books, magazines, posters, and websites. She is using polymer clay for her illustrations, which she sculpts and then digitally photographs. All preliminary sketches are done in clay as well.
Olga Perova is a polymer clay sculptor creating both jewellery in different techniques as well as figures with a character. Some of her large sized vases has a ceramic base which is covered with polymer clay. According to her Facebook page she is currently living in London.
Ju Lau Shtuki is an instagram find which I had difficulty finding more about. She is a polymer clay artist enjoying her time creating beautiful round beads made of tiny millefiori canes in lovely shades and colours. It seems like she is a seller of clay supplies in Russia but I couldn't understand much from the translation and photos in her gallery. Beautiful beads!
