Polymeri Online 26.3.13 | Butterflies cluster, Polymer clay knitted masks, Beautiful scrap jewelry and Fusion design team

Gloria's Butterflies Cluster

While looking at the ACC 2013 show presenters list, which took place in Atlanta at the same time with Synergy conference, I stumbled upon a polymer clay artist name that was new to me (and I think I know most of them), Gloria Danvers. The piece shown as a thumbnail next to her name was a lovely butterflies canes necklace. According to her she is using link chains to form a bib, and then cover it with butterfly wings. It is her interpretation of the way butterflies clustering on trees during migration.

I have been in the ACC show several times before, when Synergy took place in Baltimore and it is a must show for every artist in any medium.

http://www.gloriadanvers.net/butterfly-designs/

Sari's polymer clay masks

Sari Lin from Israel is a long time friend and polymer clay colleague. I had the pleasure of being her teacher for several technique classes and we continued our polymer clay friendship through the internet and on Facebook. In her recent creations she is playing with faux knitting to create polymer clay masks. Here is another version of masks in a different color/technique.

Sari is mad about pens which are always on demand among her friends, family and customers and loves to play with different techniques. Even though she is dealing with multiple sclerosis for many years, she is choosing the more colorful side of life and found polymer clay to be her best chosen medium. One of her recent creations is a LaserCut bracelet after taking Jana Benzon's workshop recently given in Israel.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarilin/

Tanya's Jewelry

Tanya Mayorova is from Russia is only 25 years old. Her flickr gallery is full of goodies, I had a difficult time choosing which picture to show next to her name. She is working with polymer clay and scrap booking, plan to start to learn to draw. Her techniques are mixed - millefiori, beautiful use of scrap and more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tattta/

Fusion in Polymer

One of Tanya's favorites on Flickr is vix @fusion, mother (jean) and daughter (vix) fusion team playing with materials and techniques. In this photo they are presenting polymer clay rings on twisted copper wire bracelet. Fusion jewelry designs are handcrafted and created from various craft mediums such as polymer clay, semi precious gemstones, wire and kumihimo braiding techniques.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fusion_jewellery_designs/7365789438/in/photostream

https://www.facebook.com/fusionjewellery

It's passover holiday in Israel right until next week, family time and resting, always a pleasure.
Have a great week!

Polymeri Online 18.3.13 | Scrap or planned sheet, Inking your findings, Polymer clay tile collage and Millefiori headband

Passover holiday is just around the corner and I find myself doing so many things besides claying. I was also waiting forever for a shipment of materials I plan to use in my new classes and I am also guessing that the overload from my recent traveling demanded some rest. Anyway, now I am back with full powers and there are some exciting surprises ahead.

polymer clay sheet
is it scrap? or a planned design?

Now back to some polymer clay talk -

Look at this beautiful scrap sheet posted in Anne Poncet blog. She describes it as "work in process". Later posts reveal a set of necklace and earrings using this beautiful sheet. The cutter replacing and changing colors makes this sheet a new beginning of a new design. More designs in her blog.
http://lebruitdesvagues.canalblog.com/archives/2012/09/28/25198229.html
https://www.facebook.com/APoncetLeBruitDesVagues

Alcohol inks as the new
 findings painting medium

We all know Alcohol Inks as a material to use on clay, but what about using it on metal findings to color them? Annie Bimur (Anna Kokareva) is using these inks to decorate her findings and the result is wonderful!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bimur/6904240826/in/photostream
You can link to her blog as well for more polymer clay talk -
http://bimur.livejournal.com/40466.html

The Pikes Peak polymer clay guild made a joint project of all(?) or several members to create a beautiful tile collage project. The members created square tiles to be assembled into a larger piece - a woman face. The photos of the process and final product were published on Facebook and you can see them as well. Julie Eakes was the one behind this idea and Sue Mueller was the picture creator.

polymer clay millefiori headband

It's been one of my projects to make a polymer clay headband. I have some blank metal headbands just waiting to be created and still I never used it.
Purpleluggage (Jen from Philippines) created these delicate beautiful millefiori floral headbands and in her post she is trying to explain to potential buyers why they are more expensive then regular headbands sold out there. As some of us know, this long process of millefiori canning along with forming these delicate petals requires a lot of work and that's the result of a real handmade product!
Lot's of great food, dogs and polymer clay art in her blog -
http://purpleluggage.blogspot.it/2012/07/purpleluggage-floral-headbands.html