Polymeri Online 22.3.14 | Lorina's tiny flower balls, Tonia's themed fairies, Mary Anne's catch of the day, Adopt a polymer clay husky, Wire end caps tricks, Thought of an artist inspiration video

Larisa (her close friends calls her Lorina) from the Republic of Moldova discovered handmade jewelry 5 years ago, and since then she always try to improve her knowledge and creations. 

Lorina's tiny tiny flowers

She loves to experiment with shades & colors, techniques, assembly methods and materials. Besides jewelry, she likes embroidery.

Look at these little flowers! imagine the time and patience it takes! Her Instagram is full of goodies.

http://instagram.com/lorinellla

http://ruleasya.jimdo.com/lucrările-mele-din-argilă-polimerică/

Tonia's fairies

Italian artist Tonia (Angenia Creations), loves art in all its forms; loves fashion and at the moment she is taking professional graphics courses in Naples and hopes one day to work in an advertising agency and to create illustrations for storybooks.
Her miniature fairies are full of details, tenderness and sweetness. Browse her facebook page to see her process and building her multi-layered fairies.

Thank you Kimberly Idalski for this link!

http://angeniacreations.blogspot.it/2014/03/tutto-quello-che-ce-da-sapere-per.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angenia-Creations/174434059271046

Mary Anne's catch of the day

Mary Anne’s catch of the day are colorful fish made of endless colours, millefiori canes, dots and patterns. Her flickr is “flooded” with wonderful flat fish decorating tin boxes and 3D scary fish – celebration of color!

Take a look at her studio – everything is within an arm reach.

https://maryanneloveless.squarespace.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28608662@N04/12958452064/

Adopt a husky!

Want to adopt a dog? Consider adopting a new husky earring set! 

This sweet video by ArtzieRush!

ArtzieRush is Lizhu and her YouTube channel focuses mainly on polymer clay creation along with other forms of art that she likes to try out. Don’t forget to name your new puppy dogs! ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsTyVeCw1I

Wire End caps tips

TIP – End caps! Looking for a creative way to end your beads? This tip will sparkle new ideas to use your tools as assistants to curl wire on and create beautiful end caps!

http://www.wigjig.com/jewelry-techniques/findings/499-end-caps

Last link is something for all you artists in your souls out there.

Neil Gaiman gives an amazing, inspiring speech to art graduates.
He is talking in such sincerity about the ups and downs of being an artist, how to deal with our successes, our failures and even gives his no. 1 tip for freelancers (which was great if we were pre-internet era...).

Amazingly powerful.
I was personally touched. I plan to keep this video as a reminder to the fact that we are…human and thankfully we have our art which keeps us happy.  Thank you Melanie Muir for posting this J

https://vimeo.com/42372767

Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012 from The University of the Arts (Phl) on Vimeo.

Have a great weekend!

Polymeri Online 25.11.10

Polymer clay and knitted wire pendant by Anna Anpilogova from Belarus, mix media in it's best!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/annajour/3979504247/

http://annajour.wordpress.com/

Cristina from Barcelona is assembeling polymer clay figures and papier-mache - so delicate.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cristinastreasures?ref=seller_info

Celebration & Garden of millefiori beads! by sps05mel in flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23722470@N07/

One of Encarni hoobies is to design jewelry and polymer clay modeling - brooches, earrings, pendants, mirrors, she also has a gallery of resin jewelry in flickr - take a look! b.t.w - i just LOVE her opening music in her website - Adiamus are one of my favorite too!

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

http://www.gizpins.es/

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

I'm Back and some new Polymeri Online

I'm back after almost 2 weeks i didn't post, now i feel a bit better.

Just after Rosh Hashana holiday when getting back from my son's swim class we were both hit in a traffic accident, thanks god we are ok, nothing broken, only pains and bruises that hopefully will heal soon.

Nothing prepares you to this experience, even when seeing and hearing about it over and over on TV and radio, I didn't understand what this means.

I lost my consciousness, my head was hit, parts of those moments i don't remember very well. Funny, but the only thing i was thinking about before i got into the CT scan is my artistic skills when checking my memory. Sounds totally out of place but i did think of my clay that moment. I know it's not a joke & i am not a religious person, but i feel that someone, up there, was keeping us safe and saved us that day. The car was totally ruined.

So, again, sorry for being away, i promise to be back on track and in my dear studio,

i am sure that this is the best cure for me.

I got some nice links for you this week, Just look at these beautiful mushrooms and tiny creatures in Cade's store, made of polymer clay, paper clay, sculpey & stamps

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cade

another wonderful crafted and customizable scented jewelry made by tinyhands, sweets and more sweets!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/tinyhands?ref=seller_info

Sylvia's blog is full of great projects and a demo on how to twist a earring wire.

http://elrincondepastelito.blogspot.com/2010/07/cuentas-especulares.html

take care and please, drive carefully.

Fun with Beads!

When i met Ronna Sarvas Weltman in the Feb 2010 CFCF event, i was very happy i can take a class with her, she was teaching how to make one of her stunning rings.

Recently, I received her 2 new dvd's and i enjoyed watching them very much.

In her 1st dvd - Mixed-Media: How to Make Polymer Clay Beads, Ronna is covering all the basics about conditioning and making her known beads, if you saw her book you would probably know what i am talking about, her unique style is shown in a friendly video where you can see not only photos, it's the working hands, movements and special tricks. I liked her tip about curing round beads!

in the video you will master beads shaping, curing, and texturing.

In her 2nd dvd - Metalwork: How to Shape, Texture, and Antique Wireworked Jewelry, Ronna shows step by step how to add depth and sophistication to simple wire jewelry - antiquing basics , jewelry-making skills such as making your own clasps and a fabulous ring in only 5 minutes!

This is great! thank you Ronna :)

Polymeri Online 2.9.10

I don't know if you noticed, but facebook became a new source of beautiful art and useful links, i find myself wandering in galleries with lot's of beautiful items - what a joy!

1st from facebook is my dear friend Mira Krispil, she has posted some of her beautiful "Pinkaso" art, Mira (also known by the name "pinki") was my companion at my last trip to US and is also the manager of the Israeli guild. She has this wonderful ability to use colors and millefiori as if they were canvas and paint (picasso!) her gallery is full of wonderful pieces and the joy and optimism is seen every design.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=529353&fbid=155813317768062&id=100000181844495&ref=nf

flickr gallery, if you haven't yet read about her touching story, take a look at her flickr profile -http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirakris

Another artist i found in facebook is Carie Schoen, she is making custom pieces sculpting tools for miniature work

http://www.kelbycarie.com/

http://www.facebook.com/kelbycarie?ref=sgm#!/kelbycarie?v=wall&ref=sgm

daniela duva from Italy, is combining polymer clay with wire and her elegant pieces were featured in PCD exactly a year ago.

http://www.facebook.com/danieladuva#!/album.php?aid=25792&id=1626258548

http://www.alkhymeia.com/

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

Olimpia Corvino is also an italian artist i have found in facebook, she is designing jewelry, beads, working with polymer clay (cernit), wire and her rich, chic designs play a wonderful game of color and shape.

I guess i will be touring inside facebook further more and certain to find lot of treasures :)

Polymeri Online 8.7.10

Alkhymeia / Daniela D'Uva is from Italy, her jewelry and art looks like a facinating maze of polymer clay and wire, balanced and beautifully presented - leaf, heart, abstracts, i love it :)

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

http://www.alkhymeia.com/

thank you Michal for the link!

Thsese miniature peeled tangerines on Oiseau deNim flickr site are so adorable! her name means Like a bird (oiseau in French), she lives in the South of France.

Since May 2008, she started simulating mini food for her dolls and likes to sculpt more details on her mini food for Doll & Doll House collectors.

Le Petit Monde d'Oiseau:

www.oiseaudenim.blogspot.com

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

Take a bead, add some antiquing and it looks totally different! sativastudios / Nicole Wilson started Making Jewelry eight years ago just as a hobby. Soon her passion compelled her to want to share my work with everyone. Over the years she worked with many mediums in creating jewelry but her true love hass always been with clay.

www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5571110

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24260635@N05/

Christel Jensen from Norway is an artist making food, flowers and other small items in 1/12 scale. she uses polymer clay to make the little art objects & also like to reconstruct furnitures and make small interior designs in a trendy vintage style.

http://christeljensen.blogspot.com/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChristelJensen

I will be leaving for a short Vacation in Europe on Sunday, hoping to post from there or will tell you all about it when i return :)

Polymeri Online 25.3.10 and a Survey

When i saw Beadpassion cupcakes i couldn't believe they were clay, her cupcakes looks 100% real! she lives in the Philippines, started working with pc in 2008 and is a full time mom as long as her toddler is awake :) When he's asleep, thats when she enjoyes her quality time in creating.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/beadpassion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/accetera/

Beautiful movie on a wire making it's own sculpturing :) so cute! thank you pnina for sending the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ejiw5e-fOs&feature=related

Tristizzle makes cute figures such as clay army of bunnies and other animals
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristizzle/4406581277/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tristizzle

Rubber stamp mosaic - stunning use of materials to create a mosaic-type portrait. Artist, Reena Saini Kallat, uses rubber stamps to create these works of art.
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/rubber_stamp_portraits.html

Make your own cookie cutters - a useful guide to make your own cutters!
http://rootsandwingsco.blogspot.com/2010/03/cookie-cutter-101.html

Last, i am doing a small survey on your tutorial requests and wishlist :)

what are the 2 things in polymer clay you wanted to know how to make and didn't know who to ask? a technique? final product? basic how-to? anything you can think of!

Please fill out this 2 questions survey and who knows, i may do a tutorial from your request!http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/tutorialssurvey

thank you for your time!

Polymeri Online 18.10.07

Mike Buesseler landscape creations are a delight, i found this tutorial for a Double Masked Leaf Impression, don't think i linked
to it yet :)
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/mikeb/LeafLessons.
htmlhttp://www.polymerclaycentral.com/mikeb/Index.html

Non polymeri but a little about wiring and combining it with other materials -http://www.stepbystepwire.com/wire/projects.cfm

A project of wrapping wire around a focal bead - "Twice Around The World Tutorial" (scroll down
http://wireblissmei.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorial

A lesson of face sculpturing by creathina's blog - (scroll down)
http://creathina.canalblog.com/

Flo Hanover works with cernit and make beautiful dolls, she is such an artistic person - an artist, teacher, weaver, wife and gardener, doll designer, sculptor, costumer, wig maker and more. she sculpt each original doll from polymer clay by hand.
http://www.flohanover.com/index.htm

Coralie Swaney has more sculpturing for us to see, her work is so unique -http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohmums__photos/
http://www.coraliescharacters.blogspot.com/

Another sculpture artist - Faerydae, scarry but beautiful, she tells about her self that she is relatively new sculptor, she's been exploring this medium for almost 3 years now, and that she is very slow when working, The first 15 months, she completed only
ONE piece :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerydae/

MioPupazzo / Marain this link we can see some steps of making a doll including armature made of wool, she is also creating Crazy quilting frame
dolls, They are made from Paperclay, Sculpey and other materials.
http://www.geocities.com/miopupazzo/ -http://www.flickr.com/photos/47663706@N00/sets/72157594315982391/

You must take a look at cristalline blog, she keeps adding more canes and tutorials, this is so fun!http://cristalline.blogspot.com/search/label/TUTORIELS%20Fimo

Have you heard about CraftCast blog? Craftcast with Alison Lee?
while browsing the web for craft sites I found this site, Alison is exploring crafting content through the new world of pod casting, with live interviews, reviews of the latest supplies and materials, as well as addressing listeners questions. I've been listening to the interviews while in the gym, and there you go! 45 minutes just passed!Each week a new 30 minute show will be posted for podcast downloading. Included in each cast will be an on air interview with a current author, artist, or crafter trendsetter. i've seen some polymer clay artists there too: Donna Kato, Gwen Gibson, Celie Fago and more. it's great to hear how these talented women started :)
http://www.craftcast.com/

Polymeri Online 30.8.07

End of Summer, kids are still home here in Israel, 3 more days to school - ya!!!after 2 weeks here are some new links - few Flickr Links, and more...

Noemi - startistik (from Spain?) she is a graphic designer, artistic in soul, her biggest love in the world are the animals and especially hers :)her amazing sculpturing skills for portraits, images, figures is beautiful!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noemihurtado/

Gaby Birrer from Lungern, Schweiz makes colorful art with FIMO -http://www.flickr.com/photos/perlengaby/
Her album:
http://www.oxp.de/01a767dbe7cd42341d7ed2dc830a3f9d/Album/7683_0

Shirley Catherine Anderson is drawing and sculpting from life and from photos specializing in realism. she makes Custom Art Portraits, her work won several awards of excellence for sculpture.
http://www.andersonpaintings.com/history.htm

Tamara dozier - Tamara works in several mediums, from painting to sculpting to 3D animation. Her art tends towards fantasy but she is comfortable painting and sculpting in several styles.
http://tamaradozier.blogspot.com/

One of a kind Santa's and artdolls by Karen Vander Logt
Karen Vander Logt started sculpting Santa's and Art dolls in 1999. She is a self taught artist, She hand-sculpts each of her "One-of-a-kind" dolls using prosculpt polymer clay, glass eyes, angora mohair for her Santa's
and high quality human hair wigs for her dolls, along with her own handmade armature inside of a cloth body.
http://www.karenvanderlogt-artdolls.com/

Marianne Reitsma dolls
Marianne comes from a creative family and has been involved with art all her life. From teaching sculpting classes to having a successful career as an international doll artist with her sister Martha Boers both from Canada, Marianne finds doll art a great form of expression. this is a true jewel, amazing!
http://www.mreitsmadesign.com/
http://www.mreitsmadesign.com/dollart/mandmweb/index.html

and a photo from the "art doll quarterly"
http://www.stampington.com/assets/images/art_doll_quarterly/1art2006/1art0601_sprd_07.jpg
Lady Artisan
Lady Artisan focuses on two main themes: sculpting and ancient history. She likes sculpting figures, characters she's made up, because it gives her the opportunity to explore who they are, what they’re like, and why they’re here. Ancient art, writing, and cultural themes have captured her imagination since I was very young. she works in mixed media, mainly polymer clay.
http://www.ladyartisan.com/

TIC-TAC-TIPS
Use Tic-Tac containers for you beads :)
http://blogs.oddsocks.net/ahunt/2007/08/22/tic-tac-tut-orial/

Carol S. Zilliacus
Carol is making Polymer PaintingShe cut or tear repeated shapes out of the blended sheet of clay. she either replaced these on the original sheet or I place them on another one. Next she put the new sheet through a wide pasta machine or an
intaglio printing press. This causes the patterns to be stretched and distorted. Next she draw designs on the wet clay & cure it. When it has cooled, she apply acrylic paint. Lastly she wipes it off to achieve an embossed effect.
http://www.carolszilliacusartist.com/index.htm
http://www.carolszilliacusartist.com/polymerpntings.htm

Wired Ladies began when two friends in northern Minnesota, who both enjoyed crafts, began making their own beads for use in their jewelry - Sherry Gilstad - Wired Lady #1 and Mary LaFrance - Wired Lady #2 and they make these cute Wired Lady Pins -http://www.wiredladies.com/index.htm
http://www.wiredladies.com/jewelry.htm

Last - Scrap Feather Cane by Robin Milne http://www.polkadotcreations.com/books/article.php?id=pdcrm01

Polymeri Online 9.1.07

Twisteez® Sculpture Wire Rabinowitz play and dresses wire with polymer clay figures - nice colorful art!

http://www.twisteez.com/basics.html
http://www.twisteez.com/index.html

Polymeri Online 28.3.06

Election Day in Israel and I am choosing Adriana Delphino, an artist from san-paulo, Brazil,

which combine textile and metal wires, her work is very versatile and the final touch is perfect.

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