Seeking Sharon
July 27, 2018 Inspirational Art
These beautiful, timeless, cab earrings were created by Sharon Solly back around 2008. That was the year she published a tutorial in Polymer Café about her technique using fantasy fiber and liquid polymer clay to create these fabulous-looking cabochons. My background in fiber arts probably has something to do with why I was so enamored of them back then and still am today.
This also speaks to Sharon’s adaptability to various materials. She worked in everything from polymer to glass to metal and would use whatever suited what she was creating. I think this is one of those cases where the material probably inspired the work, which is a valid artistic type of inspiration. I think the materials were the source of her inspiration much of the time, however, she seemed to choose the best material for what she was doing regardless. And I think that’s really the point of why some artists move from polymer to another material or from another material to polymer. There’s something they want to express and certain materials do it better than others.
I don’t know what Sharon is up to now. Her most recent work was primarily in glass, it looks like, but there is nothing I could readily find online since about 2013. Nonetheless, you can see her progress and exploration through her Flickr photostream.
A Collection of Cabs
March 24, 2015 Inspirational Art
The classic, shiny, smooth cabochon has been a favorite shape for semi-precious stones for ages. It’s not surprising that with our vast array of techniques and our ability to add liquid polymer and resins, the polymer community has embraced and rather run wildly with many possibilities that recreate these popular focal pieces. I remember that they were the first truly exciting polymer elements I ever made, and I am still madly drawn to them. They are hard to resist.
This collection was created some years ago by Sharon Solly, but still feels fresh and alluring today. According to the description on her Flickr page, these are polymer clay painted with Lumiere paints and mica powders and then sealed with Kato liquid clay. They are reminiscent of dichroic glass, and the veins in them give them a more nature-made look.
Sharon had a lot of fun with cabs back around 2008. If you hit up her Flickr photostream around pages 3 & 4, you’ll see more cab variations like this, as well as caned cabs and those embedded with fantasy fibers and the like. She also is quite the multi-talented craftsperson with glass and bead work to show off as well; many of them are also collections of components that we can admire today.
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These beautiful, timeless, cab earrings were created by Sharon Solly back around 2008. That was the year she published a tutorial in Polymer Café about her technique using fantasy fiber and liquid polymer clay to create these fabulous-looking cabochons. My background in fiber arts probably has something to do with why I was so enamored of them back then and still am today.
This also speaks to Sharon’s adaptability to various materials. She worked in everything from polymer to glass to metal and would use whatever suited what she was creating. I think this is one of those cases where the material probably inspired the work, which is a valid artistic type of inspiration. I think the materials were the source of her inspiration much of the time, however, she seemed to choose the best material for what she was doing regardless. And I think that’s really the point of why some artists move from polymer to another material or from another material to polymer. There’s something they want to express and certain materials do it better than others.
I don’t know what Sharon is up to now. Her most recent work was primarily in glass, it looks like, but there is nothing I could readily find online since about 2013. Nonetheless, you can see her progress and exploration through her Flickr photostream.
Read MoreThe classic, shiny, smooth cabochon has been a favorite shape for semi-precious stones for ages. It’s not surprising that with our vast array of techniques and our ability to add liquid polymer and resins, the polymer community has embraced and rather run wildly with many possibilities that recreate these popular focal pieces. I remember that they were the first truly exciting polymer elements I ever made, and I am still madly drawn to them. They are hard to resist.
This collection was created some years ago by Sharon Solly, but still feels fresh and alluring today. According to the description on her Flickr page, these are polymer clay painted with Lumiere paints and mica powders and then sealed with Kato liquid clay. They are reminiscent of dichroic glass, and the veins in them give them a more nature-made look.
Sharon had a lot of fun with cabs back around 2008. If you hit up her Flickr photostream around pages 3 & 4, you’ll see more cab variations like this, as well as caned cabs and those embedded with fantasy fibers and the like. She also is quite the multi-talented craftsperson with glass and bead work to show off as well; many of them are also collections of components that we can admire today.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or an issue of The Polymer Arts magazine, as well as by supporting our advertising partners.
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