Summer is Coming! Peek at the Cover of the Upcoming Issue.

So, we start out the month of May with a sneak peek at the cover of the upcoming issue of The Polymer Arts, the Summer 2015 – Connections issue. On the cover, we have a fabulous variation of Izabela Nowak‘s Polymer Origami technique–and yes, she generously shares her polymer origami techniques and tips with us in this issue!

As has been the recent trend, this issue is filled to the brim with new ideas, techniques, lessons and tips along with lots and lots of eye candy by some really huge and inspiring artists. You can look forward to articles such as:

–Create Polymer Origami Beads by Izabela Nowak

–Moving Magnetic Focals by Helen Breil

–Connected Color: Throwing out the Wheel by Tracy Holmes

–Connecting to Inspiration Beyond Polymer by Donna Greenberg

–Visual Unity: Designing the Big Picture

–Polymer Jeweler’s Workbench: Cold Connections

–Rivets: Attachments & Accents for Polymer

–Simple Cold Water Transfers

–Mind Mapping: Creative Visual Brainstorming

–Of Drawing, Doodles & Design: The Role of Sketching

… and much more.

The issue is due out at the end of the month. We don’t have pre-orders for individual issues up just yet, but we’ll let you know when the website is updated for that. You can, however, subscribe to be certain you’ll be getting every great new issue when it comes out. www.thepolymerarts.com/Subscribe.html

As mentioned in the blog post yesterday, we’ll be trimming down the number of posts for the month of May, and I’ll start that by taking tomorrow off from the blog to work on other needed items to get this great issue out ASAP! We will see you here on Monday, though. Have a beautiful weekend!

 

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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The Simple Hinge

July 23, 2014

This necklace isn’t so off the beaten path when it comes to composition, but it is a bit different in its construction. The hinge construction is somewhat of a trademark for Louise Fischer Cozzi; although, I have wondered why this kind of simple way of connecting hasn’t been seen more. The metal wire goes through one shape into another in order to form the hinge upon which they are connected. This allows the flat beads to move and rotate while on the wearer.  This rotation hides and reveals the surface of the shapes as the wearer moves.

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I love the simplicity of this type of construction, but I also think this could be pushed, using that hide and reveal result, to allow unexpected images that come and go. This would create compositions at the point where the surface textures meet up. Yes, this would take a bit of planning, but how fun and intriguing a piece it would be!

To see more of Louise’s hinged jewelry, along with her other beautiful decor and quilts, take a look at her website here.

 

If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.

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Summer is Coming! Peek at the Cover of the Upcoming Issue.

May 1, 2015
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So, we start out the month of May with a sneak peek at the cover of the upcoming issue of The Polymer Arts, the Summer 2015 – Connections issue. On the cover, we have a fabulous variation of Izabela Nowak‘s Polymer Origami technique–and yes, she generously shares her polymer origami techniques and tips with us in this issue!

As has been the recent trend, this issue is filled to the brim with new ideas, techniques, lessons and tips along with lots and lots of eye candy by some really huge and inspiring artists. You can look forward to articles such as:

–Create Polymer Origami Beads by Izabela Nowak

–Moving Magnetic Focals by Helen Breil

–Connected Color: Throwing out the Wheel by Tracy Holmes

–Connecting to Inspiration Beyond Polymer by Donna Greenberg

–Visual Unity: Designing the Big Picture

–Polymer Jeweler’s Workbench: Cold Connections

–Rivets: Attachments & Accents for Polymer

–Simple Cold Water Transfers

–Mind Mapping: Creative Visual Brainstorming

–Of Drawing, Doodles & Design: The Role of Sketching

… and much more.

The issue is due out at the end of the month. We don’t have pre-orders for individual issues up just yet, but we’ll let you know when the website is updated for that. You can, however, subscribe to be certain you’ll be getting every great new issue when it comes out. www.thepolymerarts.com/Subscribe.html

As mentioned in the blog post yesterday, we’ll be trimming down the number of posts for the month of May, and I’ll start that by taking tomorrow off from the blog to work on other needed items to get this great issue out ASAP! We will see you here on Monday, though. Have a beautiful weekend!

 

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.

     TPA_McGuire_blog ad    sfxpaad-diffuse

 

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The Simple Hinge

July 23, 2014
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This necklace isn’t so off the beaten path when it comes to composition, but it is a bit different in its construction. The hinge construction is somewhat of a trademark for Louise Fischer Cozzi; although, I have wondered why this kind of simple way of connecting hasn’t been seen more. The metal wire goes through one shape into another in order to form the hinge upon which they are connected. This allows the flat beads to move and rotate while on the wearer.  This rotation hides and reveals the surface of the shapes as the wearer moves.

b1c3fc426cdaf20d30a6fd7d59876ca4

I love the simplicity of this type of construction, but I also think this could be pushed, using that hide and reveal result, to allow unexpected images that come and go. This would create compositions at the point where the surface textures meet up. Yes, this would take a bit of planning, but how fun and intriguing a piece it would be!

To see more of Louise’s hinged jewelry, along with her other beautiful decor and quilts, take a look at her website here.

 

If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.

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