The Sunny Side of Polymer
October 1, 2018 Inspirational Art
Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of new forms and approaches not just for an individual artist but within the community itself. This week I thought I’d pull out and share a few pieces that I found delightfully surprising and innovative.
Lisa Rapp has always been pushing the envelope of how to use and where to apply polymer clay. These colorfully armed sunglasses really showcase the surface design and patterns possible in polymer and in a rather unexpected place, although now that I see it, I wonder that we haven’t seen more before.
As a clever addition to her offering, Lisa makes these fun and handy cases to keep the polymer sunglasses in. It’s not really surprising that she has a fabric component to her offering as she is long been working with fabric as well as polymer.
You can see more of her sunglasses line as well as some of her polymer-embellished handbags and other creations on both her Flickr photostream and in her Etsy shop.
Muted Veneer
April 16, 2018 Inspirational Art
In perusing #the100dayproject on Instagram these past couple weeks, I’ve noticed that veneers are quite the thing to be experimenting with right now. Whether you call polymer sheets you work with surface design, surface treatments, or polymer veneers, it does feel like the clay surface is having a renaissance of exploration.
One of the first of these explorations that I’ve noticed in recent weeks was this piece by Lindly Haunani, which she posted on Facebook. Of course, the queen of color is going to have a showstopper based on her color choices alone, but the subtle texture and the composition of the layout of the veneers, for all the energy of the color and lines, has such a satisfying sense of calm and rightness. There is that obvious sense of intention and deftness of skill that brings refinement to such unquestionably masterful work, even in a piece the artist claims is exploration.
Explore more of Lindly’s work on her website and Facebook page.
Time to get Excited! Here’s the Winter 2016 Cover: On theSurface
November 12, 2016 Inspirational Art, The Polymer Arts magazine news
This next issue gets down to a subject most every polymer clayer can get behind. Or on top of really. That being surface design. The subject is a pretty broad one so it was tough deciding just what to put in the issue but we ended up with a very exciting mix of articles. Here is just part of the list:
- The Well Designed Surface
- Raised Surface Coloration
- Unique Surface Variety
- Ink Resist Polymer Painting
- Creating Custom Texture Sheets
- Wall Stories: The Art of Alev Gozonar
- Color Spotlight with Donna Kato
- The Backside of Brooches
- Giving Away the Shop: Pros & Cons of Freebies & Giveaways
- … and much more.
If you need to renew or purchase a subscription, or would like to pre-order your Winter issue, you can go to our website here.
There is much to do so I am off to get this issue together and polished for you. We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled eye candy on Monday!
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Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of new forms and approaches not just for an individual artist but within the community itself. This week I thought I’d pull out and share a few pieces that I found delightfully surprising and innovative.
Lisa Rapp has always been pushing the envelope of how to use and where to apply polymer clay. These colorfully armed sunglasses really showcase the surface design and patterns possible in polymer and in a rather unexpected place, although now that I see it, I wonder that we haven’t seen more before.
As a clever addition to her offering, Lisa makes these fun and handy cases to keep the polymer sunglasses in. It’s not really surprising that she has a fabric component to her offering as she is long been working with fabric as well as polymer.
You can see more of her sunglasses line as well as some of her polymer-embellished handbags and other creations on both her Flickr photostream and in her Etsy shop.
Read MoreIn perusing #the100dayproject on Instagram these past couple weeks, I’ve noticed that veneers are quite the thing to be experimenting with right now. Whether you call polymer sheets you work with surface design, surface treatments, or polymer veneers, it does feel like the clay surface is having a renaissance of exploration.
One of the first of these explorations that I’ve noticed in recent weeks was this piece by Lindly Haunani, which she posted on Facebook. Of course, the queen of color is going to have a showstopper based on her color choices alone, but the subtle texture and the composition of the layout of the veneers, for all the energy of the color and lines, has such a satisfying sense of calm and rightness. There is that obvious sense of intention and deftness of skill that brings refinement to such unquestionably masterful work, even in a piece the artist claims is exploration.
Explore more of Lindly’s work on her website and Facebook page.
Read More
This next issue gets down to a subject most every polymer clayer can get behind. Or on top of really. That being surface design. The subject is a pretty broad one so it was tough deciding just what to put in the issue but we ended up with a very exciting mix of articles. Here is just part of the list:
- The Well Designed Surface
- Raised Surface Coloration
- Unique Surface Variety
- Ink Resist Polymer Painting
- Creating Custom Texture Sheets
- Wall Stories: The Art of Alev Gozonar
- Color Spotlight with Donna Kato
- The Backside of Brooches
- Giving Away the Shop: Pros & Cons of Freebies & Giveaways
- … and much more.
If you need to renew or purchase a subscription, or would like to pre-order your Winter issue, you can go to our website here.
There is much to do so I am off to get this issue together and polished for you. We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled eye candy on Monday!
_________________________________________
Like this blog? Lend your support with a purchase of The Polymer Arts magazine and visit our partners.
_________________________________________
Read More