Influencing Polymer in Print

For those of you who may not have heard through our newsletter and postings on Facebook by others involved, next month in Malta, myself,  Marjon Donker and Saskia Veltenaar (From Polymer To Art) and Béa Picq (Polymère & Co) will be conducting a presentation and discussion on polymer art in print–what is available right now and what we as a community might want to see in the future. We would like to make this a chance for you to have your say about what you like, don’t like and want to see more of in books and magazines so we created a survey for that purpose. Not only is it short and fun and will get your voice heard, you can also win one of three magazine packages that will include a $10 gift certificate to anything from The Polymer Arts and a digital magazine issue of your choice from both From Polymer to Art and Polymère & Co.

And yes, if you took the survey through the newsletter, before I heard from the other ladies about wanting to add their magazines to the prize offerings, you will get the whole package if picked.

To help us with this presentation, get yourself heard, and to enter for a chance to win one of 3 magazine packages, click on this link!

If you are unfamiliar with either of the other magazines, they are both complimentary to what we do in The Polymer Arts, focusing more on project tutorials and some basic techniques and information, great for beginning to intermediate artists. From Polymer to Art is in English and Polymere & Co. is in French, but is available in a digital format so you can copy text from it into Google translate to read it.

 

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.

14P1 cover Fnl   PCW blue string art cane   Blog2 -2014-02Feb-2

 

Should there be a Central Polymer Educational Resource?

The polymer community has a wealth of information available through numerous channels but what we don’t have is a definitive source for the many skills, techniques, and terms that a polymer artist would want to become familiar with in order to grow and succeed in their art. With much of the information available being based on individual experiences it can be confusing to newer artists looking for a ‘right way’. Because of this the question has arisen, “Do we need a central resource with definitive information for our medium?”

At the upcoming Synergy 3 conference Maggie Maggio and I will lead a discussion on this topic to find out what the community would like to see and how viable the idea is. We’ll plan to discuss the possible goals for a central Polymer Art resource that focuses on the education of artists, confirming best approaches & practices, and centralizing information. We’ll also try to determine how such a resource could be built, maintained and funded.

Since many of you will not be able to attend Synergy or the workshop even if there, we wanted to get your opinion and give you a voice that we can take to the discussion. To this end we’ve created a short survey. Take just a moment to add your voice to the conversation: Central Polymer Resource Survey

And since I can’t leave you without something to potentially oh and ah over, here is one of Maggie’s newer pieces.

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Maggie is exploring the structural capabilities of polymer, which considering her architectural materials background, would seem a natural direction for her.  In her words: “I am searching for ways to take advantage of the inherent strengths of polymer clay — its malleability, flexibility, lightness, and unlimited color palette. I am currently exploring forms inspired by the structural skeletons of plants and animals and playing with pieces that wrap the neck and arms. I am using polymer alone.” She’ll be presenting her structural polymer ideas at Synergy next week as well.

I’ll be reporting on our activities from Synergy next week, but in the meantime I hope you fill out the survey and have your voice heard.

Influencing Polymer in Print

March 30, 2014
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For those of you who may not have heard through our newsletter and postings on Facebook by others involved, next month in Malta, myself,  Marjon Donker and Saskia Veltenaar (From Polymer To Art) and Béa Picq (Polymère & Co) will be conducting a presentation and discussion on polymer art in print–what is available right now and what we as a community might want to see in the future. We would like to make this a chance for you to have your say about what you like, don’t like and want to see more of in books and magazines so we created a survey for that purpose. Not only is it short and fun and will get your voice heard, you can also win one of three magazine packages that will include a $10 gift certificate to anything from The Polymer Arts and a digital magazine issue of your choice from both From Polymer to Art and Polymère & Co.

And yes, if you took the survey through the newsletter, before I heard from the other ladies about wanting to add their magazines to the prize offerings, you will get the whole package if picked.

To help us with this presentation, get yourself heard, and to enter for a chance to win one of 3 magazine packages, click on this link!

If you are unfamiliar with either of the other magazines, they are both complimentary to what we do in The Polymer Arts, focusing more on project tutorials and some basic techniques and information, great for beginning to intermediate artists. From Polymer to Art is in English and Polymere & Co. is in French, but is available in a digital format so you can copy text from it into Google translate to read it.

 

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.

14P1 cover Fnl   PCW blue string art cane   Blog2 -2014-02Feb-2

 

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Should there be a Central Polymer Educational Resource?

March 5, 2013
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The polymer community has a wealth of information available through numerous channels but what we don’t have is a definitive source for the many skills, techniques, and terms that a polymer artist would want to become familiar with in order to grow and succeed in their art. With much of the information available being based on individual experiences it can be confusing to newer artists looking for a ‘right way’. Because of this the question has arisen, “Do we need a central resource with definitive information for our medium?”

At the upcoming Synergy 3 conference Maggie Maggio and I will lead a discussion on this topic to find out what the community would like to see and how viable the idea is. We’ll plan to discuss the possible goals for a central Polymer Art resource that focuses on the education of artists, confirming best approaches & practices, and centralizing information. We’ll also try to determine how such a resource could be built, maintained and funded.

Since many of you will not be able to attend Synergy or the workshop even if there, we wanted to get your opinion and give you a voice that we can take to the discussion. To this end we’ve created a short survey. Take just a moment to add your voice to the conversation: Central Polymer Resource Survey

And since I can’t leave you without something to potentially oh and ah over, here is one of Maggie’s newer pieces.

MaggieMaggioTT11

 

Maggie is exploring the structural capabilities of polymer, which considering her architectural materials background, would seem a natural direction for her.  In her words: “I am searching for ways to take advantage of the inherent strengths of polymer clay — its malleability, flexibility, lightness, and unlimited color palette. I am currently exploring forms inspired by the structural skeletons of plants and animals and playing with pieces that wrap the neck and arms. I am using polymer alone.” She’ll be presenting her structural polymer ideas at Synergy next week as well.

I’ll be reporting on our activities from Synergy next week, but in the meantime I hope you fill out the survey and have your voice heard.

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