Joe’s Little World
August 1, 2018
Inspirational Art
Here is another unusual and fantastic use of polymer that Susan Lomuto, the blogger behind the Daily Art Muse blog, dug up back in 2014.
Talk about mixing media … Joe Fig’s very detailed miniature studios are created from polymer clay and myriad other materials and portray the work of a variety of artists. Not only do these works show the versatility of polymer but they show off the artwork of painters, printers and other artists using this medium that we love so much.
There is not much more to say, since his work says so much already, so I’m going to leave you to jump over to the blog post for this or to go see what Joe is up to these days by going to his website. You might also be interested in his books, where he interviews artists about their studio and how they work as artists. The 2009 book, Inside the Painters Studio, includes all these dioramas he made. Enjoy!
Marriage of Materials
July 30, 2018
Inspirational Art
I’m still kind of on the theme of looking back this week. How many of you remember Susan Lomuto’s Daily Art Muse blog? What a fantastic blog that was. Susan included craft work of all kinds but spent a large number posts on polymer clay. She truly appreciated the medium and pulled from all corners of the globe for polymer inspiration.
This piece here is from a Daily Art Muse post from June 2009 about the work of Sarah Obrecht. Sarah used polymer for the color in her sculptural work. There is a delicacy to Sarah’s weathered copper sculptures and somehow the polymer adds substance even though it’s a softer, more malleable material. But visually it has more weight and the color pops out from within these metal forms. It’s a lovely combination of the materials used in a sculptural format.
I don’t know what has happened to Sarah as I have been unable to find recent work or a website for her but rereading the blog post and seeing other examples of her work is absolutely worthwhile. You can do so here.
Outside Inspiration: Muses from Other Art Forms
April 25, 2014
Inspirational Art
Another blog you really should be following is the wonderful Daily Art Muse (DAM) which also has a monthly version sent as a newsletter (MAM). Susan Lomuto doesn’t actually post daily but her intermittent posts are always intriguing. I have found many of our Outside Inspiration artists thanks to her discoveries shared on this blog.
For instance, I would not likely have found the wonderful work of Phiona Richards who creates jewelry and sculpture from old books, beads and textiles. Just look at this wonderful pin. I love the play on the idea that books are filled with “pearls of wisdom” making this both a visual and metaphorical delight.
With the folded polymer trend these days, Phiona’s work is a great source of polymer inspiration and ideas for complex folds. See more of her work on her website and then be sure to get signed up for DAM and MAM. Susan does feature a lot of polymer art on her blog but more importantly she features very different craft art in general, because we cannot grow on the inspiration of polymer artists alone.
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.
Here is another unusual and fantastic use of polymer that Susan Lomuto, the blogger behind the Daily Art Muse blog, dug up back in 2014.
Talk about mixing media … Joe Fig’s very detailed miniature studios are created from polymer clay and myriad other materials and portray the work of a variety of artists. Not only do these works show the versatility of polymer but they show off the artwork of painters, printers and other artists using this medium that we love so much.
There is not much more to say, since his work says so much already, so I’m going to leave you to jump over to the blog post for this or to go see what Joe is up to these days by going to his website. You might also be interested in his books, where he interviews artists about their studio and how they work as artists. The 2009 book, Inside the Painters Studio, includes all these dioramas he made. Enjoy!
Read More
I’m still kind of on the theme of looking back this week. How many of you remember Susan Lomuto’s Daily Art Muse blog? What a fantastic blog that was. Susan included craft work of all kinds but spent a large number posts on polymer clay. She truly appreciated the medium and pulled from all corners of the globe for polymer inspiration.
This piece here is from a Daily Art Muse post from June 2009 about the work of Sarah Obrecht. Sarah used polymer for the color in her sculptural work. There is a delicacy to Sarah’s weathered copper sculptures and somehow the polymer adds substance even though it’s a softer, more malleable material. But visually it has more weight and the color pops out from within these metal forms. It’s a lovely combination of the materials used in a sculptural format.
I don’t know what has happened to Sarah as I have been unable to find recent work or a website for her but rereading the blog post and seeing other examples of her work is absolutely worthwhile. You can do so here.
Read More
Another blog you really should be following is the wonderful Daily Art Muse (DAM) which also has a monthly version sent as a newsletter (MAM). Susan Lomuto doesn’t actually post daily but her intermittent posts are always intriguing. I have found many of our Outside Inspiration artists thanks to her discoveries shared on this blog.
For instance, I would not likely have found the wonderful work of Phiona Richards who creates jewelry and sculpture from old books, beads and textiles. Just look at this wonderful pin. I love the play on the idea that books are filled with “pearls of wisdom” making this both a visual and metaphorical delight.
With the folded polymer trend these days, Phiona’s work is a great source of polymer inspiration and ideas for complex folds. See more of her work on her website and then be sure to get signed up for DAM and MAM. Susan does feature a lot of polymer art on her blog but more importantly she features very different craft art in general, because we cannot grow on the inspiration of polymer artists alone.
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.
