{"id":10639,"date":"2015-06-15T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=10639"},"modified":"2015-06-15T06:18:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T12:18:57","slug":"little-bits-of-filigree-and-applique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/little-bits-of-filigree-and-applique\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Bits of Filigree and Applique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/227732086\/sea-storm-pendant-in-silver-tone-oval?ref=shop_home_active_4\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/little-bits-of-filigree-and-applique\/filigrina-ocean-spray\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/filigrina-ocean-spray.jpg?fit=467%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"467,464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"filigrina ocean spray\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/filigrina-ocean-spray.jpg?fit=430%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/filigrina-ocean-spray.jpg?resize=467%2C464\" alt=\"filigrina ocean spray\" width=\"467\" height=\"464\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/filigrina-ocean-spray.jpg?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/filigrina-ocean-spray.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a>I am a fan of small details. I love work that has been built one tiny bit at a time, which is probably why I find myself drawn to the application of tiny bits of polymer something called polymer embroidery, applique or even filigree. I found a number of pieces on a search this weekend that I think really open up the vast possibilities of creating imagery and texture from working with small bits and thin strings of polymer.<\/p>\n<p>I want to start with this lovely little pendant because I just adore how the impressed polymer bits were extended into a dynamic rush of water and plumes of ocean foam. This was created by Estonia&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/Filigrina\" target=\"_blank\">Katrina<\/a>\u00a0who has the shop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/Filigrina\" target=\"_blank\">Filigrina<\/a>, on Etsy. Every detail on this was hand-tooled in a way that makes me think more of painting than sculpting. And instead of simply pressing the bits of clay to create texture from the impressions, there also looks to be some dragging and cutting in with the hand-tools to make those little bits into the imagery we see here.<\/p>\n<p>Katrina also sells printable scrapbook paper images and jewelry transfer images in her Etsy shop, so stop by and take a look at all the fun stuff she has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/Subscribe.html\" target=\"_blank\">a subscription or an issue of The Polymer Arts magazine<\/a>, as well as by supporting our advertising partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neverknead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/summer-is-coming-peek-at-the-cover-of-the-upcoming-issue\/never-knead-125x125-april2015-2\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Never-Knead-125x125-april2015.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayworkshop.com\/cane-builder-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/butterfly-ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/butterfly-ad.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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I love work that has been built one tiny bit at a time, which is probably why I find myself drawn to the application of tiny bits of polymer something called polymer embroidery, applique or even filigree. I found a number of pieces on a search this weekend&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4224,13,4225,4220,4219,1739,4221,835,4223,4222,164,48,4226],"class_list":["post-10639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspirational-art","tag-applique-in-polymer","tag-artistic-inspiration","tag-embroidery-with-polymer","tag-filigrina","tag-katrina","tag-necklaces","tag-polymer-applique","tag-polymer-embroidery","tag-polymer-filigree","tag-polymer-painting","tag-sculpture","tag-technique","tag-using-polymer-applique"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2O0Lm-2LB","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}