{"id":13162,"date":"2017-02-11T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13162"},"modified":"2017-02-11T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T00:13:13","slug":"signs-of-spring-the-cover-of-the-spring-issue-shape-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/signs-of-spring-the-cover-of-the-spring-issue-shape-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Spring &#8230; the cover of the Spring Issue, &#8220;Shape &#038; Form&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/Subscribe.html\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13163\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/signs-of-spring-the-cover-of-the-spring-issue-shape-form\/17p1-cover-72\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?fit=603%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"603,783\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17P1 Cover 72\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?fit=430%2C558&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72-430x558.jpg?resize=400%2C519\" alt=\"17P1 Cover 72\" width=\"400\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?resize=430%2C558&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?resize=154%2C200&amp;ssl=1 154w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?resize=347%2C450&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/17P1-Cover-72.jpg?w=603&amp;ssl=1 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>You may have seen this in the newsletter that went out a day or so ago but I didn&#8217;t want anyone to miss out on the beautiful art work we were so lucky to get for the cover of the upcoming Spring issue, &#8220;Shape &amp; Form&#8221;. Due to popular demand, we decided to do a kind of &#8220;back to basics&#8221; set of themes for 2017 although I was a little worried about how that would work for people interested in contributing but as it turns out, the design categories have really got people excited and we&#8217;ve ended up with some really unique technique tutorials, interviews, and overview articles along with all the usual eye candy and tips and tricks articles you love to find\u00a0in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\">The Polymer Arts<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This lovely collection of platters you see here are the work of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angiewiggins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Angie Wiggins<\/a> whom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindlyhaunani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lindly Haunani<\/a> interviewed for our &#8220;Color Spotlight&#8221; section. Angie has a unique way of choosing and setting up her color palettes for the year, a process she shares in the article and the success of which we can see in the work.<\/p>\n<p>The Spring issue and this intriguing interview will be out at the end of February. Print renewal notices were sent out by email this past Wednesday and we&#8217;ll be sending out digital renewal notices this coming week but if you aren&#8217;t sure about your subscription status, you can take a <a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.subscriptiongenius.com\/thepolymerarts.com\/login.php?s=\" target=\"_blank\">peek at your account here<\/a>. If you don&#8217;t have an account or that page can&#8217;t answer your questions, you can find more information and the correct person <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/Contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">to contact here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"likethisblog\">Like this blog? 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