{"id":13582,"date":"2017-06-22T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13582"},"modified":"2017-06-22T10:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:01:44","slug":"a-choir-of-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/a-choir-of-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"A Choir of Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barbaramcguire.claystamp\/photos\/a.546161335395184.126423.371793892831930\/1465744963436812\/?type=3&amp;theater\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/a-choir-of-angels\/barb-mcguire-faces-3-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?fit=746%2C670&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"746,670\" 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=\"barb McGuire faces 3 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?fit=430%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-13589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017-430x386.jpg?resize=430%2C386\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"386\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?resize=430%2C386&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?resize=200%2C180&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?resize=350%2C314&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/barb-McGuire-faces-3-2017.jpg?w=746&amp;ssl=1 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>Exploring technique and design doesn&#8217;t ever end, or at least I don&#8217;t think it should. It doesn&#8217;t matter how long you&#8217;ve been working with a material, there is always more to learn. Barbara McGuire is a true and long standing polymer pioneer who may often return to signature techniques but she keeps expanding on what she has done, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes in big leaps.<\/p>\n<p>This collection of beads is one of her subtler explorations. Barbara has been making face canes for ages but she keeps changing up what she does with them. The angelic looking collection here gets its ethereal feel from the use of translucent wings and background cane slices. Past variations were commonly surrounded by opaque slices and balanced or radial backgrounds. The more freeform application here adds to the otherworldly feel of these little angels.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara posts most of her recent work on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barbaramcguire.claystamp\">her Facebook page<\/a> while her products and news can usually be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbaramcguire.com\/\">on her website<\/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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