{"id":13875,"date":"2017-09-06T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13875"},"modified":"2017-09-02T00:50:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-02T07:50:13","slug":"emerging-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/emerging-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"www.facebook.com\/ThePolymerArts\/photos\/a.240409849351056.63221.175620935829948\/321925844532789\/?type=3&amp;theater\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/emerging-explorer\/debcrothers-flowers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?fit=618%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"618,492\" 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=\"DebCrothers flowers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?fit=430%2C342&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers-350x279.jpg?resize=350%2C279\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"279\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?resize=350%2C279&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?resize=200%2C159&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?resize=430%2C342&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DebCrothers-flowers.jpg?w=618&amp;ssl=1 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>Ah, some things never change. Debbie never does something just once. Instead, she does it over and over until she has extracted all the secrets and possibilities of a technique. Here is a post from March 3rd, 2012:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My Aussie friend Debbie Crothers has been going flower crazy for the past month. This pic in particular is mesmerizing\u2013blow it up so you can see the detail. And check out her Flickr page of pretties:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/debbiecrothers\/sets\/72157629312332777\/with\/6874124869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" data-lynx-uri=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdebbiecrothers%2Fsets%2F72157629312332777%2Fwith%2F6874124869%2F&amp;h=ATOdx38EVLI8GetVfN17kENV2ezOPs1K3Zq3WyjcDRVoTghpxPFJXOuSqUC3ImVGDRz0Mtxuah5dkIGQV6yTcqxCOgl2vgvAa4jdrQAQgVtbLorhdxatOLcNWwOnT1kg1Vn2tBgMkOuEhhZS_6QrrxDxZXxRcpE6f9LYyGV5ZTEeJpYWAcLYDLnB5Dh0GmVBv5gmoymfI2QR22bMfmmCQatQR3GpR0nro1bap8MWXuTwNZRJZbO-jBSgDpeSgDnLSP9sTBwU7Vk9enW8ss0\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\u2026\/\u2026\/72157629312332777\/with\/6874124869\/&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today Deb has technique after technique she has thoroughly explored and lucky us, she shares all over and most generously. She will be teaching in the US in October so if you can make the Clay Carnival in Las Vegas or will be in Denver in mid-October, you can enjoy her enthusiasm and joy in what she does in person. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbiecrothers.com\/upcoming-events\">Her website<\/a> will give you all the details as well as being the place to follow her and all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.debbiecrothers.com\/blog\">her many adventures and experiments<\/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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