{"id":187,"date":"2012-06-18T18:59:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T00:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=187"},"modified":"2017-12-22T11:37:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T19:37:38","slug":"carol-simmons-on-the-beauty-of-bargello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/carol-simmons-on-the-beauty-of-bargello\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol Simmons on the Beauty of Bargello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the last issue of <a title=\"The Polymer Arts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Polymer Arts<\/a>, I used Bargello as a method to show how you can turn any scrap clay into a successful project with just about any technique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-pendants-small.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border-width: 3px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Carol Simmons pendants\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2-pendants-small.jpg?resize=144%2C162\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carol Simmons also fell back to the Bargello technique when looking for something to do with extra Skinner Blends.<\/p>\n<p>In her <a href=\"http:\/\/carolsimmonsdesigns.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a> post from 5\/4\/12 she writes:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I returned to working with Bargello designs when I started casting about for things I could do with Skinner Blends I already had on hand.\u00a0 This time, after I stacked my blends I sliced the stack into very thin sheets and then into narrow strips. (Yes, I used my slicer.) I arranged these strips like fabric to create flat Bargello patterned veneers to put on pre-formed pendant blanks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/carol-simmons-on-the-beauty-of-bargello\/laura-liska-bargello-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1.jpg?fit=491%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"491,564\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-TZ1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1336114795&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Laura-Liska-bargello\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1.jpg?fit=430%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-191\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: right; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Laura-Liska-bargello\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1-261x300.jpg?resize=209%2C240\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1.jpg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Laura-Liska-bargello1.jpg?w=491&amp;ssl=1 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her inspiration actually came from Laura Liska, whose wonderfully executed beads are actually spaced Bargello.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Carol&#8217;s blog post for the full story.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/carolsimmonsdesigns.com\/blog\/\">http:\/\/carolsimmonsdesigns.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last issue of The Polymer Arts, I used Bargello as a method to show how you can turn any scrap clay into a successful project with just about any technique. Carol Simmons also fell back to the Bargello technique when looking for something to do with extra Skinner Blends. 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