{"id":2609,"date":"2013-02-16T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2013-02-13T23:15:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T06:15:02","slug":"gold-dots-on-scrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/gold-dots-on-scrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Dots on Scrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A note on how to make a scrap clay piece go from &#8216;okay&#8217; to awesome &#8230; drop in some dots and a dash of shiny!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/49820850@N03\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rita Dumais Sim<\/a> took a simple scrap snake rolled into a bangle and using nothing more than impressed dots back filled with gold acrylic paints, adds a layer of complexity to what could have been a pretty basic piece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/49820850@N03\/4573177857\/in\/photostream\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/gold-dots-on-scrap\/4573177857_3781e584d7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"4573177857_3781e584d7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?fit=430%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2610\" alt=\"4573177857_3781e584d7\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?resize=450%2C450\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/4573177857_3781e584d7.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t always take much to add that extra &#8220;oomph&#8221; to a piece. Try simple texturing, a little extra color, an bit of accent before pushing for what could end up being overkill. Sometimes simple solutions are best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A note on how to make a scrap clay piece go from &#8216;okay&#8217; to awesome &#8230; drop in some dots and a dash of shiny! 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