{"id":7213,"date":"2014-05-22T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T20:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=7213"},"modified":"2014-05-21T10:55:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T16:55:22","slug":"spot-on-gems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/spot-on-gems\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot on Gems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you would like to add more three-dimensional and intricate surface designs to your work but coil and filigree don&#8217;t appeal to you, how about dots and spots and needing nothing more than a ball ended hand tool?<\/p>\n<p>These goldfish designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/vk.com\/handart\">Kseniya Dolgopolova<\/a> were stylized after the <a href=\"http:\/\/bellezza-storia.livejournal.com\/238375.html\">1993 Avon brooch<\/a> inspired by actress Elizabeth Taylor. Kseniya&#8217;s pin design was fashioned from polymer clay, rhinestones, glass pearls, glass contours, and bronzer. The limited color palette is charming with all those sparkling accents. A lot of sparkle can cheapen the look of a piece but here, it looks quite elegant. Exceptional craftsmanship, certainly involving a lot of patient work, as well as the limited palette play a major role in this piece being so successful.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100302_900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/100302_900-480x367.jpg?resize=480%2C367\" width=\"480\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see more of Kseniya&#8217;s very detailed and perfectly finished work in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/people\/kdolgopolova\">Etsy store<\/a>\u00a0and on her <a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayfimo.livejournal.com\/4975135.html\" target=\"_blank\">Live Journal<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blog2 -2014-02Feb-5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Blog2-2014-02Feb-5.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"polymer clay overlapping cane\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/polymer-clay-overlapping-cane-150x150.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"14P1 cover Fnl\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/14P1-cover-Fnl-480x623.jpg?resize=133%2C173\" width=\"133\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you would like to add more three-dimensional and intricate surface designs to your work but coil and filigree don&#8217;t appeal to you, how about dots and spots and needing nothing more than a ball ended hand tool? 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