{"id":7611,"date":"2014-06-26T14:49:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T20:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=7611"},"modified":"2014-06-26T14:49:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T20:49:32","slug":"elegant-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/elegant-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegant Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than just jewelry can be created with an elegant and rough or rustic look. This book, created by <a href=\"http:\/\/samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Braud<\/a>, has a gorgeous faux antiqued surface filled with texture and imagery. The elegance comes from a sense of age and the neutral palette as well as finely applied forms. I find the juxtaposition of the ocean images and the handwriting rather curious&#8211;just makes me want to open it up and see what secrets or stories are hidden inside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/08\/concertina-altered-book.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/elegant-reading\/blogproject4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4.jpg?fit=550%2C741&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,741\" 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=\"blogproject4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4.jpg?fit=430%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7613\" alt=\"blogproject4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4-480x646.jpg?resize=480%2C646\" width=\"480\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4.jpg?resize=480%2C646&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4.jpg?resize=111%2C150&amp;ssl=1 111w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/blogproject4.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We featured Samantha&#8217;s art several months ago on <a href=\"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-a-tale-in-silver\/\" target=\"_blank\">an Outside Inspiration post<\/a> for her metal work. Her metal and wire work is just as intricate and fantastical as her polymer pieces. Check out more of her art and her fantastical style on <a href=\"http:\/\/samanthabraundjewellery.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">her website and blog<\/a>.<\/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=\"14-P2 CoverFnl-blog\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/14-P2-CoverFnl-blog.jpg?resize=133%2C174\" width=\"133\" height=\"174\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<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<a href=\"http:\/\/polymerclayretreat.com\/site\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Basic RGB\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Arches-logo125x125.jpg?resize=125%2C125\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; More than just jewelry can be created with an elegant and rough or rustic look. This book, created by Samantha Braud, has a gorgeous faux antiqued surface filled with texture and imagery. The elegance comes from a sense of age and the neutral palette as well as finely applied forms. 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