{"id":7815,"date":"2014-07-21T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=7815"},"modified":"2014-07-21T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:27:07","slug":"unusual-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/unusual-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Unusual Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to say that necklaces are both my favorite and most dreaded form to create. I love the wide ranging possibilities but because of that I tend to come up with some really difficult design ideas that I then can’t help but try to engineer and probably fail in doing so successfully about half the time. That’s the dreaded part, knowing I won’t always be successful and getting frustrated by that. But, when it works … it’s just such a great feeling of accomplishment!<\/p>\n

Pushing necklace designs beyond stringing beads is a challenge we may not all be up for, but I do encourage you to consider trying some challenging designs every once in a while. It can add to your skill set and give you great confidence in your abilities to design and execute each time you do have a great success. So this week, let’s look at a few unusual necklace designs to get you thinking about the ways in which you can stretch your ideas of how to create a neckalce.<\/p>\n

This piece is not so far off from the classic multi-strand designs usually created with chain, pearls or other small beads. But rather than working with a flexible set of elements, Claire Maunsell<\/a> created these continuous organic shapes that, although they will not move and sway the way chain does, do give a sense of soft, flowing movement.<\/p>\n

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Can you think of other possibilities for necklace design that either incorporates a continuous piece of polymer encircling the neck or that can also convey a sense of flowing movement in polymer that doesn’t require a string of beads? Just something to ponder.<\/p>\n

Claire is quite the master of implied and visual movement not to leave out her amazing organic textures and colors. She has a number of websites, shops and blogs to take in her work from. Start with her Flickr photostream<\/a> to get a idea of the breadth of her work then, go to her Flickr profile page<\/a> for the list of other sites for more art and information on Claire and her work.<\/p>\n

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