{"id":7821,"date":"2014-07-25T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=7821"},"modified":"2014-07-24T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:48:59","slug":"outside-inspiration-composition-of-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-composition-of-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Inspiration: Composition of Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, this isn&#8217;t terribly old, but let this illustrate that pushing the construction of a necklace isn&#8217;t a contemporary idea. This piece below was created 60 years ago. Note the openness of the construction and the careful balance of the compositions &#8211; things we&#8217;ve talked about already this week. They aren&#8217;t that new, but they aren&#8217;t that common either.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_7849\" style=\"width: 490px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\" style=\"display: inline !important;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.org\/collections\/object\/patina-neckpiece-456449\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-composition-of-old\/sc185579\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?fit=1283%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1283,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David Mathews&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Sinarback 54 M, Sinar 4x5\\&quot; view camera&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=\"SC185579\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Patina&amp;#8221; neckpiece 1955&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?fit=430%2C536&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7849\" alt=\"&quot;Patina&quot; neckpiece 1955\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579-480x598.jpg?resize=480%2C598\" width=\"480\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?resize=480%2C598&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?resize=120%2C150&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?resize=821%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 821w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/SC185579.jpg?w=1283&amp;ssl=1 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" id=\"attachment_7849\" style=\"width: 490px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">&#8220;Patina&#8221; neckpiece 1955<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>This intriguing piece was created by\u00a0Art Smith, a Cuban born American. It is all silver with some surface texturing and some careful planning in order to get the balance right. I can easily see something like this in polymer. Who is willing to push a piece to this level of engineering? \u00a0It is something to consider if you are playing in the studio this weekend. I&#8217;ll try to dig up one more idea or challenge for pushing your idea of necklace construction for tomorrow. It will be quite warm in much of the US as well as other places around the world, so why don&#8217;t we all just stay in and push ourselves a bit?<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/161601624\/polymer-clay-damask-cane-tutorial-cane\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Damask Ad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Damask-Ad-150x150.jpg?w=125\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, this isn&#8217;t terribly old, but let this illustrate that pushing the construction of a necklace isn&#8217;t a contemporary idea. 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