{"id":7895,"date":"2014-07-30T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=7895"},"modified":"2014-07-31T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T01:59:29","slug":"an-adventureland-of-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/an-adventureland-of-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"An Adventureland of Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laylmcdill\/8634914384\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/an-adventureland-of-ideas\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o.jpg?fit=600%2C694&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,694\" 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=\"8634914384_d222018d4e_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o.jpg?fit=430%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7896 alignleft\" alt=\"8634914384_d222018d4e_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o-480x555.jpg?resize=432%2C500\" width=\"432\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o.jpg?resize=480%2C555&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o.jpg?resize=129%2C150&amp;ssl=1 129w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/8634914384_d222018d4e_o.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A more traditional approach to wall sculpture, but keeping with the use of smaller parts to complete a larger and whole part, would be something like this fantastical piece by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laylmcdill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Layl McDill<\/a>. Her wall sculptures are composed of a wide variety of cane slices, beads and sheets of marbled or surface treated clay.<\/p>\n<p>The entrancing thing about Layl&#8217;s work is just how wildly playful it is. This work is not about finish, precision or any particular technique. It&#8217;s about the story and a child-like ability to let the imagination roam freely.<\/p>\n<p>This piece entitled &#8220;Blingo Flamingo Adventureland&#8221; has to be my favorite piece of hers to date. \u00a0Every part of this piece either reaches out or swings back, and used alongside the high-energy of the colors and cane patterns, creates this frenetically kinetic composition. Such fun!<\/p>\n<p>Layl is the co-owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claysquared.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clay Squared to Infinity<\/a>, a shop for handmade ceramic tile as well as Layl&#8217;s polymer sculptures, in\u00a0Minneapolis, Minnesota. Layl also posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/laylmcdill\/\" target=\"_blank\">her work on Flickr<\/a> for a full, all-at-once visual dose of her child-like abandon.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A more traditional approach to wall sculpture, but keeping with the use of smaller parts to complete a larger and whole part, would be something like this fantastical piece by Layl McDill. 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