{"id":847,"date":"2012-08-24T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=847"},"modified":"2012-08-21T10:47:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T16:47:15","slug":"outside-inspiration-millefiori-in-porcelain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-millefiori-in-porcelain\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside Inspiration: Millefiori in Porcelain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was sure when I first saw these that they had to be polymer but they aren&#8217;t. The way porcelain is being pushed here is inspiring. If you&#8217;ve ever worked with porcelain or any earthen clays, you know that manipulation and embedding color with any crispness is tricky.<\/p>\n<p>In this pendant &#8212; a reversible one even &#8212; the application of color and pattern matches what we do with polymer &#8230; all borrowed from the ancient technique of millefiori.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otlag.com\/artist%20folders\/BlueBus\/BlueBus.htm\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/outside-inspiration-millefiori-in-porcelain\/reversible-pend-lag-lav\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reversible-pend-lag-lav.jpg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" 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=\"reversible-pend-lag-lav\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reversible-pend-lag-lav.jpg?fit=430%2C287&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-848\" title=\"reversible-pend-lag-lav\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reversible-pend-lag-lav.jpg?resize=450%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reversible-pend-lag-lav.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reversible-pend-lag-lav.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is what the artist Tom Garvin of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebusstudio.com\/\">Blue Bus Studios<\/a> (http:\/\/www.bluebusstudio.com\/) says about his work:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: small;\">&#8220;The extreme detail and intense color in our ceramic work results from the use of over 500 different colors of clay to create our carefully designed clay loaves. Next, cross-sections are sliced from the loaves, and these sections are shaped and finished into individual pieces, then glazed and fired twice.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: small;\">It&#8217;s just kind of cool to know that others are working in similar ways to us and that, well, we have a pretty easy material to work with. But kudos to all artists that push their medium to create more beauty in the world!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was sure when I first saw these that they had to be polymer but they aren&#8217;t. The way porcelain is being pushed here is inspiring. If you&#8217;ve ever worked with porcelain or any earthen clays, you know that manipulation and embedding color with any crispness is tricky. 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