StudioMojo #548 • Jan 22, 2022

Really, I don't plan what's in the news. I just play it as it lays. Isn't that what we've all learned? This week there were naked sculptures, a messy studio, and lots of awards and classes. A mixed bag of wonderful stuff. The weather and the politics may be dismal but you wouldn't know it in our world of color. I feel pride for our/your progress. Could it be that we've gotten out of our own way?

Looks

  • Aging bodies in polymer

    "I lean away from the idea of physical flawlessness in favor of persona and mien, a more honest form of beauty," says Julia Agnes. She is featured in Polymer Week and you can explore her small polymer sculptures on her site

  • Fashion earrings

    Debbie Jackson spotted her earrings on friend/customer Rosesharon Oates (@rosesharonoates) Glamorous! And her haircut is stunning. Photographer https://www.bryonmalikphoto.com/

  • Looks like home

    Jon Burgess' friend took this panorama shot with a fancy phone that captured the wonderful chaos. Comforting to know you're not the only one, right?

Honors

  • Mosaic mobile

    Susan Crocenzi "Four Portals" polymer and glass mosaic mobile/mosaic sculpture ($2400 12" x 24" will be in Sacramento's Magnum Opus exhibit

  • Teapot from a barrier reef

    Layl McDill's "Buttons the Chicken" won 4th place at Valdosta National 2022. The biggest prize is the jurors' comments

  • Barbaccia wins fellowship

    Joe Barbaccia was one of 25 artists who received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts (in the Established Professional: Visual Arts category). His most recent 12x12 untitled polymer painting here

Color bursts

  • Paring the palette

    Angie Wiggins selects her palette each January. Inspired by New Orleans this year, she's trimmed what used to be 60 colors to under 40

  • Less is more... according to Angie

    She trimmed the number as she bumped up the heat. "New Orleans ain’t afraid of color!"

  • Fabric repeats

    A trend popularized by 11 Prunes continues

  • Patterned Cuisine

    Chef David Rivillo fashions his pasta with vibrant patterns. How would you feel about eating them?

Skills

  • Alcohol inks on polymer

    Claire Maunsell offers a free tutorial that chronicles recent experiments with alcohol inks on polymer. It’s a lovely, ethereal wander through Claire’s brain as she plays

  • Satisfying Skinner

    Sandra Callander (@the_studio_at_249) runs you quickly through a blended cane

  • No soldering required

    ...in Corliss Rose's metal and polymer class. Learn fundamental skills that get professional results

  • Bring a shapely bottle and some clay

    Ann Duncan Hlavach will teach an online class with the Tallahassee guild on Saturday, February 5

  • Curved boxes zoom in March

    Lea Gordinier and Laurel Swetnam have put their heads together for a class that takes vessels to a new level. Lea will be the construction expert and Laurel will be the veneer maestro

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