StudioMojo #540 • Nov 27, 2021

It's not your mother's polymer clay! Yes, you can still find beads for dreadlocks and crazy canes in psychedelic palettes but we've come a long way. Have you noticed the slick, sexy photos in today's Instagrams? On the beach, head thrown back! "Adrift" is the name of the latest collection at Skinny Dip (below) ....from non-coastal Ohio! Polymer artists all over the world don't appear adrift to me. When I'm not grumbling about their fixation on production, I'm quite impressed with new artists' moxie, their unapologetic drive, and their confidence. I'll take a hit of that! Try forgetting all you know about working with polymer. Erase that from your mind. Now run through your favorite artists online just looking at their photographs - the settings, the light, the models, the attitude. Ford and Forlano recently began featuring their customers as models. And I was happy that Joan Tayler decided to proudly wear her own creations in her posts. Both experiments show how confidence and attitude are key. Helpful to our art, yes! And central to our communications as well.

StudioMojo #540 • Nov 27, 2021

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Note that Melanie West, Bonnie Bishoff, Nina Zabal, and other polymer artists also have outstanding art in the CraftBoston show online until January 30

Tools

Tutorials

The Nikolina video from CraftArtEdu doesn't want to play nice with Bublup. In your browser copy/paste this video link (it's five years old). It works for me. https://vimeo.com/188668033 That's what happens with aging links. Hope you can access it.

  • Nikolina points out her 2016 version

    What goes 'round.... When I was stumped by a cane this week on PCD, Nik pointed me to her 2016 tutorial. It's free and there's a handout

  • Additional Clayathon workshops

    Here's the complete list of pre-retreat and post-retreat workshops! Sign up for the 3-day main retreat ($50) in the previous box. Or copy/paste https://conta.cc/3nKLQ7Z

  • Clayathon 2022 3-day retreat signup

    Polymer artists from around the world gather at the 3-day 2022 Clayathon Virtual Retreat. Six demos by Loretta Lam plus tutorials and demos from participants, tours, breakout chats and more. All for $50. Extensive list of workshops with other artists as well.

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