Pandemic whiplash
Several artists we know are dealing with covid in their families. This stumbling into the next phase is hard. What chapter are we in or how do we feel about it? Some essentials are back in working order, others not so much. What needs attention? What do you want to return to? As difficult as it was to enter quarantine and have life screech to a halt, it was easier to shut down than to return. We all shut down together but returning isn’t the same for everyone. We’re learning to live with the past and future side by side. We live with sadness and loss mixed with possibility and initiation. What would you like to keep from this unusual time? What do you feel grateful for? What will you never take for granted again? How has your art been changed?
StudioMojo #528 • September 8, 2021
Small pleasures
The interview insists on beginning halfway through on YouTube. Juse slide the red progress bar back to the start. If YouTube does not work for you, try copy/pasting the Vimeo link https://youtu.be/neGi8TbeB_U https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/597564967/d86934c6e7
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Tina's gratitude for small pleasures - YouTube
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Syndee Holt loves using these acrylic markers on baked clay
I bought them and I second the motion
Old and new
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Arcs and ribbons - a super look
Keith Lewis also at the Long's Park show. They're made from recycled water bottles. Thought you'd like his designs
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Wiwat's newest
He's selling at the Long's Park show in PA this weekend. These angles and patterns make me giddy
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Claire Maunsell relearns propeller beads
After a long while, Claire returned to making this signature pod. This time in bold translucent
Thinking back
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Beni Grob's exquisite bus stop details
Found in the FB Polymer Clay Favorite FREE Tutorials group
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September is National Sewing Month
Kathy Koontz grew up surrounded by sewing which may be why buttons, seam rippers, pins, needle minders, tins, and such figure into her polymer works
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No such thing as scrap
See how Angie Wiggins plays with color and silkscreens on leftover bits
Tough times
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Artist Stephanie Kilgast's undersea worlds consume discarded objects
She uses apoxie and air dry clays now to avoid having to repeatedly bake polymer sculptures. Copy/paste this link for more https://beinart.org/search?q=kilgast
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Tricia Dewey works through her Covid
She's still feeling crappy with Covid pneumonia (in spite of having the vaccine). Working in her studio. These pieces will have special meaning
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Peace has been on Debra Ryan's mind
"So I’ll proudly wear my brooch and pray.…” she says
Sign Off
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Quotes • Instagram
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