New works

• Something fishy

  Fiona Abel Smith cleans this fish with a little video that lets you see how he's put together

• Kronsted Design quilted bowl

  What looks like a quilted bowl gets its cheery look from pan pastels on textured polymer over a glass bowl

• FutureisNow

  From San Francisco's futureisnowshop. Materials listed as "Metal rods, Paracord 550, Ball Chain and Brass cylinders" You can bet that this mod look will be coming soon to polymer

• On Etsy

  FutureisNow modular necklaces here on Etsy

• Five solid days in the studio

  Glued to the computer in her studio during Clayathon netted Libby Mills with new ideas and works. The emphasis from Loretta Lam on center stage was on Inspiration and Process

• Polymer architect Christie Baird

  She's all over the map with her little houses and villages.

Books, mags, awards

• Bonnie Bishoff, Ginger Allman and new faces chime in on the growth of polymer in this podcast

  We're just getting discovered (again) and luckily some seasoned artists give good information in this Domestika podcast

• Beginner books in stores soon

  Meghan Allen (Clay + Bloom) has written an extensive beginner's guide for just that. Nice to see new publications arriving

• See the IPCA winners

  Jewelry & Wearable Art Cecilia Leonini - 1st Bettina Welker - 2nd Phil Porter - 2nd Martina Buriánová - 3rd Containers & Vessels Laurel Swetnam - 1st Bettina Welker - 2nd Victoria James - 2nd Linda Leach - 3rd Two-Dimensional Works Laura LePere - 1st Marisol Ross - 2nd Lesley DeLia - 3rd Three-Dimensional Works Amy Short - 1st Lex Sorrentino - 2nd Ann Duncan-Hlavach - 3rd

• Our seminal exhibit at the Racine Art Museum

  The beautiful book about the 2011 polymer exhibit is 50% off through the end of the month.

Watch this

You can get a pretty good education on YouTube (but they won't let me monkey with their descriptions). See what's coming from Kato, what new junk you can throw in your clay, and how to blend with the best.

• Kato Polyclay New Products - YouTube

• Intrinsically colouring Polymer Clay

• Skinner Blend vs Simmon's Skinner Blend | Make Better Gradients with Polymer Clay

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