Archive for June, 2009
Hall’s Big Heart
When I browse photos of Liz Hall’s whimsical metal clay and polymer jewelry designs, I start to hear my favorite songs from “Nightmare Before Christmas” dancing through my brain! Her shapes and color schemes - particularly the black and white striped polymer elements - are just fun, fun, fun. Some of her piece are sprouting little [...]
Gage’s Nuveau Viszla
Absolutely stunning! That was my first thought when I spied this piece entitled “Nuveau Viszla” by Holly Gage on the Yahoo Metal Clay Gallery group photo album. A visit to Holly’s site revealed more pieces marrying metal clay and metallic titanium, which is the gorgeous multi-colored material captured in the center of the piece. Many [...]
Hart’s Woodland Altar
Lora Hart has been sharing some details of her recent Arrowmont adventure. According to her blog, Lora taught a class called “Little Altars” and was a student in a Level 3 PMC class. She had created this piece as a demo for the altars class and completed it with treasures collected along the way. Check [...]
Urquhart’s Concrete Flowers
Another mixed media piece has caught my eye. Are you sensing a trend here?
Sue Urquhart combines metal clay with tinted concrete to produce a strong graphic look that really appeals to me. Sue’s online pics include more complex pieces that are fascinating, but her “Concrete Flowers” strike me as being so very wearable. This [...]
Hallmark’s Bronze Cuff
I’m blown away by this carved bronze cuff by Vickie Hallmark. In her blog, Vickie details the process of creating it, from the inspiration to sketches, to a failed first attempt to this finished piece. The little birdie at center stage is so sweet and I really appreciate the artistry involved in freehand carving directly [...]
Uyehara’s Forest Spirit
Gordon Uyeha is known for his organic shapes inspired by nature and his gorgeous satin surfaces that are impeccably finished. This piece from 2005 entitled “The Last Forest Spirit” is a lovely example of hollow-form construction and controlled syringe work. Gordon resides in Hawaii, so one can imagine that he is inspired by nature’s beauty [...]
East’s Finial
I’m honored to have taken a week-long ArtClay Silver class with Master Instructor, Pam East at the John C. Campbell Folk School earlier this month. I found Pam to be very generous with her vast knowledge of the medium. Her class was really fun and it exceeded my expectations in terms of what I wanted [...]
Carlton’s Leaves
Being a polymer clay artist myself, I’m fascinated by the marriage of polymer and metal clays. Debbie Carlton has take full advantage of the properties of these two materials, using the polymer to infuse a playful shot of color into a textured leaf-shaped metal clay frame. The metal clay provides the weight and [...]
Antoinette’s Spiralea
This lovely little piece of metal clay sculpture feels like it was just washed up onto the beach. Its delicate tendrils hint at a sultry secret that will not be revealed to those of us living on dry land.
Antoinette Design has internet homes on Etsy and on her blog. I searched and searched to find [...]
Davidson’s Geisha
One of the most amazing things about metal clay, in my opinion, is how it combines so well in mixed media artwork. This piece from Tonya Davidson is entitled “Geisha’s Gold”. The silver clay structure is a sight to behold all on its own, but the addition of the image, resin, patina, gold and the [...]
