Author Archive for Susan Lomuto
whispering
today’s flickr find:
i see bird-like creatures arching their graceful necks to whisper secrets before they take flight. what do you see?
lucky charms
today’s flickr find:
i believe we make our own luck, but the color on these good luck charms just sing spring!
celie fago interview on craftcast
alison lee has done it again! she just posted her podcast with precious metal clay/polymer clay artist celie fago. i haven’t had time to listen yet, but alison tells me that they talked about…well, just about everything!
perfect for your weekend listening…preferably while you are in the studio making art. i love all of celie’s work, but her early polymer and metal tools, like the ones pictured below, remain my favorite.
thanks alison – i can’t wait to listen, learn, create!
spray paint art
spacepaintings.com is the largest forum on the internet for spray paint art. brandon mcconnell, the artist behind spacepaintings, has several video clips posted on the website. watch all of them. you will find several techniques that are adaptable to other art forms including masking, using your fingers as a paint brush, and using paper to pull up several layers of wet paint, revealing all kinds of lovely surprises.
no brushes needed.
kass + thal = art
“I find it impossible to divorce simple visual beauty from the other qualities of its presence. That is to say, If it is a landscape I want to feel its weather and spirit physically” Lia Kass
read more about kass’ collaborative work with artist lauri thal on the empty vessel.
jeanet metselaar: bigger is better
dutch artist jeanet metselaar’s leatherette and polyester jewelry. big. daring. bold. want to see her studio? take a look at this website. the diashow button on the menu at the top of the page will bring you to pictures of several artist’s working studio spaces and artwork. be careful, i heard that clicking repeatedly sometimes causes people to get lost for hours..
feeling it
wow. for sure i am feeling the love today. your response to last night’s post has lifted me up and confirmed what i already thought (note to self – keep following your heart – it hasn’t failed you yet). thank you for coming out from behind your computer screens to let me know what you want to see on the blog. you are all the best!
i will continue with multiple posts per day – with pictures – some with short, quick text to go along with the pictures, others with longer text woven in throughout the week as time allows, and probably some posts that are just lists of interesting links.
your comments also show that indeed you are watching and reading and enjoying polymer clay notes from every corner of the world. wow again.
keep the comments coming (50 and counting), they are as inspirational and educational for me as polymer clay notes is for you!
grab your cup of coffee (tea for me, please), get comfy and stay tuned…there is much more to come on polymer clay notes.
bisque beads
hey libby – did you see this post from yesterday? i’ve been trying to make buttons like this with tinted liquid polymer clay – with only moderate success and there you are doing it so beautifully with your bisque beads! did i read it right? you are teaching this? why didn’t i know that six months ago? tell us where…
alleycat studio’s political scoop
i try to behave. really i do. but sometimes the temptation to tiptoe into the political swamp is too much. alleycat studio’s process photos of political caricature sculpts are what sent me over to the dark side today.
first: terrific polymer clay sculpts. i love showing you an artist’s work in progress. i find it to be a really helpful tool, but who is the mystery artist? anyone know? i’d like to give her proper credit, but i couldn’t track down this talented sculptor/illustrator.
second: there is so much rich material for a comedy skit in these unfinished sculpts – think about the headline material alone! bush half baked. giuliani can’t see a thing (this is news?). hey, look over there – hillary is not having a bad hair day because she doesn’t have any hair! and what’s this? condaleeza with that gosh darn fake expression wiped off her face? now why didn’t i think of that? and cheney’s got a gun? step away from the gun, yes you, dick. yikes!
oh my, this is fun. i could keep it up, but i don’t want to hog the blog. go ahead try it – doesn’t matter which side of the political fence you are on, there are candidates from all parties to make you chuckle. what? you don’t believe me? go on now, have a look.
what is it that they say? “laughter is the best medicine” and the other one too – you know, “if i don’t laugh, i’ll cry”. we are pretty deep in the muck. i choose laughter.
many thanks to the really great (and currently anonymous)- artist who created the sculpts and shared her process.
leigh pennebaker is wired
leigh pennebaker uses jagged industrial fencing and rebar to make a provocative statement about entrapment and feminine beauty. she cuts, ties, knots, weaves and twists the wire, honoring women’s long history of crafting and domestic art as she makes art.
in her artist statement, pennebaker mentions that she channels the spirits of southern belles, divas, vixens and ingenues through her dimensional caricatures. you will see that this is true when you visit her website, where there is plenty to ogle, including life sized couture sculpts, ‘miss thang’ wire faces and forty wire couture sculptures with names like lola, ginger, zsa zsa and norma. bring on the divas!
these figures are full of movement. they sway, shimmy and sashay. they dance. into your line of vision. into your head. into your heart.
link via dear ada
opinions wanted!
do you have a minute? can you do me a favor? click on the comment button below and let me know your preference regarding how many posts per day you prefer on pcnotes.
- several (4-6) short posts with maybe one longer one mixed in? or is that information overload?
- just a few (1-3) posts that are more text-heavy with multiple pictures for each post?
it would be very helpful for me to know this as polymer clay notes heads towards its six-month birthday (april 2nd) – i’m tweaking everything and getting ready to think big for the next six month milestone.
i’m delighted with the progress pcnotes has made in such a short time. there are already several hundred people from around the world who read polymer clay notes every day (umm…even more than that but i’m being a bit conservative until i do all the math, so for now, let’s just say several hundred). WOW!
THANK YOU! my dear readers, you have made this a fantastic journey. are you having fun? i know i am, and now i need your help. i know you are out there. my stats counter told me so! please come out, even just for a moment, and leave a comment letting me know how many times a day you want to see pictures, inspiration, tutorials, quotes, videos and other goodies from my notebook.
thanks so much. i’m looking forward to the next chapter. i hope you are too.
and here’s a little love unfurling just for you!
judith hoyt found love
judith hoyt has been having an affair for years. with found metal. the artist’s love for this scrap metal is alive in each piece of jewelry…each figurative sculpture.
