I love these felted nesting bowls. Design*Sponge has a quick how-to that should help you get started.
What If…you embellished felted bowls with polymer clay cane slices? Or polymer clay beads? And added polymer clay feet?
What If…
Category Archives: What-If
gogo borgerding cuffs
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Gogo Borderding creates bold, colorful cuffs made of anodized aluminum with a sterling silver overlay. The artist cuts simple shapes from the silver sheet, creating windows for the colorful aluminum to ‘pop’ through. I love all of them: large, medium, small, extra small and ‘corsage cuffs’.
I think this is a job for Libby, don’t you?
schimmel’s junk mail portraits
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Using mosaic tiles made from recycled junk mail, S.A. Schimmel Gold ‘paints’ vivid portraits that are alive, awake and vibrant.
Reading her artist’s statement you get the sense that the artist is as colorful as her art. “I take fascinating and colorful expeditions down rabbit holes. My art reflects the conclusion of these voyages utilizing an ability to see images in tiny bits, in a color scheme that may only exist in my mind. The how, the process, is not important – the finished creation is the sum of the parts and the end of the journey. Now, it is up to you to enjoy.”
Each portrait is made up of advertising ephemera, junk mail and greeting cards. They are created on recycled canvas and her subjects range from unknown people to celebrities to you – all done with an amazing amount of detail and brilliant color. Let’s do as the artist says and EnJoY!
(Might be an interesting way to re-use old polymer clay works…right? Cut into 1″ squares, organize by color, sketch out a picture, lay out the design onto a sheet of raw clay, bake and backfill with grout…)
There has been quite a bit of buzz lately about whether or not it makes sense to donate your artwork to non profits that tap you for an auction fundraiser contribution. Schimmel has a fine solution with a ‘non profit donation policy’. Nicely done. Check it out here.
abbott and ellwood
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Mike Abbott and Kim Ellwood have put a whimsical spin on turning jewelry into free standing sculpture. Their hand painted figurative metal brooches are undeniably playful…and to keep you smiling even after you’ve taken the pin off for the evening, they include a hand painted rubber stand.
Fun, fun, fun.
Another ‘what if’ moment for all of us. Can it be done? Sure thing! I’m adding a “What If” category to the blog for posts that make you ask “What if I tried this with polymer clay”? Do you have a favorite post from PCN that belongs in the “What If” category? Please leave a comment – your feedback will help me get this new category up and running much more quickly than if I do it alone!
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greetje van tiem makes the news
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Greetje van Tiem used old newspapers to make yarn for a design school project. You read that right. van Tiem developed a process to spin the paper into fine guage yarn for weaving rugs, curtains and upholstery.
1 newspaper page = 20 yards of yarn. When the newspaper gets wet it might be messy, yes? So I’m thinking...what would happen if you mix the paper pulp with polymer clay and maybe instead of extruding clay, you spin it like yarn and then bake it. Could it work? Would it make a fine guage yarn that is more durable than newspaper? Do you even need the paper? Has anyone tried to spin the clay alone or with another fiber? I know it sounds crazy, but what if it worked?
When you look closely you can see letters, a part of the date and colour schemes appear from a photo. You are not able to read the newspaper anymore, but the memory will be kept alive.
Read the article at de zeen
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