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high5 polymer clay: we interrupt our regular programming and anna fidecka

Written on September 25, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, High5, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

We Interrupt Our Regular Programming…

If you follow me on Facebook you might already know that the reason there haven’t been any new posts on DAM since Wednesday is that I took an unexpected trip to the emergency room early Thursday. (And if you aren’t following me on FB, why not? In addition to all of my regular DAM blog posts, I also post many more interesting links!). Looks like I have a wicked virus that is currently wreaking havoc in this part of the Hudson Valley. The good folks at the hospital stabilized me and I’m home now, feeling a lot better – I will likely be back to my regular antics soon. I will try to post through the weekend and into early next week to complete the series, but I will pace myself.

Hope you are enjoying this installment of the High5 series!

High5 Polymer Clay: Anna Fidecka

Anna Fidecka has a website fully stocked with images of her polymer clay jewelry. Fidecka lives in Warsaw, Poland and she has been working diligently learning both polymer clay and art clay silver.

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In much of the portfolio you can see the teachers/artists that might have influenced her. But you can also see something else: As you scroll through the dozens of pictures it is evident that while she is working on mastering specific techniques, her voice is beginning to come through.

I can’t tell you much more about her because my attempts to translate her website were unsuccessful. But you can see for yourself that many of the pieces, like the ones shown here, indicate that Fidecka is reaching beyond what she learned from others and making the work her own. I say keep it up.

Links:

Anna Fidecka website

Anna Fidecka on Flickr

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high5 polymer clay: ernie & cassandra velasco

Written on September 23, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, High5, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

Ernie and Cassandra Velasco collaborate on a variety of art, including a collection of polymer clay sculptures that are sometimes tiny, often narrative, always curious. The Velasco’s have been selling their work on Etsy since 2007 and they credit John Casey’s 2006 online tutorial as the inspiration that motivated them to explore the medium.

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Francine
polymer clay, acrylic paint, wire, plastic miniatures, synthetic grass, 3″ x 7.5″, wall-mounted

The Diver, polymer clay, acrylic paint, varnish, wire, plastic miniatures

Artists are often drawn to polymer clay because the clay colors can be mixed with the same ease and variety that paint can be mixed, but the Velasco’s build and bake their sculptures, then paint the clay with acrylic paints. The results provoke a contemplative state of mind and leave the viewer to decide the story. I’m trying to think of a title for ‘Untitled’. What about ‘Breakthrough’?

Untitled, polymer clay, acrylic paint, satin varnish, 12″x 7.25″x 4″

Kishiko, polymer clay, acrylic paint, wood drawer

Cherieko, polymer clay, acrylic paint, varnish, wire, 2″ x 9″, wall-mounted

Links

Double Parlor, the Velasco’s Etsy shop

Double Parlor on Flickr

Interview on the Red Crow Anthologies

John Casey’s tutorial

Double Parlor in the Teeny Tiny Art Show at Three Graces Gallery
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high5 polymer clay: rachel carren

Written on September 22, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, High5, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

Rachel Carren spent several years refining and exploring the air-filled pillow construction she used on these segmented brooches. The work, with stamped and printed imagery, is quietly elegant, sumptuous and refined. I hope she allows us more than this small glimpse of her work – I would love to see a website to showcase all of her jewelry, wouldn’t you?

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William Morris Sebo Brooch Divided, polymer clay, 2009

From the PAA post about Carren’s William Morris Sebo Divided Brooch:

“Two custom patterns were sequentially hand screened onto variegated polymer sheeting. Each segment is comprised of two parts each of which is an air filled pillow like form that I developed. The two part segments are fitted together and then positioned on a base layer of polymer that has been highlighted with mica powder to become the background. A cut out is made and the two ends are pinched together to form the point. Finished with mica highlighted polymer detailing at center and points.” Rachel Carren

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William Morris Sebo Brooch, polymer clay, 2009

Find more photos like this on crafthaus

Carren, who has a Ph.D. in Art History, is a frequent contributor to Polymer Art Archive, a comprehensive online documentation of the history of polymer clay as an art medium. The Sebo brooch is part of Elise Winters’ (PAA founder) “Polymer Collection Project” and will likely become part of a museum’s permanent collection. More information about that next month.

Links:

Carren on Crafthaus

Carren on Polymer Art Archive

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high5 polymer clay: ariane dionyssopoulos

Written on September 22, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, High5, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

In 2005, former actress Ariane Dionyssopoulos decided it was time to make a few scenes of her own. Using Fimo for the figures and fabric for the fashion, the Parisian artist recreates people and everyday scenarios. Les Bonnes Tetes (which translates to ‘nice faces’) grace shop windows and galleries in France and now Dionyssopoulos will make one for you from a photograph.

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The website is whimsical, the sculptures are dripping with attitude and personality – a cross between caricature and realistic, they look vaguely familiar. It’s the expression on their faces; it’s the way she poses them; it’s the careful attention to detail in their clothing and accessories – for sure, her talent is on show as much as the outfits worn by this cast of characters. I want to go hang out in Paris with the bunch – I’ll bet they know the best places to go!

Warning! Some don’t mind changing their clothes …others do. They can all change their attitude …but none of them can change their shoes. That’s how it is. You trendy, endearing citizens of today, a Bonne Tête could be a cross between a doll and… your next door neighbour! They’ve got nothing against Barbie dolls, who they find rather well “put together!!” Ariane Dionyssopoulos

Links:

Ariane Dionyssopoulos’ website – be sure to visit the prologue page for a chuckle, in addition to the ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ galleries if you want to be impressed.

More about the artist here.
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high5: glass

Written on July 18, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Glass, High5, Latest Posts

Today’s post marks the beginning of High5, a new occasional feature on Daily Art Muse. The Cambridge Dictionary’s definition of high-five is “a greeting or an expression of admiration in which two people each raise a hand above their shoulder and bring the fronts of their hands together with force.” With the High5 series I will indulge in a week-long exploration of one medium, celebrating five artists in that medium who are high on my list.

High5: Glass

Before I introduce new work in glass, the first medium in the High5 series, let’s take another look at previously featured glass art on DAMuse. There are more than 70 posts in the archives showcasing the talents of today’s glass artists. Over the last two and a half years we have looked at artists who fuse, blow, slump, lampwork, paint, etch, carve and sculpt the molten material. Posts about Madelyn Ricks’ beaded kimonos and Shayna Leib’s wall tiles both generated the most comments and offer a good starting point for this week’s series.

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7/12/2007 DAM featured Leopold & Rudolf Blaschka’s plant and flower models

I encourage you to browse through the resources listed in the sidebar – books and periodicals that are of interest to artists, collectors, students and lover’s of the glass art movement along with a very incomplete list of schools to begin or further your studies in glass. Watch the sidebar – I will likely add more resources and websites of interest as the week unfolds.

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Contemporary International Glass

See you Monday!
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