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céline charuau’s polymer and silver jewelry

Written on August 9, 2010 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

I first became aware of France’s Céline Charuau in early 2009 when she created a brooch inspired by a DAM post about Jen Stark’s paper sculpture.

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Small Rattle, polymer clay, oxidized sterling silver

A recent visit to her blog confirmed that Charuau’s command of the materials is maturing at a rapid pace. Her current body of work combines polymer and oxidized sterling silver in ways that celebrate each medium. Bookmark her site - I think Céline Charuau is one to watch.

Pendant Full of Leaves, polymer clay, oxidized sterling silver

White Thistle Brooch, polymer clay, sterling silver

Starry Stones, polymer clay, sterling silver

Poppy, polymer clay, oxidized sterling silver

Read more about Charuau, including which jewelry artist influenced her metal work, on Polymer Clay Daily.

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gosia’s polymer portraits and boxes

Written on June 10, 2010 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

Illustrations, three dimensional polymer clay portraits and a charming array of polymer jewelry boxes make up the portfolio of Toronto artist Gosia.

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[private_archives]The young artist, who was born in Poland, has lived in Canada since she was 12 years old and she has been making art almost as long. There is a certain quiet calm that emanates from art that captures the closed eyes of a sleeping figure. Shhhhh….

Knot In The Belly

Polymer clay jewelry boxes – click on the image to see these close up

Hedge Hog box, polymer clay

Gosia in her booth at a show in 2009
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Even her business card holder is charming

Sleepy heads…shhhhhhhh…

Polymer jewelry box closed

Polymer box, open

Gosia’s Etsy Shop

You can find more on her blog here.

Gosia’s Flickr pictures

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nancy calef’s peoplescapes

Written on March 12, 2010 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Inspiration, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay

Multi-media artist Nancy Calef takes two dimensional art to the third dimension by slashing the plane of painted canvas and adding sculpture and applied objects.

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Out To Lunch, oil, sculpture, fabric, paper, found objects on canvas, 30″ x 40″

Sculpting high relief faces and other details on her Peoplescapes allows Calef to literally add depth to the characters she paints as she addresses cultural, political and spiritual issues facing society today. The last image on this post gives you an idea of scale – I wonder if she is using polymer clay or an air dry clay for the sculpts?

Check, Please, oil, sculpture, fabric, found objects, jewelry on canvas 36″ x 36″

“By juxtaposing people in recognizable places and situations, each painting weaves together a story about contemporary life, filled with layers of detail, symbolism and humor.” Nancy Calef

Live Show, oil, sculpture, fabric, found objects, leather on canvas 24″ x 36″

Read an interview with the artist on The Art List
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victoria altepeter’s nebulae: a star is born

Written on February 10, 2010 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Latest Posts, Metal, Polymer Clay

The massive, dense clouds of gas and dust in space that make up a nebula is the place where stars are born. Using silver, shibuichi, bronze, copper, nickel, red brass and stalactite slices, metalsmith Victoria Altepeter interprets this special place in our universe with her new series Nebulae.

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Altepeter, currently the resident artist at Arrowmont (read about her experience here), creates sculpture for the wall and jewelry inspired by the universe and it’s vastness. As I looked at each piece I realized that I wasn’t sure which ones were the larger wallpieces and which were brooches – I love when that happens. I didn’t add descriptions on purpose today. Can you tell which of these are for the wall and which are adornments for the body?

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The combination of polymer clay and metal is becoming popular as a mixed media option. Polymer clay artist Judy Belcher tapped Altepeter to create a collaborative piece for the invitational exhibition Exploring Connections – part of the upcoming Synergy2 conference in Baltimore later this month – I can’t wait to see this in person at the conference.

Victoria Altepeter lives in that special place in the universe – the place where stars are born. Hot stuff!

Find more photos like this on crafthaus

More from Altepeter on Flickr.
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synergy2: the time is right!

Written on November 13, 2009 by Susan Lomuto in Archives-Protected, Featured, Latest Posts, Polymer Clay, Video

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Enjoy a little commercial break while I prepare today’s post. I will be at the Synergy conference in February 2010 and hope to see DAM readers there. Let me know if you are going – I would love to meet you!

Check back this afternoon for your daily dose of inspiration. Thanks to Seth Savarick for this beautifully crafted teaser (can’t believe how perfectly matched the music is – really builds the excitement).

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