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I’m going to take the next couple of days off from posting, but will still add a variety of links on Daily Art Muse’s Facebook Page, so please join us there. I’ll be back to regular posts on Monday – until then enjoy Cynthia Toops’ new website featuring her masterful polymer work. The Seattle artist’s collaborative efforts with husband Dan Adams continue to delight and amaze – so glad to see they have a proper online showcase for their art. There are many new pieces to ogle. Do it!
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Berries and mushrooms found on the forest floor were the inspiration for this flexible bracelet and necklace made by Spain’s Chama Navarro. The flexibility of polymer covered wire allows the pieces to be worn in different ways – short, long, twisted or winding down the neck.
FFFFlex Necklace, polymer, wire
FFFlex Bracelet, polymer, wire
FFFlex Necklace, detail
Navarro also puts her own spin on polymer and stainless steel thread bobbins – a technique introduced by Seattle artist Cynthia Toops a few years ago.
Bobbins, polymer clay
Urban Gardens Ring and Earrings
Her over-the-top polymer collar using Maggie Maggio’s watercolor technique is another example of work that pays homage to the artist who originated the idea while allowing Navarro’s style to shine through.
Polymer clay collar – watercolor technique
I don’t speak Spanish, Google’s translation tool is not always reliable and this glimpse (below) of the Urban Gardens necklace left me wanting more. I couldn’t find a picture of the whole necklace – if you’ve seen it, let us know!
Urban Gardens, polymer clay and…?
Navarro also works with glass.
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Each piece of Rachel Carren‘s polymer jewelry bears the name of an historical artist such as Hokusai, Winslow Homer and William Morris. Mixing color palettes that reflect the work of these iconic artists, the art historian, who holds a PhD from the University of Maryland, creates rich surface designs with patterns either relevant to the artist referenced or appropriate to the cultural time frame.
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I know you come to Daily Art Muse to be inspired by interesting, beautiful fine craft – my survey of handcrafted excellence – but indulge me as I reflect on some of what I absorbed at last week’s conference. I offer my thoughts as inspiration of a different sort. This essay is a call to action, not only to those working with polymer, but to all on a creative path.
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