Polymer Clay TV this Friday & Featured PCAGOE Artist of the Week Zoeowyn

// March 24th, 2008 // No Comments » //

This Friday is a new episode of Polymer Clay TV and it is all about the Orlando Clay Fandango retreat. We have a ton of footage to share but we are starting with the Flamingo Fashion show and I know you will be laughing as much as I did. It was a great time and I hope you can attend next year. Unfortunately I didn’t know everyones name who participated in the show. I won’t name names but there were a few well known ladies in the show, one who has a book on beads and is from the UK and one who started Polymer Cafe magazine, but I am not naming names, Oh wait I think I did but you will have to watch the show to see.LOL

This weeks featured Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy member is http://www.zoeowyn.etsy.com

This talented artist is definitely inspired by the critters that live in the ocean and you will see that in the photos. The cane she made recently of a mermaid used many bars of clay and weighed multiple pounds and was a delight to see. I am a big caner and when I did art shows I worked quite large, in fact every color of clay I used was 1/2 a bar of the large Fimo brick, which I think weighs 12 ounces and I used at least 5-10 colors per cane. I can’t wait to see what she makes with the cane!

Make sure to check out her etsy shop to see all the goodies she has to offer.

Polymer Clay Podcast # 46- we’re back from Orlando Clay Fandango 2008!

// March 20th, 2008 // No Comments » // Podcasts

Yes, we enjoyed a couple of days as “daytrippers” at the Fandango at beautiful Lake Yale retreat in the Lakelands area of Western Florida. It was gorgeous weather and relaxing days, with Christie Friesen, Maureen Carlson, and Sarah Shriver as the headlining teachers. We thought their classes were great, informative, and fun, with plenty of variety for people who want a full experience.

Listen here, for our comments and don’t forget to come to the network to share more about it, and to upload your pictures for the Call for Creativity.

 

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Polymer Clay Documentary, What Do You Think?

// March 20th, 2008 // No Comments » //

At the Orlando Clay Fandango I had a chance to talk to Joan Clipp who started Polymer Cafe magazine. We had a discussion about how she started the magazine and it was the exact same way Kira and I started Polymer Clay Podcast and Polymer Clay TV, with lots of research and lots of hard work. While Joan and I were talking she mentioned that she had heard something a while back about someone wanting to start a polymer clay documentary. Well, it got me thinking how cool that would be.

Polymer clay has come a long way just since I started working with it 19 years ago. When I started there were no books out on the subject yet. I remember when Nan Roche’s book, The New Clay came out, I was so excited to see what others were doing with the medium because up to that point I had only seen 3-4 others even using the medium. Now there are tons of great books on all kinds of techniques, there are videos, DVD’s, classes and of course a weekly podcast & videocast.

I am wondering if this is something the community would like to see documented. I would love to hear your comments on the subject and if you have any idea who might have wanted to start the project, please let me know. I think it is a great idea but it would be a ton of work.

Make sure to come back tomorrow for a new episode of Polymer Clay Podcast. See you then!

Polymer Clay Podcast this Friday, Monthly Winners & Looking for Teachers & Amazing Molding Product

// March 19th, 2008 // No Comments » //

This Friday is a new episode of Polymer Clay Podcast and we review the Belle Armoire Jewelry magazine and share some of our experiences at the Orlando Clay Fandango. This month we gave away a copy of Donna Kato’s book and a Design Originals book called Expressions in Clay. Congrats to hootenannie and dakotannies, your prizes are in the mail. Enjoy!

If you want to be entered to win some awesome prizes all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter and you will automatically be entered to win. We pick winners every month and have all kinds of goodies to give away.

For those of you who do not know about our latest endeavor you can check it out at http://www.craftedonline.com

We are currently looking for teachers in all mediums that want to teach online with us. There is a class proposal form on the site that you can fill out and we will get back with you to get things set up. We have decided to launch the first classes in May so we can give people all of April to sign up for the May classes. We already have some incredible classes lined up that I am sure you will enjoy. We are looking for a wide range of classes so if you have something you think people will enjoy learning then head on over to Crafted Online and let us know.

We are approaching our 50th episode and it is very exciting to know that we have had a show every Friday since June 1st 2007, which means our 1 year anniversary is coming up and we are planning something very special to celebrate, so stay tuned for that. We love hearing from you so if you have a questions or comment, please do not hesitate to contact us polymerclaypodcast@yahoo.com

In case you didn’t notice we now have the Amazing Mold Putty in the shop. This stuff is the coolest, you just mix two parts together (they are like clay) and then you can mold what you want and have a flexible silicone mold in just minutes. This stuff dries really fast and I love it! I have been molding everything in site.LOL You can check it out in our shop and this stuff goes a long way, I got about 20 molds out of the one package. Enjoy!

I Won it and Now I am Addicted to Silkscreening on Polymer Clay

// March 18th, 2008 // No Comments » //

At the Orlando Clay Fandango this past weekend there was a live auction on Saturday night that was a blast.There was lots of really cool things to bid on and win. I bid on a few things but was determined to win some really cool silkscreens from Tonja’s Treasures. There were 4 different designs in the pack and I am happy to say I did win them.

I got home on Sunday exhausted but inspired and could not wait to try the silkscreens and just had to dig in. I am so glad I did because I am in love with this technique. It is easy and very effective and I just love how it looks. I have only begun to scratch the surface of this technique and will be sharing it with you on Polymer Clay TV sometime in the future for sure. I know you will love it as much as I do. The possibilities are endless, I can imagine using multiple colors of paint for so many cool looks. I will share some of the things I make with this technique when I have some things completed.

I also purchased a copy of Christi Friesens Jungle book as I was so inspired by what I saw everyone making in her class. I am not typically a sculptor in the sense that I don’t create figures and such but boy was I inspired to create leaves and flowers after seeing the gorgeous things everyone made in the class and of course seeing Christi’s work.

You will hear all about our experiences this Friday on Polymer Clay Podcast.