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Jayne Dwyer
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Location
Newcastle, Maine
United States
About the Artist: Jayne Dwyer
Jayne Dwyer is a polymer clay artist based in Newcastle, ME who has been working in the medium for over 25 years. Her one-woman-show company, Paper Moon Jewelry, is the medium for over 25 years. Her one-woman-show company, Paper Moon Jewelry, is dedicated to building painterly images through canework. Dwyer pulls much of her inspiration from nature; in particular the wildflowers, birds, and scenery found around her home in Midcoast Maine. While much of her work is wearable, she also experiments sculpturally by upcycling second hand vessels into art objects covered with recyled clay and canework.
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Pemaquid Lighthouse Teapot
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ContainersInge Abrahamsen
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Location
Denmark
About the Artist: Inge Abrahamsen
Polymer clay has been in and out of my life since mid-1970’ties. After getting in contact with the Scandinavian PC community a few years ago, the urge to develop my skills and find my own voice became more important. As I work fulltime teaching IT, the clay must too often be on stand-by. I do not plan much but like to go with the flow, e.g. incorporate an accidental rugged edge created by the pasta machine. I do not strive for perfection; a fingerprint here and a spot there is OK. The small boxes are tactile; I have found a size that is small enough to fit in a hand, yet a big enough canvas to play with surface techniques – smooth like polished marble or textured. And, of course, the colours. A box is a world in itself. Earrings – which I have made a lot of - lays idle around when not worn, but the box has a life on its own, also when it is just there: it could contain something, even a surprise. Perhaps it is also a very suitable 2020 project: I may be locked in here – but I am still on the outside of the box.
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Mystery Mushroom
Height 6cm (1.2 inch). Polymer clay, soft pastel. Lines representing the leaveless autumn branches with a few berries left for the birds, while the mushrooms thrives.
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Forbidden City
Height 6cm (1.2 inch). Polymer clay, brass wire, acrylic paint.
Inspiration for the textures and colours is from the doors of the Forbidden City.
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ContainersHelen Malchow
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Location
Ashford, Connecticut
United States
About the Artist: Helen Malchow
Helen's work has been affected by years of observation and a love of all things patterned. On a walk with friends you might find her lagging behind because she found an interesting color combination and the patterns it makes on a leaf that has started to turn and how the bugs have started to eat it, how nature has formed a bud on a tree. She finds herself always investigating how thing are put together, formed or disintegrating. These lifelong observations float to the top when she is designing her veneers, inlays, carvings and Mokume Gane. Helen designs originate from her own texture plates and master molds based on those daily observations. Helen has been a fine arts teacher, (Ceramics, Jewelry, Lapidary, Sculpture, Art Foundations) for 34 years, a working artist for 15.
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https://silverthumbstudios.com
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Crunchie Box 22
8" long x 6" wide x 6" tall, Hollow form box with no interior armature or supports. Made using the slab and drape method of construction. The box was created using a handmade ceramic form base on the abstracted female form. Crackle was created using a heat treatment applied to the surface layers and then expanded to create the effect one would see when mud dries and contracts under the summer sun. The handle is a sculpted squiggle, lightly sanded in directional motion with a smooth oval spot at the top for visual weight and interest. A calm spot in all the crunchiness if you will.
Premo, Sculpey lll, liquid clay
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ContainersHelen Cruickshank
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Location
United Kingdom
About the Artist: Helen Cruickshank
I have been claying for around 8 years and enjoy making quirky designs, mostly with animal themes. I love making canes so they feature in many designs, and I have an eclectic taste in projects, including sculptures, jewellery, vases, tree decorations and recently an advent calendar. Basically I like making people smile, so most of the projects I make are fun, colourful, and amusing. I also love teaching; I'm an Occupational Therapist, which means I adapt things to make them more achievable, so write tutorials and run workshops with the aim of the project being completed by people of all abilities and experience. I've written a book called "Amusing Artistry in Polymer Clay" featuring detailed photos and step-by-step directions for 9 projects composed of 19 canes which aims to inspire and encourage creativity.
Websites
https://www.blueseabirdclaydesigns.com
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Gecko Sculpture
11" long, 7" Wide, 1.5" high. Wire & foil armature with polymer clay surface design using a variety of clay blends and canes.
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Advent calendar
Llama Sculpture
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Three Dimensional WorkGeorg Dinkel - Members' Choice Award Recipient
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Location
Zirndorf
Germany
About the Artist: Georg Dinkel
I had my first contact with polymer clay in the 1980s when I made product shots for FIMO. But it took me until 2011 to realize the possibilities of this material. My works combine medieval aesthetics with sociological and technological aspects, a good pinch of humour and a childlike playfulness. I create my own world which expresses my reflections on the use of modern technologies in the digital age. Because of its suppleness, tenderness and strength I prefer to work with Polymer Clay. The willingness to be changed in form, color and structure makes it a perfect medium for me to imitate the iconic works of medieval goldsmiths and silversmiths and to fill them with new content.
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iOstensorium
Der Mosquitoreiter - the Mosquito Rider
Drache Nr.4 - Dragon Nr.4
Fiona Abel-Smith
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Location
United Kingdom
About the Artist: Fiona Abel-Smith
I love creating art in all shapes and forms, it makes me happy, and hopefully that shows in my work. In polymer clay I found a medium that allowed wonderful versatility. I can create detailed canes, sculptural pieces, even works that look painted. I also love to share my passion for polymer clay and teach and demonstrate techniques and designs both in person and through tutorials.
Websites
http://www.fionaabel-smith.co.uk
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Stretching Frog
Polymer Clay with metal armature and resin drops. 9.5 x 7 x 7 inches.
Built over a basic wire armature, the frog, leaf and flower are veneered with polymer clay canes and then textured.
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Three Dimensional Work When I Grow Up
Polymer Clay over wire armature. 14 x 16 x 8 inches.
The little caterpillar longs to be a wonderful butterfly when she grows up. She doesn't realise that the colourful adult has been augmented and enhanced beyond its natural state. In fact, the little caterpillar will grow into a beautiful moth and is already a stunner in her own right, if only she could see herself as others do.
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Bluetit on Apple Blossom
Polymer Clay. 5 x 6.5 inches.
Textured picture created with a basic initial inlay of plain coloured pieces. All the detail is added by using thousands of tiny pieces of extruded polymer clay.
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Two Dimensional WorkFran Abrams
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Location
Rockville, Maryland
United States
About the Artist: Fran Abrams
Fran Abrams, Rockville, MD, has been creating work with polymer clay since 2000. She enjoys the colors and three-dimensional nature of polymer clay. Her work includes "paintings" and sculpture. She does not use any paints or added color in her work. Fran's artwork has been in more than a dozen solo shows in the greater DC metropolitan area. Many of her polymer clay paintings have been included in national and regional juried and invitational shows throughout the country and have won numerous awards in competition with work in more traditional mediums. Fran's work titled "Warmth of the Fire" was recognized as Best 2-D Art by the International Polymer Clay Association in 2014 and is now in the polymer clay collection of Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI. She has received an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council. Fran is a member of Foundry Gallery in Washington, DC, an artist-run cooperative gallery, where she serves as Treasurer.
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2020 FAbrams 2 Triple Progression 12x12
12" x 12" not including frame, polymer clay on fabric-covered canvas
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