Polymer clay in AmericanStyle
The April 2009 issue of AmericanStyle magazine features polymer clay in its Arts Focus. Most, if not all, of the images are available online! Take a look if you’d like — my favorites are the Nudibranch bracelet from Melanie West, “From The Sea,” a shell by Jana Robers Benzon, and “Horizontal Hibiscus” by Kathleen Dustin. …
More bead blogs to enjoy
Here’s some more I’ve added to this blog and to my feed reader: Fákó.Orsi gyöngei Cent perles et moi MadDesigns (Marcia DeCoster)
Herringbone commas
Messing around with herringbone — these are interesting curves, but won’t work for my intended use (sort of a “ray” from a centerpiece); too big. I’ll play again with this sometime, maybe use 15s. They’re interesting though.
Pearl Carpet of Baroda sold
Sotheby’s reports that it sold for $5,458,500 U.S.! I wonder if it will end up in a museum, or in a private collection?
Web and Flow
Web and Flow is the name of the current gallery show at the Minnesota Textile Center, showcasing artists’ baskets from around the country, on display until April 18th. Pictures were not allowed, but I’ll describe a few of the more unusual ones, with links if I can find them: Cathleen Michel made a basket primarily…