Veena Raghavan on sun 20 dec 98
Dear Fellow Clayarters,
I thought I would end the year on a note of appeal again. Apart
from working with clay, I would like to develop some skills in polymer
clay. One reason for this is curiosity and a desire to explore this new
material, the other is the independence it provides. I do not have my own
studio and kiln, therefore, doing some work in polymer clay would give me
the freedom to be master of my own fate, as to the outcome of what I
produce.
I have just received the Potters Shop Holiday list, and am drooling
at the sight of various pottery books. But could anyone who is experienced
is polymer clay please advise me as to which of the following three books
would be the best for developing skills inblending the colors and textures
of the clays to get a somewhat transluscent, agate or jade effect. My goal
would be to make carved jewelry, sculptural boxes, and other objects yet to
be explored:
Creating with Polymer Clay - Ford, Dierks
New Clay - Roche
The Art of Polymer Clay - Kato
I would try to get the books for a look-see on interlibrary loan, but it
seems to take a long time, and I would hate to miss the sale date!
Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays and a wonderful 1999 to
everyone.
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
Gail Phillips on mon 21 dec 98
Veena -
I have the Ford-Dierks book, and it is loaded with wonderful pictures and good
how-to advice. I haven't seen the other two, so I can't say anything about
them. Good luck, and have a merry.
-Gail Phillips
Praying Mantis Pottery
mantispots@earthlink.net
Veena Raghavan wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Dear Fellow Clayarters,
> I thought I would end the year on a note of appeal again. Apart
> from working with clay, I would like to develop some skills in polymer
> clay. One reason for this is curiosity and a desire to explore this new
> material, the other is the independence it provides. I do not have my own
> studio and kiln, therefore, doing some work in polymer clay would give me
> the freedom to be master of my own fate, as to the outcome of what I
> produce.
> I have just received the Potters Shop Holiday list, and am drooling
> at the sight of various pottery books. But could anyone who is experienced
> is polymer clay please advise me as to which of the following three books
> would be the best for developing skills inblending the colors and textures
> of the clays to get a somewhat transluscent, agate or jade effect. My goal
> would be to make carved jewelry, sculptural boxes, and other objects yet to
> be explored:
> Creating with Polymer Clay - Ford, Dierks
> New Clay - Roche
> The Art of Polymer Clay - Kato
> I would try to get the books for a look-see on interlibrary loan, but it
> seems to take a long time, and I would hate to miss the sale date!
> Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays and a wonderful 1999 to
> everyone.
> Veena Raghavan
> 75124.2520@compuserve.com
Debby Grant on mon 21 dec 98
Hi Veena,
I have "The New Clay" by Roche and found it to be an excellent
introduction to polymer clay. In fact, I think it will be all you will
need.
Good luck, Debby Grant in NH
Jocelyn Olivia Mc Auley on tue 22 dec 98
Hello Veena,
I have thoroughly enjoyed all three of the books you have mentioned. I
bought New Clay, as it was the first of the three to be published (I
believe), and have only perused the others in book stores. I've used
these books primarily as inspiration, as opposed to using them to
specifically develop particular skills. For learning to blend colors to
achieve a stone (agate, jade, opal etc) quality, I would just practice and
also search the archives or deja-news for rec.crafts.polymer-clay. I
remember several discussions on such color blending occuring on this group
(rec.crafts.polymer-clay) about a year ago.
Other good sources for special polymer clay techniques are bead and
ornamentation magazines. I can't specifically remember the names of the
magazines, but they often have a highlighted special effect that they
breakdown into instructional steps. They also have featured polymer clay
artists, and showcased their designs and techniques.
If you reside by a university with an art dept, I'm sure the library will
carry some of these books and magazines.
Good luck,
Jocelyn McAuley
jmcauley@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Tony Hansen on tue 22 dec 98
Check this web page for place to buy:
http://digitalfire.com/cgi-local/axner.pl/page=x77.htm
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Cheryl L Litman on wed 23 dec 98
I asked a friend of mine about the 3 books listed and here's her reply.
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
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Dear Cheryl,
The New Clay by Nan Roche is the beginners bible to polymer. Some of the
information is a little outdated because of new and recent discoveries,
but
it is a good one to hang onto as a references. The other two books, Steve
Ford's and Leslie Dierks' and Donna Kato's are a how to, project by
project
instructional book. They are all good. I highly recommend Nan Roch's the
New Clay, because it explains more about the technical end of polymer
with
instruction as well.
Happy Holiday - Liz
--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
From: Veena Raghavan <75124.2520@compuserve.com>
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Good Book on Polymer Clay
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 20:43:40 EST
Message-ID: <199812210144.UAAAA25258@mx5.boston.juno.com>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Dear Fellow Clayarters,
I thought I would end the year on a note of appeal again. Apart
from working with clay, I would like to develop some skills in polymer
clay. One reason for this is curiosity and a desire to explore this new
material, the other is the independence it provides. I do not have my own
studio and kiln, therefore, doing some work in polymer clay would give me
the freedom to be master of my own fate, as to the outcome of what I
produce.
I have just received the Potters Shop Holiday list, and am
drooling
at the sight of various pottery books. But could anyone who is
experienced
is polymer clay please advise me as to which of the following three
books
would be the best for developing skills inblending the colors and
textures
of the clays to get a somewhat transluscent, agate or jade effect. My
goal
would be to make carved jewelry, sculptural boxes, and other objects yet
to
be explored:
Creating with Polymer Clay - Ford, Dierks
New Clay - Roche
The Art of Polymer Clay - Kato
I would try to get the books for a look-see on interlibrary loan, but it
seems to take a long time, and I would hate to miss the sale date!
Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays and a wonderful 1999 to
everyone.
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
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