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Set-Up Day at Synergy
Being the first day, it was primarily dedicated to getting set up (and getting tons of hugs, and meeting people I e-know but haven’t yet meet in person.) It was a wonderful, crazy, whirlwind of a day....
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Outside Inspiration: The State of Craft Art in the Age of the Internet
Its Friday … the day we blog about something other than polymer. But its been all polymer 24/7 here at Synergy! Or has it? In actuality, the talks have been more about art than just polymer, and the...
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The Broken Telephone Project
Another amazing day at Synergy yesterday. My brain is so full, details are falling out and left scattered behind me, as I amble from one session to another, from one spontaneous and passionate...
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The Criticism We Need
A large part of the conversation this week at Synergy had to do with our avoidance of constructive criticism. The consensus was unanimous - criticism is necessary to our growth and improvement as...
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Success by Working Together
My apologies for this being late today. Travel plans were a little more hectic than expected, but I am safely back in Colorado after a most energizing week. Now that the majority of the fun is over,...
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Polymer Pioneers
One of the truly exciting things about going to an event like Synergy is getting the chance to meet the people who you admire and aspire to be. Although you may have the opportunity to meet a great...
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Best Business Practice: Cooperation not Competition
If you have the first issue of The Polymer Arts, you may have read the back page Muse’s Corner piece written by Marjon Donker and Saskia Veltenaar, the editors of From Polymer to Art. It told the story...
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The Journey of The Broken Telephone
For those of you who followed the blogging I did from Synergy, you may remember Dan Cormier’s Broken Telephone Project. We couldn’t reveal much then because Dan and partner Tracy were going to roll out...
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Opportunity to Grow
If you have been enjoying the conversation about expanding your artistic voice, you may want to hop on over to Voila! this weekend. As of this Sunday, there is a new class you can join–Ways To Wow …...
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A Giveaway and Introduction to Movement This Week
This week I want to focus on the idea of movement in your artwork. Movement can be either a kinetic design (having parts that move as an integral part of the design), or a visual sense of movement. But...
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A Good Cane Improved by a Fitting Finish
Putting together a pleasing color palette and effective patterns is just half of what will make a good cane true art. The cane itself is just part of your art supply stash until it is sliced and...
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Intriguing Llama Found
One of the articles in the upcoming Fall issue of The Polymer Arts is an engaging piece about putting together a polymer-focused gallery show. This past May some folks at the Polymer Clay Guild of...
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Dialing in From Frankfurt with French Polymer
I have been traveling for 16 hours as I sit down to write this and I have another 7 hours to go before I reach the hotel in Malta. Every change of scenery, the many different people, the variation in...
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Workshops in Malta
Stopping to write a blog in the midst of all the fantastic conversations I’ve been having this first day in Malta has been a challenge so this will be a little short–we’ll let the photos speak for the...
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New Clays and New Toys
Down in the vendor’s hall here at EuroSynergy, there are artists selling their beautiful work so we are getting the rare chance to see the craftsmanship and beauty of dozens of very skilled artists up...
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From Czech with Love
I have been taking a lot of shots of the art being worn by the attendees, or as we keep noting here, of people’s chests because between pins and necklaces; that is where most of the jewelry is so what...
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The Broken Internet Project
No, this post is not a rant about the vagaries of the world-wide web, problematic wifi connections, or website issues but rather, of all things, polymer art! If you recall from Synergy last year or...
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Inspired Pins–Portugal
So you saw Dan’s pin that started this different version of the inspiration centered project on my previous blog (see it here.) Now he has sent me three of the resulting pins to share with you until he...
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Inspired Pins–Switzerland
So you saw Dan’s pin that started this different version of the inspiration centered project on my previous blog (see it here.) Now he has sent me three of the resulting pins to share with you until he...
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Pin Inspired–Greece
We’ve seen designs from Portugal and Switzerland using Dan’s pin as inspiration for different versions playing off the same idea in his Broken Internet Project. Now let’s take a look at another pin...
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