It’s been a wonderful clay-filled three-day weekend (Happy Birthday, Mr. Presidents! and thanks for the holiday). After almost two months of abstaining from playing with polymer clay, or making jewelry, or anything else remotely creative because of tendonitis in my wrist, there was so much I wanted to accomplish in the studio. Not the least of which is trying out some of the polymer clay extruder techniques I’ve been pinning. Continue reading
Category Archives: Jewelry Design
The Meaning of Dragonflies
Polymer clay dragonfly ornament
I seem to have a small dragonfly obsession, which expresses itself in my jewelry designs. In the summer and fall of 2013, I created a “flight” of dragonfly designs. (That’s what you call a group of dragonflies.) I didn’t dwell on the deeper meaning at the time. But I have looked up the meaning of dragonflies more than once.
Accessorizing Radiant Orchid – 2014 Color of the Year
Art credit: Lauren Williams, OMG designs
In case you haven’t heard, Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2014 is Radiant Orchid (Pantone 18-3224). I asked my graphic designer extraordinaire – Lauren Williams/OMG designs – to re-color my logo and make a Facebook cover image in homage to this trend. Doesn’t Paisley look fabulous in this pink-ish purple-ish hue? Continue reading