For
July our members went mixed-media with their entries. They could
create anything inspired by the theme as long as the
entries contained 50% polymer clay.
Vote for your favorites. Three lucky voters will be chosen in a drawing to win a gift certificate from one of our sponsor shops.
1. Patriotic "Betsy" Mixed Media Cat Art by Marie Young of YoungCreative
This mixed media piece
features a polymer clay cat, "Betsy," sitting on a polymer airplane
tail. The background is decoupaged tissue paper with a faux wood finish. Dimensions: 10 inches high and 10 inches wide with airplane overhang.
2. Carnival Maskby Betsy of PolyClayCafe I
love masks and tribal/totem designs so I decided to try my hand at a
small mask in that style for this challenge. Materials include a
cardboard mask base, acrylic paint, polymer clay, glitter glue and 20
gauge craft wire. You may view more photos and read about the process
on my blog at http://polyclaycafe.blogspot.com/2014/06/carnival-mask-made-for-pcagoe-july
3. Licorice Leather Bracelet No. 180by Susan of 11BOLDstreet Mixed
media wristwear, in trendy "licorice" leather, silver plated wire,
Swarovski crystals, assorted beads and, of course, a textured polymer
focal.
4. Madam FooFooby Marcia of marcymPC Madam FooFoo is an elegant little
polymer clay lady wearing a lovely red and black dress and furry jacket
today. She is thinking deeply as she attends all her social functions,
planning for tomorrow's outings. Her daughter's wedding is coming up
soon and she is also contemplating her mother-of-the-bride outfit.
Proper clothing is very important to her.
5. Scrappy Necklace and Earrings Setby Lisa of HiGirls A
very thrifty necklace made from repurposed scrap clay bicone beads
mixed with rolled scrap fabric beads and some fun spacer beads I found
at Goodwill! A super long necklace that can easily be doubled around
your neck.
6. Geometry in Motion by Brenda of BeeJWilson The
glass bottom was once a wine bottle. I cut the center section of the
bottle into strips, fused in a grid pattern, then slumped it over a bowl
mold. I then covered the center of the bowl with polymer clay square
cane slices and trimmed the edges with bright orange to accent the
shape.
8. Steam-box-Etsy-mixed-mediaby Carole of CompelledCraft
This is a Wooden box that I
covered in Premo polymer clay clay and I used metal legs and the metal
Spigot in the center actually turns! To add to the steampunk look I used Swellegant to to patina and age the piece.
10. Time Began in a Gardenby Arlene of Ashpaints This
is the top view of an upcycled wooden cigar box. The design includes
several layers of textured polymer clay, a message - Time Began in a
Garden - and several metal and sparkly elements.
11. Rich Jewel Toned Millefiori Floral Repurposed CD Suncatcher by Angela of polymerclaycreations This
is an old computer disc that I have repurposed into a new life as a
suncatcher. One of my favorite color combos. I saw these beautiful
iridescent green and purple beads at the the craft store and knew I had
to make a suncatcher to match. I covered one side with polymer clay.
After curing and sanding I drilled some holes and added the crystals and
beads for extra sparkle. CD's make great suncatchers with their
reflective film. They give off wonderful rainbows when light shines on
them. These can be used indoors or out.
PCAGOE featured
artist for June 9 through June 22 (View her work featured on our Facebook page throughout this time period.)
Lisa hails
from Ivyland, PA and has been working with polymer for several years.
In addition to #polymer, her talents include designing and #sewing fabric
handbags and personal accessories. Her bags usually incorporate some
aspect of her polymer, whether in the form of a clasp or just a
decoration. About her work, Lisa says this: "I have been obsessed with
polymer for several years now. It has progressed from using polymer in
bead making to covering anything that isn't nailed down with polymer
clay! My latest creations include teapots which require many hours of
work, and have become one of my favorite things to make. Every bag at
HiGirls designs is handmade by me, and each one is unique. I especially
love working with vintage and repurposed fabric. I've been sewing since I
was a young girl, and have a huge collection of fabric to prove it!"
Congratulations to the drawing winners. They get to pick a prize from one of our lovely participating sponsor shop owners.
Holly Piper-Smith
Donna Price
Melissa Houck
Comments from the voters:
It was EXCEPTIONALLY difficult to choose this month! Everyone really nailed it!
This month was the hardest to choose from so far! Very well done on everyone's part!
I
am a new polymer clay artist and I happened upon your site while doing
research. I am thrilled to see there is a community of polymer clay
artists who have formed a guild. I look forward to joining your group in
the future!
This month it was soooo hard to choose. Really great work from all.
I'm a past member - love seeing what everyone is creating! Maybe it will inspire me...
I love all the talented artists on here!
Heard of this contest through PlaySculptLive.
Folks
your work was wonderful this month! I wish I could pick more than three
this time around. Very interesting and definitely can feel the deco
flavor in the entries.
Lots of fabulous ideas from all of you this month.
Love the work of everyone!
Gorgeous creations!
Very imaginative.
This was a really hard month to choose. So many beautiful pieces.
I
felt these three artists represented this month’s challenge extremely
well. I really liked them all and choosing 3 was very hard.
Nice entries! Great work.
They are all so good it was difficult to make a 1, 2, and 3 choice.
Learned about the challenge from Gryffin Design Studio, fun stuff!
All exceptional work !! I enjoy the blog.
You’re all amazing artists ..I’m jealous lol.
Love your creations, keep up the good work.
I
think this is the best group of entries in the challenge ever. It is
very hard to vote this month!! Everyone did an incredible job! You've
raised the bar and done an outstanding job of incorporating this month's
art nouveau challenge.
Really fine designs!!!!!!
I
heard about this challenge on the Blue Bottle Tree's Facebook. These
are some seriously lovely creations! It was fun looking through them.
I thought Art Deco was not really a style I liked, but looking at these entries I must say I have changed my mind.
Wonderful
showcase of skill and diversity of interpretation. These designs really
highlight the endless possibilities of polymer clay.
Wish I could choose more. This one was tough! I also love the clock (11) and the bowl (12).
Gorgeous work!
All I can say is WOW.
Wonderful work everyone!!!
All these entries are really creative.
Nice group of entries!
Cool theme this month!
Beautiful work as always. The diversity is incredible.
You can see all the love these are made with!
Seriously tough to choose just 3 this month! Wonderful work all around!
