Feature Artist: Carole of Compelled Craft

 

 

Introducing Carole Monahan-Kampfe of Compelled Craft 

PCAGOE Feature Artist from October 14th through October 27th

Carole started working with polymer clay almost by accident. She and her daughter were house cleaning and discovered some craft supplies which included some polymer clay. She says that not much cleaning got done that day after the discovery!

 

In Carole's words: "It all started with a little bird, Wort the Worry Bird. I made Wort the first time for a friend who was going through a really rough time. I told her Wort would help Her with all her woes. Everyone who saw Wort had to have one as well. Then Wort was joined by his cousin Lucky ducky." Carole says that her Lucky Duckies were made with the sole purpose to raise funds for the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) society. Carole was diagnosed with MS in 2003 and she finds that working with the clay is great physical and cognitive therapy, to help with the hand and muscle cramps associated with her illness. 

She has been working with polymer ever since her first encounter with it. She has since authored tutorials for Polymer Clay Cafe, her 1st tutorial was for her Bambooya beads in April 2012 and her latest tutorial Mobius Mass is in this Month 's October 2013 issue. Carole never gets bored with the possibilities of polymer and feels compelled to keep working with this medium because her well of ideas never runs dry.

Find Carole at these locations:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Compelledcraft
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Compelled-Craft/279922788728117?hc_location=timeline
http://www.flickr.com/photos/compelledclaycrafts/

October Challenge Winners

And the winners of the October Challenge are:

Public Vote

1st place 

Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld

2nd place 

Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet

3rd place

Owl Bowl by Line of PlaySculptLive

Members Vote

1st place 

Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld

2nd place TIE
Woodland Barrette by Jill of Jkollmann 

Autumn Birches by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan

3rd place

Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet

Drawing Winners: 
Bee Harris
Sue Bowen
Eileen Moore
They get to pick a prize from one of our lovely participating sponsor shop owners.

 Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted and supports our challenges each month.

A sampling of comments left by voters:

As always, some very creative works!

·         The first one is amazing!!!

·         The acorn was my 4th choice.

·         Beautiful work.

·         Wow! the entries this time were all so very excellent that I changed my mind half a dozen times before choosing!!! Great job everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

·         It is not easy for me to choose the winner every month. Most of the works looks to me professional, interesting and beautiful. I vote for the works that look to me the best. Thank you.

·         That acorn is so cool!!! What a wonderful idea and it is so beautifully made.

·         All I can say is WOW! I am in awe every time I see these creations and how they are made.

·         Wonderful creations. I love autumn colors and now I have new inspiration for the challenge in my guild. :-D

·         Every entry was so lovely and so hard to choose just 3. Always so difficult to vote on only a few. Good luck everyone!

·         I love that the acorn lights up !!

·         WOW! Every month there are so many pretty things entered. I love them all it is hard to pick just three.

·         The creativity of these artists are incredible. Thank you everyone.

·         Good work, all! I can see that a lot of thought and work went into your entries. I liked the originality of No.13, the light constructed over a jar, while I loved the simplicity and elegance of the birches in No.1. To tell the truth, for a few seconds of delight, I thought No.1 was actually a small handbag of some sort and was wondering how polymer had been used for that effect. I'd really love to have a bag like that! The little white owl in No.10 is elegant in its simplicity. I think that raku is a great choice for making pine cones and I only wish that I could have seen them in a better close-up to observe its effect.

·         The creativity shown by PCAGOE members is stunning, humbling and wonderful.

·         Amazing entries! Love them all, but was hard to choose.

·         Hoot do you love!! The owls of course! Love, love this challenge! Awesome work people! My favorite one yet!

·         Love, love, LOVE the unusual textures in the earrings. The owl bowl made me smile.

·         All the entries are wonderful, but I just love the acorn light - beautifully crafted and useful.

·         I love this contest! I saw it in the promotions section of the Creative Breakroom forum. All of the items in this month’s contest are gorgeous!

·         My peeps outdid themselves - so hard to choose! Going for the whimsy and creativity of the lighted acorn.

·         Great variety this month!

·         All, as usual, are awesome, great craftsmanship, beautiful eye candy... I LOVE THEM ALL....

·         This was so tough! October is my birth month and I adore all things Autumn, woods and nature related. Some awesome original ideas here!!

·         I enjoyed looking at all the wonderful artists works this month. The colors and textures definitely reflected this month's theme.

Forest-Woodsy October PCAGOE Challenge

This month our members created entries inspired by the theme "Forest/Woodsy" It is great to see how each artist interpreted the theme. Entries had to meet the theme and be made from at least 50% polymer clay.

Vote and Win!
Three lucky winners will be selected in a drawing of all non-member voters and will be able to choose a prize offered by our member shops sponsoring this month's challenge. See the list of participating sponsors and prizes. 
 



And the entries are:

1. Autumn Birches by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan
The background is three colors of golden translucent polymer clay in a translucent Stroppel Cane. The birches were carefully hand built from different thicknesses of pearly white and opaque black clay. The pendant is backed with white clay for reflectance through the translucent gold and then backed again with black clay.

2. Autumn Leaves Statement Necklace by Betsy of PolyClayCafe
Fall leaves are so beautiful where I live, and the forests abound with fabulous colors. I wanted to represent the leaves in fun bold colors. The colors represent the leaves as they are turning.
3. Moonlit Wood Nymph Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls
Wall plaque is 100% polymer clay with lots of texture and color.

4. Woodland Barette by by Jill of Jkollmann
A big Woodland/Forest concept is squeezed into this 1 inch by 3.5 inch bezel barrette. I wanted to include moss, wood, ferns and a flower or two for a punch of color.

5. Owl Shadow Box by Marie of YoungCreative
This wise old owl is another experiment using a hollow egg shell as the base for a bird sculpture. The branch is constructed on a coat hanger armature.


6. Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet
The PCAGOE Monthly Challenge theme of Forest/Woodsy had me pulling out some of my signature gauze/liquid polymer "fabric". With hues echoing a forested autumn landscape, I embedded a piece in a base of textured bronze polymer. Black accents, including gunmetal black findings, as well as copper beads and a Swarovski crystal complete this unique pair of earrings.

7. Leavings Falling on the Forest Floor Barrette by Angela of PolymerClayCreations
Beautiful fall foliage falling on the forest floor. Quiet and serene.

8. Raku Pine Cone and Pine Needles Decoration by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant
I created this faux Raku pine cone and pine needles Christmas decoration using Gloria Spruiell's fun tutorial from the December 2008 Polymer CAFE magazine! I am entering this piece in the PCAGOE monthly challenge "Forest or Woodsy" theme for October 2013.

9. Owl Bowl by Line of PlaySculptLive
I have been fascinated with making bowls lately, this one of an owl and his splendorous feathers is the Woodsy Challenge for the PCAGOE.

10. Owl by Freda of FredaK

Owl among the leaves

11. Goddess of the Geraniums by Suzen of PhoenixRose
Very small elf guarding the geraniums in a tub. She is covered with vines, in the back as well, and flowers.

12. Owl Friends Mini-Mosaic by Arlene of Ashpaints
This mini-mosaic's center tile features a stylized owl surrounded by tiles with leaves, twigs, flowers and swirls. This mini-mosaic was made for the PCAGOE Monthly Challenge - Forest/Woodsy.

13. Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld
This acorn is created with polymer sculpted over a jar. The cap of the acorn unscrews to allow the battery operated light to be turned on and off. Lynda Moseley's controlled marbling technique was used for the striped part of the top of the acorn, which blends into a brown/bronze color which fades into a lighter brown at the tip of the acorn. The cap is constructed of many tear drops overlapped which were then antiqued with acrylic paint. The size of this piece is 4" long and 3" wide by 3" deep. For more views (including photos when lit) of this piece, please visit my flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/createmyworlddesigns

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Choose your top 3 favorites. The same entry may not be counted more than once. Voting is open to the public the 1-7 of each month. Read the expanded rules here.
 

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Please select your 1st choice: (2nd & 3rd choice must be different from your 1st.)	1. Autumn Birches by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Autumn Leaves Statement Necklace by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 3. Moonlit Wood Nymph Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Woodland Barette by by Jill of Jkollmann 5. Owl Shadow Box by Marie of YoungCreative 6. Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 7. Leavings Falling on the Forest Floor Barrette by Angela of PolymerClayCreations 8. Raku Pine Cone and Pine Needles Decoration by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 9. Owl Bowl by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Owl by Freda of FredaK 11. Goddess of the Geraniums by Suzen of PhoenixRose 12. Owl Friends Mini-Mosaic by Arlene of Ashpaints 13. Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld
Please select your 2nd choice: (2nd choice must be different from your 1st and 3rd.)	1. Autumn Birches by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Autumn Leaves Statement Necklace by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 3. Moonlit Wood Nymph Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Woodland Barette by by Jill of Jkollmann 5. Owl Shadow Box by Marie of YoungCreative 6. Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 7. Leavings Falling on the Forest Floor Barrette by Angela of PolymerClayCreations 8. Raku Pine Cone and Pine Needles Decoration by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 9. Owl Bowl by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Owl by Freda of FredaK 11. Goddess of the Geraniums by Suzen of PhoenixRose 12. Owl Friends Mini-Mosaic by Arlene of Ashpaints 13. Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld
Please select your 3rd choice: (3rd choice must be different from your 1st and 2nd.)	1. Autumn Birches by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Autumn Leaves Statement Necklace by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 3. Moonlit Wood Nymph Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Woodland Barette by by Jill of Jkollmann 5. Owl Shadow Box by Marie of YoungCreative 6. Bronze and Copper Earrings No. 154 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 7. Leavings Falling on the Forest Floor Barrette by Angela of PolymerClayCreations 8. Raku Pine Cone and Pine Needles Decoration by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 9. Owl Bowl by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Owl by Freda of FredaK 11. Goddess of the Geraniums by Suzen of PhoenixRose 12. Owl Friends Mini-Mosaic by Arlene of Ashpaints 13. Acorn Light by Beth of CreateMyWorld
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October Challenge Sponsors

Thank you to all of our artists who volunteered to sponsor the October Challenge. Please see their prize offers and stop back tomorrow and vote.

In the meantime, Please explore these wonderful finds from their shops: October Challenge Sponsors on Etsy

September Challenge Winners

And the winners of the September Challenge are:

Public Vote

1st place 

1. Rivendell, Polymer Clay Pendant by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan

2nd place 

Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld

3rd place  TIE

Caterpillar to Butterfly Wall Hanging by Arlene of Ashpaints
Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 

Members Vote

1st place 

Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld

2nd place 

Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant

3rd place

Amelia the Rabbit Princess by Marie of YoungCreative

Drawing Winners: 
Peggy Jean Gerbo
Sharon Wittmann

Moyra Riley

They get to pick a prize from one of our lovely participating sponsor shop owners.

 Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted and supports our challenges each month.

A sampling of comments left by voters:

- You all are sooo awesome, keep up the beautiful work.

- I love the Turtle Island by Beth. Very beautiful and very well balanced. I hope she does more pieces in this style in the future.

- All are lovely!

- Hello! I just read about this challenge on this blog: http://ladyflowersbysusan.wordpress.com/ and I came here to vote. Nice challenges! :)

- The choices were hard to make. But I think I picked the most talented projects. Great work!

- Wonderful work. I love seeing everyone's ideas come to life.

- Directed to site by Susan Delphine Delaney, via Facebook. I find some of her work quite interesting.

- Beautiful imaginative work of high standards.

- What a beautiful array of items - very difficult to chose between them!

- Great stuff.

- Loving all the stories this month!

- Really hard to choose this month!

- I'm a scuba diver and one of my favorite subjects to photograph is the sea turtle. I was ecstatic to find out The Turtle Island piece was designed by Beth!

- Wish I could have picked more than three! Great interpretations!

Inspired by a story or book- PCAGOE September Challenge

This month our members created entries inspired by books or stories. It is great to see how each artist interpreted the theme. Entries had to meet the theme and be made from at least 50% polymer clay.

Vote and Win!
Three lucky winners will be selected in a drawing of all non-member voters and will be able to choose a prize offered by our member shops sponsoring this month's challenge. See the list of participating sponsors and prizes. 
 



And the entries are:

1. Rivendell, Polymer Clay Pendant by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan
Rivendell is a polymer clay pendant with chains attached by tiny armatures on the back. It evokes the Middle Earth home of the Elves, Rivendell. The pendant is made from one of my signature translucent Stroppel canes.

2. Amelia the Rabbit Princess by Marie of YoungCreative
In this sculpt, I have decided to tell a story, inspired by the dark romantic mood of my favorite fantasy/fairy tale books. In my story, the young princess, discovering that her fairy tale life isn't as secure as she had thought, clutches her most prized possession--a gilded version of the fabled golden egg. Read more: http://marieyoungcreative.com/2013/08/31/amelia-the-princess-rabbit/

3. Little Red Riding Hood Basket by Betsy of PolyClayCafe

Did little Miss Red not see those ears behind that rock?

I wanted to try something whimsical for this challenge as well as continue to learn how to make 100% polymer clay containers (although I did paint the clouds). The basket is approximately 4" in diameter and 2" high. The scene continues around the basket and a little red flower adorns the inside bottom.

4. Caterpillar to Butterfly Wall Hanging by Arlene of Ashpaints
One of my favorite authors is Mary Alice Monroe. She wrote a book called "The Butterfly's Daughter" which explored the journey of the Monarch butterfly from the caterpillar stage to a beautiful butterfly. This mosaic wall hanging captures the spirit of that book in its saying. It reads "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a Butterfly".

5. Not quite what he is cracked up to be! ;-) by Cindy of of ArrowdaleArtStudio

Mr. Dumpty before his great fall.
I confess I was inspired by of all things, a video game where one of the levels is Humpty Dumpty. And the Humpty in that game is so creepy looking, I wanted to make a better one. BTW, I've always wondered what caused our ovoid hero to fall - I think you'll find a clue in my version of the story.

6. Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant
The story I chose is one of my favorites, "Finding Nemo". The part of the story this light switch cover represents is the part where Dori chants, "just keep swimming, just keep swimming". I've had to use that thought to make it through a very tough time in my life, and making this switch cover was my first return to being able to work again, so it means something special to me. Just keep swimming, everyone! :)

7. Paper Bag Princess by Line of PlaySculptLive
My piece for this challenge, please read the blog post attached.
playsculptlive.blogspot.ca/2013/08/paper-bag-princess.html

8. Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld
 Extruded polymer clay, canvas and inks come together to depict my vision of the Native American story about the creation of the earth. This wall hanging measures 12 ¾" wide by 13 ½" long. For more information on the story and the creation process of this piece, please visit my blog: createmyworlddesigns.blogspot.com/2013/08/creation-story....

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Choose your top 3 favorites. The same entry may not be counted more than once. Voting is open to the public the 1-7 of each month. Read the expanded rules here.

Full Name (required for voter prize notification):
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For current Dues-Paying PCAGOE Members: What is Your Etsy Shop Name?
Please select your 1st choice: (2nd & 3rd choice must be different from your 1st.)	1. Rivendell, Polymer Clay Pendant by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Amelia the Rabbit Princess by Marie of YoungCreative 3. Little Red Riding Hood Basket by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 4. Caterpillar to Butterfly Wall Hanging by Arlene of Ashpaints 5. Not quite what he is cracked up to be! ;-) by Cindy of of ArrowdaleArtStudio 6. Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 7. Paper Bag Princess by Line of PlaySculptLive 8. Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld
Please select your 2nd choice: (2nd choice must be different from your 1st and 3rd.)	1. Rivendell, Polymer Clay Pendant by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Amelia the Rabbit Princess by Marie of YoungCreative 3. Little Red Riding Hood Basket by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 4. Caterpillar to Butterfly Wall Hanging by Arlene of Ashpaints 5. Not quite what he is cracked up to be! ;-) by Cindy of of ArrowdaleArtStudio 6. Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 7. Paper Bag Princess by Line of PlaySculptLive 8. Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld
Please select your 3rd choice: (3rd choice must be different from your 1st and 2nd.)	1. Rivendell, Polymer Clay Pendant by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 2. Amelia the Rabbit Princess by Marie of YoungCreative 3. Little Red Riding Hood Basket by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 4. Caterpillar to Butterfly Wall Hanging by Arlene of Ashpaints 5. Not quite what he is cracked up to be! ;-) by Cindy of of ArrowdaleArtStudio 6. Just Keep Swimming Light Switch Plate Cover by Jackie of ThePleasantPheasant 7. Paper Bag Princess by Line of PlaySculptLive 8. Turtle Island by Beth of CreateMyWorld
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August Challenge Winners

And the winners of the August Challenge are:

Public Vote

1st place 

Rousseau inspired Goddess of the Jungle Teapot by Lisa of HiGirls

2nd place

Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid

 

3rd place

Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose

Members Vote

1st place 

Paleo Necklace by Beth of CreateMyWorld

2nd place 

Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid

3rd place

Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose

 

Drawing Winners:

Barbara Noblett, Peggy Carlan, Susan Worcester

They get to pick a prize from one of our lovely participating shop owners.
http://polymerclayartists.blogspot.com/2013/07/august-challenge-sponsors.html
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted and supports our challenges each month.

A sampling of comments left by voters:

Best entries yet!
Wonderful work by everyone!
Heard about through Wired Orchid on Facebook!
The Tribal Goddess necklace is one of the most fantastic necklaces I have seen on the the PCAGOE challenge. Great piece
Everyone does really nice work. I LOVE them all.
I always look forward to seeing the results of the challenge! Great job this month!

August Challenge Tribal-Goddess

This month our members celebrated nature with the theme Tribal/Goddess. It is great to see how each artist interpreted the theme. Entries had to meet the theme and be made from at least 50% polymer clay.

Vote and Win!
Three lucky winners will be selected in a drawing of all non-member voters and will be able to choose a prize offered by our member shops sponsoring this month's challenge. See the list of participating sponsors and prizes. 
 

And the entries are:

1. Earth, Water, Mountain, Sky Tribal Box by Betsy of PolyClayCafe
I love the simplicity and impact of tribal designs. The repetition of geometric patterns in this little box (2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4") portray the tribal designs that I am most attracted to. I selected colors that remind me of the US southwest: rich reddish-copper, dark sienna, turquoise and a light cactus green. The box is made completely of polymer clay and brushed with kiwi Perfect Pearls and Inka-Gold copper to accentuate the carved designs. There is a small pattern of the same colors repeated on the inside bottom. It's always fun to find something when you open a box!

2. Rousseau inspired Goddess of the Jungle Teapot by Lisa of HiGirls
I've always love Rousseau's lush jungle paintings, and so took the challenge in this direction.
The small teapot is covered all around with an assortment of flora and fauna. At one point I wondered if I was taking this too far, then I referred back to Rousseau's paintings and realized there was no way I could go too far with it!

3. Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid
The focal pendant was created with a flower stamp on polymer clay and was enhanced with powders. Turquoise daggers, snowflake obsidian and hematite beads complete the necklace.

4. Carved Bone Choker No. 175 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet
I chose to create a faux bone pendant for this challenge. It was distressed, carved, then back-filled with turquoise polymer bits. Then it was antiqued and accented with copper and sterling plated wires and hung on a three-strand brown leather cord.

5. Paleo Necklace by Beth of CreateMyWorld
Polymer clay necklace of faux stone and faux rock beads, etched with caveman type drawings. When I set to work on this challenge, I had in mind an all together different concept, I was planning to create a mother earth figurine. While mixing the clay for the figurine, I saw a beautiful crackled blend of colors emerge which begged to be turned into something. Instead of setting that aside to move onto the "planned idea", I let the clay guide me to create this piece. Those are my favorite types of creative sessions... so rewarding! For more views please visit my flickr photostream at: www.flickr.com/photos/createmyworlddesigns

6. Faux Carved Ivory Cuff Bracelet by Arlene of Ashpaints
This cuff bracelet was designed as a result of the Tribal/Goddess theme of the August PCAGOE challenge. After a bit of research I determined that carved ivory was very typical of tribal design. One of the great things about polymer clay is that it is the great imitator! I first created faux ivory, then covered the bracelet and added the "carving". A rich golden brown acrylic paint was used to bring out the details then a sealing/polishing wax was added. A final buffing brought a soft glow and the bracelet was done.

7. Light Switch Cover Blue Petroglyph by Freda of FredaK
These petroglyphs are from tribes way back in time.

8. Nelson Mandela Turquoise, Tembu Tribe, South Africa by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan
I created Nelson Mandela Turquoise to honor the life and work of Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela. Mandela's 67 years of public service focused on Peace and Reconciliation. I set myself the challenge of creating a Turquoise that had the colors of the South African flag: black, red, green and navy. These colors signify unity among the peoples of South Africa. Mandela is of the Tembu Tribe of South Africa. Unbeknownst to me at the time I created Nelson Mandela Turquoise, there exists in South Africa a Turquoise Harmony Institute dedicated to the principles of Peace and Reconciliation.
The tribal necklace has seven beads of Nelson Mandela Turquoise, two "black lava" beads, twelve antique gold polymer clay spacers and hundreds of faux coconut husk polymer clay disks created from a mixture of black, brown and antique gold clays.

9. Sudsy Goddess by Line of PlaySculptLive
I made this one to keep us all clean.

10. Channeling the Goddess by  Carol of CompelledCraft
This piece is a variation of my Bambooya beads from my April 2012 Tutorial in Polymer Café.
The warm mix of earth tones in the cane was then hand shaped to nest into each graduated bead. The goddess is a faux ivory finish using several blended colors and then a patina after it was cured.

11. Garden Goddess by Jill of Jkollmann
I used a black and white image transfer then colored with pen and pencil, did a top layer of translucent, sanded and buffed. The back of the bezel has a well deep enough to add a picture and cover it with resin to make it two sided.

12. Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose
This is my favorite necklace I have ever made. All the beads are polymer except the silver. It is in a tribal style and celebrates the ancient goddess.

Vote Here

Choose your top 3 favorites. The same entry may not be counted more than once. Voting is open to the public the 1-7 of each month. Read the expanded rules here.

Full Name (required for voter prize notification):
Email Address (Required for voter prize notification):
For current Dues-Paying PCAGOE Members: What is Your Etsy Shop Name?
Please select your 1st choice: (2nd & 3rd choice must be different from your 1st.)	1. Earth, Water, Mountain, Sky Tribal Box by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 2. Rousseau inspired Goddess of the Jungle Teapot by Lisa of HiGirls 3. Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid 4. Carved Bone Choker No. 175 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 5. Paleo Necklace by Beth of CreateMyWorld 6. Faux Carved Ivory Cuff Bracelet by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Light Switch Cover Blue Petroglyph2 by Freda of FredaK 8. Nelson Mandela Turquoise, Tembu Tribe, South Africa by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 9. Sudsy Goddess by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Channeling the Goddess by Carol of CompelledCraft 11. Garden Goddess by Jill of Jkollmann 12. Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose
Please select your 2nd choice: (2nd choice must be different from your 1st and 3rd.)	1. Earth, Water, Mountain, Sky Tribal Box by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 2. Rousseau inspired Goddess of the Jungle Teapot by Lisa of HiGirls 3. Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid 4. Carved Bone Choker No. 175 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 5. Paleo Necklace by Beth of CreateMyWorld 6. Faux Carved Ivory Cuff Bracelet by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Light Switch Cover Blue Petroglyph2 by Freda of FredaK 8. Nelson Mandela Turquoise, Tembu Tribe, South Africa by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 9. Sudsy Goddess by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Channeling the Goddess by Carol of CompelledCraft 11. Garden Goddess by Jill of Jkollmann 12. Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose
Please select your 3rd choice: (3rd choice must be different from your 1st and 2nd.)	1. Earth, Water, Mountain, Sky Tribal Box by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 2. Rousseau inspired Goddess of the Jungle Teapot by Lisa of HiGirls 3. Abstract Dagger Tribal Necklace by Lorraine of WiredOrchid 4. Carved Bone Choker No. 175 by Susan of 11BOLDstreet 5. Paleo Necklace by Beth of CreateMyWorld 6. Faux Carved Ivory Cuff Bracelet by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Light Switch Cover Blue Petroglyph2 by Freda of FredaK 8. Nelson Mandela Turquoise, Tembu Tribe, South Africa by Susan of LadyFlowersbySusan 9. Sudsy Goddess by Line of PlaySculptLive 10. Channeling the Goddess by Carol of CompelledCraft 11. Garden Goddess by Jill of Jkollmann 12. Tribal Goddess by Suzen of Phoenixrose
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