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Polymer clay : creative traditions / Judy Belcher and principal photographer by Steve Payne.

Belcher, Judy. (Author).

Summary:

Demonstrates how to create jewelry using polymer clay, and offers step-by-step instructions for making buttons, bracelets, neckaces, brooches, beads, and earrings.

Record details

ISBN: 0823040658
Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (some color)
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: New York : Weston Guptill Publication., 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: Our Most Versatile Art Medium 8 -- Introduction: The History of Polymer Clay 10 -- Materials: Clays, Tools, Supplies 11 -- 1 Glass Traditions 14 -- Glass Lampwork 16 -- Mosaics 28 -- Fused and Slumped Glass 29 -- Gallery: Glass Traditions in Polymer Clay 30 -- 2 Metal Traditions 36 -- Mokume Gane 38 -- Enameling 46 -- Annealing Metal Powder 51 -- Gallery: Metal Traditions in Polymer Clay 52 -- 3 Fiber Traditions 54 -- Ikat Fabric 56 -- Bargello 58 -- Kente Cloth 59 -- Mudcloth 60 -- Batik 64 -- Quilting 66 -- Gallery: Fiber Traditions in Polymer Clay 70 -- 4 Painting and Drawing Traditions 76 -- Georgia O'Keeffe 78 -- Gustav Klimt 80 -- M. C. Escher 82 -- Georges Seurat 84 -- Jackson Pollock 86 -- Gallery: Painting and Drawing Traditions in Polymer Clay 87 -- 5 Stone, Bone, and Wood Traditions 98 -- Chatoyant Stone Techniques 100 -- Bone Simulations 105 -- Wood Simulations 106 -- Intarsia 108 -- Gallery: Stone, Bone, and Wood Traditions in Polymer Clay 112 -- 6 Sculpture and Ceramics Traditions 118 -- Sculpture 120 -- Ceramics 126 -- Printed Decoration 133 -- Gallery: Sculpture and Ceramics Traditions in Polymer Clay 134 -- Participating Artists 140.