Polymer Clay Master Class

Polymer Clay Master Class: Exploring Process, Technique, and Collaboration with 11 Master Artists by Judy Belcher & Tamara Honaman

Polymer Clay Master Class offers you a close-up look at the creative processes of eleven acclaimed polymer clay artists as they share their expertise with one another and you. Judy Belcher and Tamara Honaman bring together theses talented artists for the first time, offering their individual techniques and then documenting how they inspire and challenge one another in the creation of collaborative pieces. In five lessons with sixteen guided projects, you will gain an understanding of the polymer clay skills you've always wanted to master:

• Creating with sculpture, canework, and imitative techniques.
• Altering the surface with carving, transfers, imprint, and silk screening.
• Incorporating mixed media, such as metal, wood and fiber.
• Designing using cold connections, hollow and lightweight forms, kinetic construction, and jewelry-finishing techniques.
• Pushing the boundaries of the Skinner Blend technique.
• Collaboration with fellow artists to open up new creative possibilities.

With contributors such as Leslie Blackford, Cynthia Tinapple, Lindly Haunani, Sarah Shriver, and many others, you have a front-row seat to the world of innovative polymer clay art. Challenge your assumptions about methods, style, and collaboration, and get ready to start on your own creative journey.

Paperback, 160 pages, full color illustrations and step-by-step instructions