TY  - BOOK
AU  - Belcher,Judy
TI  - Polymer clay creative traditions: techniques and projects inspired by the fine and decorative arts 
SN  - 0823040658
AV  - TT297 .B45 2006
U1  - 731.42 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Watson-Guptill Publications
KW  - Polymer clay craft
N1  - Includes index; Preface : our most versatile art medium -- Introduction : the history of polymer clay -- Materials : clays, tools, supplies -- 1. Glass traditions -- Glass lampwork -- Demonstration : skinner blend -- Demonstration : two-color tessellation -- Demonstration : encased beads -- Demonstration : Chinese eye beads -- Mosaics -- Fused and slumped glass -- Gallery : glass traditions in polymer clay -- 2. Metal traditions -- Mokume gane -- Demonstration : hills and valleys -- Demonstration : texture stamping -- Enameling -- Demonstration : enamel pin -- Annealing metal powder -- Gallery : metal traditions in polymer clay -- 3. Fiber traditions -- Ikat fabric -- Bargello -- Kente cloth -- Mudcloth -- Demonstration : black-and-white mudcloth -- Demonstration : mudcloth beads -- Batik -- Demonstration : batik jewelry -- Quilting -- Demonstration : stitched clay quilting -- Gallery : fiber traditions in polymer clay -- 4. Painting and drawing traditions -- Georgie O'Keeffe -- Demonstration : O'Keeffe flowers -- Gustave Klimt -- M.C. Escher -- Demonstration : Escher geometric -- Georges Seurat -- Demonstration : Seurat pointillism -- Jackson Pollock -- Gallery : painting and drawing traditions in polymer clay -- 5. Stone, bone, and wood traditions -- Chatoyant stone techniques -- Demonstration : chatoyant checkerboard and jellyroll canes -- Demonstration : chatoyant stamped images -- Bone simulations -- Wood simulations -- Intarsia -- Demonstration : parquetry box and pin -- Gallery : stone, bone, and wood traditions in polymer clay -- 6. Sculpture and ceramics traditions -- Sculpture -- Demonstration : triangle horse -- Ceramics -- Demonstration : mishima and decorative layers -- Demonstration : metallic raku -- Demonstration : crackle raku -- Printed decoration -- Gallery : sculpture and ceramics traditions in polymer clay
N2  - The past and present meet in a sourcebook of ideas, inspiration, and instruction that seeks to help crafters who have discovered that polymer clay is versatile and easy to use
ER  -