by polyarts | Jul 23, 2013 | beads, classes, crafts, creativity, dolls, faces, polymer clay, textiles
Patsy Cline said it so well…some days things just are NOT all together. That’s how it is right now for the purple faerie ball joint doll that I am making. First the cat stole one of her lower arms—luckily I have made a paper under-body pattern that I...
by polyarts | Mar 4, 2013 | art, beads, classes, creativity, Illustrator, metal
This semester I’m taking part in a wonderful project as one part of an Independent Study in metal work/jewelry construction at Front Range Community College. This is a service-learning project in cooperation with classes in Metal/Jewelry, Women’s Sexuality...
by polyarts | Jan 22, 2013 | art, beads, crafts, creativity, faces, metal
It’s been a lovely break between semesters, and I’ve had a chance to practice two of the new skills I learned in 2012, bead crochet and kumihimo. Both are a lot of fun, allowing for creative choices when it comes to picking out the beads, and meditative...