by polyarts | Jan 15, 2018 | art, color, crafts, creativity, what's new, wood. laser cut
One of the treats I gave myself during the changeover months of the end of 2017 and the start of the 2018 was to put together a new batch of designs to make on the laser cutter at Tinkermill, the makerspace in Longmont CO. I came up with almost 100, narrowed it to my...
by polyarts | Nov 29, 2016 | adobe, dover pictorial archive, how-to, Illustrator, what's new, wood
In addition to the jewelry studio, I’ve been having a great time at TinkerMill in Longmont learning how to use new tools like the laser cutter. I’ve never had the tools available to me to work with wood before, so I’m having fun learning more about a...
by polyarts | Apr 9, 2016 | classes, metal, what's new
I’m having my own little patina party, getting a big new batch of earrings, pendants and jewelry components ready to wire wrap. I’ve done lots of electro-etching on sheets copper, brass, bronze and nickle silver over the past year, marked and cut the...
by polyarts | Jan 13, 2016 | classes, creativity, flowers, how-to, what's new
I’ve often referred to myself as a mad scientist with art supplies, and that certainly is true lately. For several years now I’ve been doing a series of experiments with color on metal using alcohol inks, chemical patinas, heat, and more. Now I’m...
by polyarts | Oct 26, 2015 | beads, metal, polymer clay, projects, what's new
This is the 100th post on the blog portion of the Polyclay Gallery. There are now 69 pages as well. In April 2007, I began this version of my website; transferring a large site done in FrontPage with html into a wordpress template and using their CMS (content...
by polyarts | Sep 8, 2015 | creativity, dolls, tutorials, what's new
I’m re-doing my Polyclay Gallery website pages in a new format that deals with re-sizing issues for tablets and phones, as well as addressing important SEO issues. I read that as many as 80% of people access websites through devices, and Google also ranks sites...
