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...
by polyarts | Jul 20, 2015 | art, beads, classes, crafts, creativity
We’re getting ready to travel to Ohio and see family and friends as well as do some art and music. I’ve got three classes (etching metal bracelets, patina on metal and kumihimo) lined up at Gahanna Bead Studio at 1082 N. Hamilton Rd. Gahanna, Ohio. I grew...
by polyarts | Jul 14, 2015 | art, creativity, tie dye
We didn’t do the usual Springtime Dyeing Days marathon with shibori and tiedyed textiles and clothing. I have plenty of both for the moment, and have been working on overpainting, adding metallic accents, and taking the textiles I have already dyed to the next...
by polyarts | Jun 25, 2015 | crafts, how-to
I used to crochet, decades ago, but I never did learn what the stitches were called or how to read pattern diagrams. Recently, thanks to Lori G. at the Longmont Bead Group and this book by Linda Schapper, I have learned the names of the stitches, seen the errors of my...
by polyarts | Jun 20, 2015 | creativity, dolls, how-to, polymer clay
Huzzah! I’ve finished up the How To Make A Ball Joint Doll with Polymer Clay tutorials in video and .pdf form. 10 half-hour segments show from start to finish how I make these dolls, with full explanations and helpful info, available through the 2015 Polymer...
by polyarts | May 20, 2015 | art, crafts, creativity, dolls, polymer clay, what's new
Its been an incredibly busy Spring so far, and very productive. I’ve been working on websites for others like the Lyons Film Festival, Red Canyon Art, Angel Readings by Kelly, and updated my own websites page because of the new additions. (Need a website? I love...
by polyarts | Apr 4, 2015 | beads, classes, metal
I’m teaching a class on how to etch metal with electricity April 11, from 2pm-4:30 pm. To help prepare for it, I’ve also put up a page about using Photoshop and PnP paper as well as other resists for use on metal in etching (or anodizing) for use by...
by polyarts | Mar 31, 2015 | art, beads, eggs, faces, flowers, home decor, polymer clay
I do enjoy decorating eggs with polymer clay. These blooming beauties were first blown free of their egg-y contents, then coated with several cured coats of liquid polymer clay.I drew the faces with a Micron permanent ink pen, colored them with acrylic paints and...
by polyarts | Mar 29, 2015 | adobe, art, classes, creativity
I thought I’d lost the files from my Illustrator classes that I took at Front Range Community College, but I found quite a few and that includes the one with the brushes I created that allow me to “draw” lace onto lines. It may sound simple, but they...
by polyarts | Mar 24, 2015 | metal, polymer clay
I love collecting fonts to use in laying out articles and books. Particularly fun are dingbats; which have a pictorial glyph instead of a letter for each character. These can be used to make newsletters and cards look great–or to make transfers for direct use on...
