Polymer Clay for the first time
by Syndee Holt
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Author: Syndee HoltBrand: Sterling Publishing
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-06-30
ISBN: 0806968273
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Sterling
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Book Review: Call me fickle, but now I'm in love with polymer clay
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought a book...took a class...left my husband for polymer clay. Well two of the three are true. I bought my first clay over two years ago and didn't know what to do with it. This book took me from how to open the package to how to make wonderful gifts. Each technique taught is followed up with an actual "no fail" project. From covering inexpensive BIC pens to making jewelry the book uses photographs and humor to coerce chickens like me to become fine artists. No longer is this medium connected with cutsey bears carrying balloons. The book takes each step seriously, yet lightly, to lend credence to this new art. Best of all, the book gives teeny projects which are extremely portable. Got kinda hard finding an extension cord for my sewing machine which would reach from my home to Europe for vacation! This is a "can't miss" book which provides instant gratification for artists-in-waiting!
Summary of Polymer Clay for the first time
?It is easy to think of polymer clay as glorified modeling clay, but as a serious craft medium, it requires knowing some basic techniques. These are covered in great detail with excellent photos....Beginners will find many of their questions answered....After mastering the basics one can move on to complex projects such as miniature villages.... Recommended.? ?Library Journal.
Readily available, inexpensive, and easily manipulated, polymer clay is an ideal beginner's medium, and Syndee Holt does an admirable job of introducing it. She sets the stage with background on materials and basic handling, then presents 27 approaches and variations as a series of questions on technique whose answers are full-fledged projects. "How do I make a pinroll cane?" for instance, explains a simple cane process and uses it to cover a candleholder. Other cane methods yield jewelry, a frame, a barrette, drawer pulls, and a covered pen, utilizing both basic canes (bull's eye, banner, checkerboard, blended) and pictorial types (flower, millefiori, star, face, shaman). The final section focuses on molds and textural effects such as metallic and rubber stamp effects to produce brooches, light switch covers, a box, and coasters. Most of the designs are fairly ordinary and there are certainly more exciting books on polymer clay, but this one does provide a thorough, easily understood introduction to this popular subject. --Amy Handy
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