 February 3rd, 2010 I was so happy and gratified today. Last night I posted messages on a couple of the polymer clay forums that I used to spend a lot of time on. During the past few weeks, I have been visiting them again, reading and getting caught up with the newest news in Polymer Clay Land, however I hadn’t posted anything. After a long absence, it’s kind of hard to just jump in again.
Since I decided that the best way to get volunteers for the lightfast experiment was to ask, I posted on two of my favorite groups. Both are at Yahoo groups and the group names are Polymer Clay People and clay-polymer. The response was wonderful. What a great group of polymer clayers! I think we have enough volunteers now from a cross section of climates.
One of the posters has had some experience already, with using polymer clay on her car, and she lives in Texas (a true testing ground!). From Judi Weers:
- I can only tell you my experience. I decorated parts of my car with Premo inside and out. I live in San Antonio and we have lots of sun, record heat temps this past summer and unusually colder/wet this winter. The Premo colors hold up extremely well. Parts have been on for about a year and other parts about 4-5 years. You can check some of the pics on my website.Judi Weers ACS, San Antonio, TX
http://www.cardinalcreations.net
Sr. Instructor – Art Clay
PMC Certified
Polymer Clay/Fused Glass
You have to go visit her website and see what she did to her car! Here’s a big Atta Girl for Judi!!
February 2nd, 2010 The experiment, testing the color lightfastness of the colors of different brands of polymer clay, is moving along. I have a few changes to the parameters I laid out in my initial article, “Lightfastness of Polymer Clay Brands”.
First, I am happy to say, that I am adding two brands to the test process. In addition to Kato, Premo and Fimo Classic, I have added Cernit and Pardo. I received a new shipment of Pardo and Cernit and, I have to tell you, they were a joy to work with. I will cover my “take” on ….Read the rest….
January 16th, 2010 Here is a list of upcoming retreat, workshop, and conference opportunities that will be happening early in 2010:
The 2010 Cabin Fever Clay Fest will be happening from February 19 to 24 in Laurel, Maryland. The fantastic lineup of workshop instructors include ….Read the rest….
January 15th, 2010 Since a lot of my life revolves around my garden, it goes without saying that many of my art inspirations focus on this subject. Many of my polymer clay pieces have a garden theme of some sort, in their designs. On my to-do list for quite some time now , is creating items to use in the garden.
These items need to be able to withstand exposure to all the outdoor elements, from rain, to freezing, to sun. Knowing this, about four years ago, I began experimenting. ….Read the rest….
January 12th, 2010 For those unfamiliar with polymer clay, I’d like to offer a some basic information about what the substance actually is.
However, it is almost more definitive to talk about what it is NOT. Polymer clay is NOT the same as the clays used to make pottery, ceramics, and other traditional clay items. It is NOT a clay that comes from the earth, as traditional clays do. Polymer clay is, in a ….Read the rest….
January 11th, 2010 Two little words very close together in sound, but what is the difference? And what do they have to do with polymer clay?
When you are introduced to polymer clay, you get a couple of bricks of it, do some reading about how to use it and cure it, make a little project and find it all very interesting. It’s maybe a couple-hour project. You’re done and you now feel ….Read the rest….
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