Elise on Mar 28 2008 | Filed under: 1980's, Shriver
Are you hooked on Kathleen Dustin’s presentation about the work done by the early polymer bead makers? Then, you’ll want to see even more images by those pioneers. After each of Kathleen’s installments, I have been providing you with an expanded view of those artists’ early work.
In the gallery that follows you can put Sarah […]
Kathleen on Mar 25 2008 | Filed under: Allen, Carlson, Dewey, Flower Valley Press, Ford, Forlano, Haunani, Hughes, Millefiore, NPCG, Ornament, Roche, Segal, Shriver, The New Clay, Toops, Torpedo Factory, Voulkos
In 1987, at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in the Washington, D.C. area, I taught my first workshop on polymer bead-making based on the simple techniques I had developed. On the advice of an artist colleague, I submitted a short article to Ornament magazine. Published in 1988, my article was entitled “The Use of Polyform […]
Kathleen on Mar 18 2008 | Filed under: Blends, Breen, City Zen Cane, Dustin, Ford, Forlano, Micromosaic, Millefiore, Shriver, Toops
This is Part Four of the speech delivered at Synergy: the 2008 National Polymer Clay Guild Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland in February 2008. The entire speech will be publish in serial form in five parts on Polymer Art Archive .
In the Washington, D.C., area also in 1986, where I was working as a ceramic artist, I […]
Elise on Dec 10 2007 | Filed under: 1981, 1983, Caning, Millefiore, Olson, Publications, Shriver
In St. Louis in 1981, the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts held a national convention. It was there that Esther Olson introduced her process for making miniature candies from FIMO®. Today we would recognize these techniques as millefiore caning. From that inconspicuous beginning, caning has evolved into extraordinary art, as seen in the work of […]
Rachel on Dec 09 2007 | Filed under: Caning, Design, Shriver
The appeal of a kaleidoscope is its capacity to offer a constantly changing view from the same set of components. For Sarah Shriver, the possibility of perpetual change from a single starting point suggests an inspiration for her intricate compositions. In her elasticized cuff bracelet, one’s initial sense is of an amalgamation of coordinated, but […]
Lindly on Nov 12 2007 | Filed under: 1990, Allen, Beadazzled, City Zen Cane, Dustin, Grove, Haunani, Ornament, Shriver, Voulkos
I was certainly bedazzled to see the this show at Beadazzled in Washington, DC in 1990. It was the first time I had ever seen the work of Pier Voulkos, Sarah Shriver, Grove & Grove and City Zen Cane in person.
The show was displayed in the back room of the store’s original location on Dupont […]