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Polymer clay challenge week 5 – focal

05 Thu Feb 2015

Posted by fulgorine in 2015 Polymer Clay Challenge, My work

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Cate van Alphen, flower, flower power, orange, pendant, polymer clay, spiral

This week I made focal pendants. I was practicing a technique wich would enable me to feature symbol or simple line drawing on the pendant.

Focal beads by Cate van Alphen

Focal beads by Cate van Alphen

The small focal is a hollow hemisphere with a spiral doodle.

Spiral dome pendant by Cate van Alphen

Spiral dome slider pendant by Cate van Alphen

I added a bit of copper mica powder to the back attachment.

Back of spiral pendant by Cate van Alphen

Back of spiral dome slider pendant by Cate van Alphen

The second pendant has a flower design because I just can’t shift the orange + brown = flower power equation!

Orange flower pendant by Cate van Alphen

Orange flower pendant by Cate van Alphen

The back of the pendant is a blend of colours.

Back of flower pendant by Cate van Alphen

Back of flower pendant by Cate van Alphen

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Rose Garden Treasury

11 Tue Feb 2014

Posted by fulgorine in Inspiration

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art bead, artisan bead, etsy treasury, floral, flower, lampwork, Paul Klee, pink, polymer clay, purple, red, rose garden, spiral

This month I have made another Etsy Treasury inspired by the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge painting. I loved the colours and the repeated spirals of the roses.

The Rose Garden by Paul Klee

The Rose Garden, 1920
by Paul Klee
Oil on cardboard

‘ABS February 2014 Wishlist – Rose Garden’ by Fulgorine


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Embroidered Roses Garden Bro…

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June ABS Challenge and Frida Kahlo

10 Sun Jun 2012

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52 earrings, earrings, miscarriage, pendant, polymer clay, spiral, van alphen, wire

Again this month’s ABS challenge piece cross-pollinated with this week’s 52 Earrings theme – Frida Kahlo. When she was young Frida was in a tram crash which left her in constant pain and unable to have children. This particularly affected me as last weekend I had a miscarriage myself – I was only 8 weeks pregnant so it was not as bad as Frida’s experience, but it did mean when I saw this month’s inspiration piece I saw emptiness and loneliness.

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

ABS inspiration painting
“Nighthawks” (1942) by Edward Hopper

Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlo

“Henry Ford Hospital” (1932) by Frida Kahlo

Focal bead detail

The focal bead is polymer clay inspired by the architecture of the curved diner window and the view through the window to the street behind. It is open and empty. The wire spirals are links of DNA chains – broken and missing. The ribbon is blood.

Necklace by Cate van Alphen

“Gone” by Cate van Alphen

Green spiral earrings

Matching earrings

I didn’t actually want a memento of the miscarriage, but this is what came to me. “Playing with polymer” (as I call it) is keeping me distracted, so I’m not about to tell the muse to go away and come back with something better. Perhaps when I am ready, I will dismantle it.

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