Tips for Creating Beautiful Polymer Clay Beads
November 19, 2007
By Astrid Lee, http://www.eArtfair.com/blog - Copyright 2007 To create beautiful polymer clay beads for your fine art jewelry, there are a number of steps you should take to ensure that right from the beginning you’re able to make a rather professional, artistic product, in an economical way. Article from http://www.eArtfair.com/blog FIRST THE BASICS: TIPS FOR USING POLYMER CLAY 1. Be a clean worker. That maeans work on clean surfaces and ensure clean hands. This practice keeps your work looking smooth and bright. 2. Polymer clay is typically softened by the heat of hands. Just knead it... Read more »
Indian Block Printing
October 21, 2007
The article “Indian Block Printing: Three Main Techniques” that Author Rajneesh Dubey wrote in 2007 is a great resource for this fine art technique. “Block printing, as name suggests, is the use of wooden blocks in the process of dyeing and printing. In India, block printing has been in practice since 12th century. Even before that in 6th century BC, there are references that India was maintaining trade relationship in cotton with Babylon. Thus we get the idea that India has very old heritage of cotton clothes. Block printing is so renowned for use of rich and vibrant colors.... Read more »
Craft Tool 1: The Glue Gun
October 12, 2007
If you have never made any fine craft, please excuse us. This article is for the advanced fine crafter wishing to hone the skills in his game. It is one in a series of articles on unusually versatile fine craft supply tools. Hot Accessories for Glue Guns! There is an entire line of accessories for glue guns that people may or may not know about. Each of these accessories is designed to make the process of using the glue guns an easier and more efficient experience. Many are also designed to make using glue guns more ergonomic which is an excellent benefit for those people that must use these... Read more »
A ‘How to’-article: Techniques for Creating an Art Book
October 10, 2007
The following example on how to create an artbook was found on a polymer clay fine craft supply website: http://www.sculpey.com/Projects/projects_AsianProverbBook.htm Of course, you can completely tailor the techniques to provide your own messages and do your own detailing. Having said that, this Asian Proverb book project offers a myriad of art techniques that are useful to know and are applicable to other things. I suggest you first try to create an Asian Proverb book much like the one suggested here, and then use the techniques learned to create an artwork of your own. btw. while you are at... Read more »
A History Lesson in Glass Bead Jewelry
October 6, 2007
The article below is a short art history class for fine craft jewellers. A seemingly well-researched article on glass beads. “GLASS BEADS -The History and Making Of Beads are amongst the oldest human art and technology, dating back 30,000 years. They have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass-like beads were Egyptian faience beads, a form of clay with a self-forming vitreous coating. Glass beads are usually categorized by the method used to manipulate the glass. Most fall into three main categories: wound, drawn, and moulded. There are composites, such as millefiori,... Read more »
