Review & Giveaway: Totally Creative online
November 9, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Book & Magazine Reviews, Contests
Totally Creative magazine is a relative newcomer on the scene, but I think it already shows a lot of promise. The sample issue that I saw contained articles by several artists whose work I know and love, including the fabulous Barbara Matthiessen, who wrote an extensive tutorial on creating multi-layered surface design effects on fabric. I also found an article by my friend Beth Wheeler, who shared a felting project.
So what you’ll find are professional designers, whose names you’ll know from other magazines and books, who’ve created projects in all different media and for all different skill levels. Sound interesting?
There …read more
Polymer clay artist: Rickie Leiter
May 17, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Mixed Media, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Polymer Clay, Wearable Art
Rickie Leiter, of Rickie Leiter’s Ocean Stone Jewelry, has a totally unique inspiration for polymer clay jewelry pieces. I love the idea of combining a precious antique material with something as accessible as polymer clay. Rickie writes:
Childhood experiences started me on a path of looking at nature with appreciation and awe. Collecting stones, shells, and pieces of pottery from trips around the world always kept those memories alive in a special way. Some tokens became necklaces or pins, as I learned new ways to create jewelry with different mediums.
The pieces shown are built with polymer clay and are embedded …read more
