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Polymer Clay Artist's Resource List POLYMER CLAY ARTIST’S RESOURCE LIST ARTISTS: Accomplished & Emerging Artists & Teachers ............................................................................................................. 2 COMMUNITY: Guilds, Groups, Forums, & Member Communities ........................................................................................... 9 EVENTS: Workshops, retreats, classes & industry shows ............................................................................................................ 13 INFORMATION & LEARNING: Blogs, Tutorials, Publishers, & Schools ................................................................................. 14 ORGANIZATIONS: Organizations for Professional Craft Artists .............................................................................................. 17 SUPPLIES: Supplies for Polymer, Jewelry, & Sculpture ............................................................................................................... 18 SALES & MARKETS: Year-round Sales Avenues & Services ....................................................................................................... 23 TECHNIQUES & STANDARDS: Site Links and Document ....................................................................................................... 24 GENERAL TECHNIQUES/FREE TUTORIALS.......................................................................................................................... 24 PAID TUTORIAL SITES ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 BASICS & STANDARDS ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 1 ARTISTS: Accomplished & Emerging Artists & Teachers Ackiron-Moses, Jill: www.jillackiron-moses.com Aharoni, Valeria: USA. Creates polymer jewelry, bags and more. www.vaharoni.com Allen, Adriana: Michigan, USA. Jewelry artist. http//adrianaallen.com/boutique Allman, Ginger Davis: Springfield, Missouri, USA. Teacher and writer of The Blue Bottle Tree website. www.thebluebottletree.com Almeida, Cristina: Lisbon, Portugal. One of a kind jewelry. http://kreartworld.blogspot.com/ Anar, Anarina: Athens, Greece. Sculptural jewelry and design. www.flickr.com/photos/anarina-anar/ Anderson, Deborah: San Jose, California, USA. Polymer & mixed media artisan, instructor, and article writer. http://athousandcanes.wordpress.com/ Anderson, Jon: Bali, Indonesia. Intricate caning surface applications. www.fimocreations.com Anderson, Susan: Maine, USA. www.yikestudio.com Apostolescu, Matei: Bucharest, Romania. www.013a.com Arnold, Meredith: Washington, USA. Instructor, mixed-media jewelry, sculpture, and comedic artist. www.mereditharnold.com Ayala, Olga: Staten Island, New York, USA. www.olgaayala.com Baker, Betsy: Boston, Massachusetts, USA. http://stonehousestudio.blogspot.com Balombini, Laura: Blue Hill, Maine, USA. www.lbalombini.com Banyas, Deborah: Wakeman, Ohio, USA. www.banyasandspeer.com Barazi, Heba: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Research scientist, university professor, and polymer workshop instructor. www.hebabarazi.com Barbaccia, Joseph: Washington DC, USA. Polymer illustrator. http://paradisestudio.com/ Barbee, Meisha: San Diego, California, USA. Bardol, Arden: Delaware, USA. Jewelry artist. https://profiles.google.com/arden.bardol.jewelry/about Beal, Carol: Kansas, USA. Polymer artist. www.beadunsupervised.com Belcher, Judy: USA. Jewelry, DVDs, and workshops. http://judybelcher.blogspot.com/ Benzon, Jana Roberts: Utah, USA. www.JanaRobertsBenzon.com Berryman, Janell: Oregon, USA. Folk art sculptures. www.janellberryman.com Besedina, Tanya: Toronto, Canada. Designer, illustrator and crafter. www.besedina.etsy.com/ Bishoff, Bonnie & Syron, J.M.: Maine, USA. Bonnie and her art partner (& husband) utilize polymer marquetry techniques with a variety of items and media. www.bonniebishoffshawlpins.com & www.syronbishoff.com Blackford, Leslie: USA. Creates whimsical characters out of polymer. http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/607 Bocchi, Laura Verdevescica: Genoa, Italy. www.flickr.com/verdevescica Boehmer, Margit: Germany. www.flickr.com/photos/rregenbogenland/ Bogosian, Helena: New Jersey, USA. Polymer illustrator and creator of Clay Quests book series. www.helenabogosian.com Bonham, Mags: Vermont, USA. Unique jewelry. www.vtcrafts.net/ 2 Brady, Marlene: Arizona, USA. Bead and Button 2011 Bead Dreams Finalist. Polymer workshops available. www.itsallaboutcreating.blogspot.com Bray, Sage: Colorado, USA. Polymer & mixed-media art. Publisher of The Polymer Arts magazine. www.thesagearts.com Breil, Helen: Ontario, Canada. Polymer jewelry artist in textures and surface techniques; creator of texture stamps & tutorials. www.helenbreil.com Brockstedt, Cornelia: Germany. Polymer jewelry. www.way-of-clay.com/ Brozova, Ivana: Mořina, Czech Republic. Polymer artist. www.ivabro.com Brueggemann, Karen: Colorado, USA. Polymer jewelry, www.pinterest.com/brueggemann0891/ http://www.ccgal.com/ Buntin, Kevin: Troy, Ohio, USA. Figurative sculptor and art doll maker working primarily in polymer. www.kevinbuntin.com Campbell, Heather: Logan, Utah, USA. Layers that build a rich pastiche of cane patterns, texture and color. www.purpledoorart.com Canyon, Jeanette: Columbus, Ohio, USA. Polymer illustrations for her critically acclaimed picture books. www.jeanetteandchristophercanyon.com Carlson, Maureen: Jordan, Minnesota, USA. www.MaureenCarlson.com Carlton, Debbie: London, England. Mixed-media jewellery using precious metal clay and polymer. www.debbiecarltonjewellery.co.uk Carmona, Almunda: Spain. www.zonamanualidades.com Carnes, Leslie: Delicious looking polymer baked goods. www.pancakemeow.com Carren, Rachel: Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA. Artist and art historian. Curator of the book Masters: Polymer Clay. www.rachelcarren.com Cavender, Kim: West Virginia, USA. www.kimcavender.com/ Čepelíková, Pavla: Prague, Czech Republic. www.etsy.com/shop/SaffronAddict?ref=si_shop Charuau, Céline: France. http://grisbleu.canalblog.com Clawson, Kate: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Polymer clay artist and writer. www.organicodysseys.blogspot.com Cleveland, Julie: Florida, USA. Polymer clay artist; sells beads, canes and jewelry. www.bluemorningexpressions.com Contreras, Noelia: Barcelona, Spain. Teacher, caner and designer. www.conadearte.com Corman, Irene: Cadboro Bay, Canada. Jewelry designer & teacher. www.bluedogbaydesigns.com Cormier, Dan: Canada. Polymer artist, teacher, and inventor since 1992. www.dancormier.ca Crothers, Debbie: Geraldton, Australia. Teacher & polymer artist. www.debbiecrothers.blogspot.com Damm, Christine: Vermont, USA. Jewelry artist. teacher and writer. www.storiestheytell.blogspot.com Davis, Lorrene: California, USA. Makes one of a kind jewelry. www.lorrenedavisdesigns.com Del Pinto, Maria: California, USA. Enjoys making jewelry, ornaments, and miniatures. www.delpinto.com/ Dever, Jeffrey Lloyd: Maryland, USA. Award winning 3D sculptor. http://jeffreylloyddever.com/ Dewey, Catherine: Maxwell, Texas, USA. Exquisitely detailed sculptures of elves, fairies, and gnomes. www.elvenwork.com 3 Diffendaffer, Grant: USA. Creates jewelry, beads, and writes books about polymer. www.diffendaffer.com/ Dinkel, Georg: Germany. Creates simple, mechanical art pieces in a Gothic style, many including Apple products. www.bits-fuer-uns.de/ Doroshow, Dayle: California, USA. Mixed-media and polymer artist. www.dayledoroshow.com Duchowicz, Monika: Wolverhampton, UK. Polymer paintings. www.facebook.com/ArtystyczneWariacje Dumont, Christine: Europe. Artist, teacher, Founder of European polymer website Voila. www.voila.eu.com/ www.allovercreation.net Dunn, Judy: USA. Beautiful handcrafted jewelry. www.judydunn.net Durham, Tammy: Colorado, USA. Polymer illustrator. www.tammydurham.com Dustin, Kathleen: New Hampshire, USA. Creates exquisite evening bags made of polymer as well as wearable art. www.kathleendustin.com/ Dyer, Nancy: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. Jewelry artist. www.susandyerjewelry.com Eakes, Julie: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Specializing in caning. www.julieeakes.blogspot.com Fairweather, Claire: Auckland, New Zealand. Polymer clay artist, tutor, and founder of the Auckland Polymer Clay Guild. www.clairefairweather.co.nz Fajardo, Barb: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Known for her Flora Beads, Kaleidoscope Tiles, and Textured Tessellations. www.barbfajardo.com Farion, Tamara: USA. Creates sculptures and miniatures out of polymer. www.purplebarnstudios.com/ Fischer-Cozzi, Louise: New York, USA. International teacher and artist. www.louisefischercozzi.com Frankenberg, Marla: USA. Polymer Jewelry Designer. www.flickr.com/photos/marlafrankenberg Friesen, Christi: California, USA. Writer & artist in mixed media. www.Cforiginals.net Garbe, Linda: Illinois, USA. Polymer mixer of images and words. http://lindagarbe.com Geisen, Jan: St.Paul, Minnesota, USA. Works in multiple media. Jewelry and garden art available online. www.jangeisen.com Girodon, Sonya: Grenoble, France. Jewelry designer. www.flickr.com/photos/sonya_polymer_creations/ Gourley, Rachel: Vancouver, Canada. http://www.rachelgourley.ca/ Greenberg, Donna: Millburn, New Jersey, USA. www.flickr.com/people/donflik/ Greynolds, Dorothy: USA. Enjoys making wearable art and masks. www.picturetrail.com/dgreynolds Grigoryan, Sona: Barcelona, Spain. Published Polymer Artist. www.flickr.com/people/sonagrig/ Hardy,
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