We just finished our thirteenth day of art shows for 2015. A number of outside fairs were a part of this year in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. I have a little time to explore some new ideas. This is a new line of gummy bear products. 

Joining the Portland Polymer Clay Art Network has given me a wonderful resource for many of the frequently used techniques. It has been fun to experiment with the polymer in a group setting. The group members have a wealth of stories about strategies that give good results. This past week we used the Mokume Gane process. This pendant is a slice of clay from that process.

I read that they were discontinuing the production of Friendly Plastic strips. This is the material I have used to create all my colored jewelry. So, I started looking for new materials. Polymer clay seemed like a natural step since it contains a type of polymer resin similar to what I have been using. Here are some examples of my new pieces. What do you think?

Great attendance at the Gresham Art Fair July 2015. I sold a number of different sized cuffs and the new vases were a hit.

The City Lights Gallery set me up with a nice booth at the 2015 Henderson ArtFest, Mother's Day weekend.  I talked with many past customers and they were still very happy with their purchases. The big sellers this show were the resin on brass necklaces and earrings. 

We took a winter trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. I showed my jewelry at the Gilbert Art Walk on February 7. It was 80 degrees and a ton of people came by the booth. There was a lot of interest in the resin cuffs and new wire wrapped rings.

This is a votive scented candle embellished with a Friendly Plastic frame.  I printed the text onto a piece of clear plastic transparency film.  The word was cut out and glued to the candle jar.  The shapes needed for the frame were cut from strips of Friendly Plastic.  I used a heat gun to fuse each piece onto the jar. As the plastic began to melt it followed the form of the curve on the jar and the plastic was added one piece at a time to complete the frame.