Polymer Pictures

A short while ago, I gave an onlline tutorial class to my polymer "group". It's a small group of women who have been with me for a long time. Originally, we met when they attended beadweaving workshops I was offering at a place called Nature's Art Village. After several years, my classes moved to a small beading shop. At that time, I also began to offer classes in polymer. That shop closed, and we moved to a church rental location. Then came Covid. We couldn't meet in person, so we migrated to Zoom. We're still meeting periodically on Zoom which allows everyone to "be there", even through illness, surgery and all the various events that occur in life. As I write this, I realize that I have been with some of these women for close to 30 years. They are special people, and I'm happy we've continued to stay connected. Our most recent "class" was on making polymer pictures to fit in small frames. The image shown here is in a 3" x 4" frame. The frame is purchased, and the backing and glass are removed. The glass serves as the "pattern" for cutting out a flat polymer background. In this case, I made a Skinner blend for the background, and added a slight texture. The flowers were cut outs, and the stems and leaves I formed by hand. It only required simple assembly on the unbaked clay background - and, of course, the addition of a butterfly from a cane I had made previously. Cured in the oven, inserted into the frame with the backing, and it's set to go. The picture can be anything from something like flowers to a wild abstract! Simple and fun! Give it a try!