Comments on: Plastic Clay is the Literal Translation of Polymer Clay In Russia

By: Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Properly

Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Properly — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:09:18 +0000

Thanks for the info Marta!

By: Marta

Marta — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:01:42 +0000

Well, I can come up with three more names. First, direct translation of 'polymer clay', as all the words are quite known for everyone and have equivalents in the Russian language: 'polymer' will tell the listener about the essence of the material, 'clay' will explain what designers can do with it. Here some people also call it 'thermo-plastic' which is also ok, but a bit confusing for those who don't know about it.
Moe experienced artists here call it 'bakable polymer clay', probably, that's the best way, though a bit too long :)

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Spotlight

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Spotlight — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:37:49 +0000

**FYI: A Spotlight article featuring Zuleykha McMillan has just been posted. She is a Russian polymer clay artist currently living in the UK. The link by my name will take you to the post.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tools

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tools — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:40:05 +0000

That would be fantastic Debbie! I would love to hear what your friend suggests!

By: Debbie McLelland

Debbie McLelland — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:50:43 +0000

Cindy,
I have a very good friend that speaks many different languages, one of which is Russian. He also works with different advertising media. I am going to show him these comments and concerns and see what he can come up with that may help. He writes a great deal of editorial copy on a free lance basis.

I will keep you posted. It is so sad to hear that artists around the globe are losing credibility through language barriers.

Debbie McLelland

By: Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Q&A

Cindy Lietz@Baking Polymer Clay Q&A — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:56:49 +0000

That's a good idea Jamie! When you say 'fire' instead of 'bake' it gives a classier impression. Like it could only been done by an artist in a studio as opposed to just a lady in her kitchen.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:48:06 +0000

Maybe they could refer to it as "low fire clay" as I have seen it called that in quite a few places. Then they could explain further if the person wanted details. Just my 2 cents worth. :)

By: Cindy Lietz@How To Polymer Clay Info Links

Cindy Lietz@How To Polymer Clay Info Links — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:54:34 +0000

That is a better way to describe it than plastic clay for sure. There could be some confusion with Silver Art Clay which is a clay that becomes 99% pure silver when fired.

One option could be to call it 'Colored Art Clay' or 'Pigmented Art Clay', that might help.

Thank you for your comments Monique! This discussion is good!

By: Monique Spencer

Monique Spencer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:30:14 +0000

I vote for Art Clay. It's lighter than heavier mud clay. It's cleaner for artists to work with and produces much finer results.

As a brander, I can tell you that's the explanation people are looking for. They're not looking for a chemical breakdown, but if you offer one, they'll take it.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Blog - Most popular Posts

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Blog - Most popular Posts — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:27:41 +0000

Wow Larissa you addressed everyone! What a fantastic comment, I really appreciate it!!

I understand the need to elevate our medium to the level of 'artiness' it deserves. If we take our time, do high quality work and try our best to describe to people what a fantastic medium polymer clay truly is, its perception will change. It may just take a little while. :-)

(Was the question marks from trying to type something in Russian? Cause sometimes the word processors in these blogs don't do so well with unknown characters.)