Comments on: Polymer Clay Artists – How To Discover Your Unique Artistic Voice

By: Tanya L

Tanya L — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:58:46 +0000

I’m really glad this was brought forward again since I wasn’t here for it first time around!

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:54:34 +0000

What a great post! I’ve never come across this one in my travels — so glad I finally have… ;D ~Kat

By: carolyn

carolyn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:05:26 +0000

@Ken H.: Maybe that’s why we clicked … formal elegance is something like classical to my way of thinking. It is good to have Cindy teaching different techniques … expanding the borders of our way of thinking and making polymer clay designs.

By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:32:18 +0000

I don’t think any of us have just one “voice”, there are things we’re better at than others, and being humans, creating is a uniquely personal endevor that depends on what we’re feeling at the moment, I sing opera, it doesn’t mean I don’t like oldies or broadway, it’s I just don’t do them as well, it’s like the comment I made on the new FB page recently, I understand the design concepts of Steampunk, but I just don’t execute it very well yet, someday I will but just not now. Creating is growing and finding the voice “du jour”. If I had to identify my creative voice, I say formal elegance (probably why I don’t do Steampunk well).

By: carolyn

carolyn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:16:59 +0000

No, I have not yet found my artistic voice. I am still at the crafter stage. I am happiest with precision and balance. I tend toward perfectionism. And I guess I am basically old fashioned in my outlook. So, if I’m heading toward and artistic voice I guess it would be classical.

By: Cindy Lietz@Antique Finish Polymer Clay Instructions

Cindy Lietz@Antique Finish Polymer Clay Instructions — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:43:21 +0000

That is a good question Laurie! You can get a realistic rust finish a couple of ways. Both are done after the piece is baked.

One is to use rust patina paint that has real metal bits in it. It is a two step process that can take a day or two to complete.

Another way is to use an orangey brown acrylic paint mixed with a little sand. Use a sponge to dab it on in clumpy uneven spots. This can be very realistic looking and can be done quite quickly.

By: Laurie Daughtrey

Laurie Daughtrey — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:39:22 +0000

I am trying to make a pendant that looks like it has a rust finish. Do you have any suggestions?

By: Cindy Lietz@Lentil Beads

Cindy Lietz@Lentil Beads — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:07:30 +0000

Thanks Frivolitea! I've been to your site and seen some of your polymer clay work and I think you already have a clear artistic voice. Let me see if I'm right... You like things to be warm, comfortable and worn in. You find beauty in texture and metalic finishes. Lots of different things inspire you, so you include all of them in your pieces. Family, home and a great cup of tea are more important to you than possesions. Am I right or am I way off?

Cindy's last blog post..Lentil Beads From Scrap Polymer Clay will Suprise You Everytime

By: Frivolitea

Frivolitea — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:15:07 +0000

What a great post. I need to make time to work more regularly on my “art” in order to find my own artistic voice. Thanks so much for your comments on this topic!

By: Cindy Lietz@Sanding Polymer Clay

Cindy Lietz@Sanding Polymer Clay — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:07:25 +0000

Tell me... have you found your artistic voice yet? Have you seen other polymer clay artists with a clear voice that you would like to mention? I'd love to here from you!

Cindy's last blog post..Making Lentil Bead Holes Using Piercing Wire and a Gentle Touch