Comments on: Polymer Clay Happy Distraction – Coping with Disability http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/ "Make What You Love... Love What You Make!" Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JoyceM http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28904 JoyceM Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:40:12 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28904 Hello Alexa, For some reason I missed the blog on Dec. 11th. Today the beginning of a new year, my wishes for you and all the wonderful clay family members are beyond words. I'll try by wishing you everything that is good for you, physically and emotionally; painless minutes, hours, days and as long as it can happen. The comfort of knowing that you have inspired someone (probably many someones) in sharing your story. That many have taken courage and will try something that they thought was impossible and will find great satisfaction in that effort. Success such as yours, Alexa, is contagious and we will all benefit from it. I hope you have many, many days when you can enjoy your clay and we will enjoy seeing more of your work again. You are truly a blessing to our community. Thank you again for sharing. I love all your pieces but the butterfly is special. Using sugar to texture the red, white and black beads is simply ingenius. You really made all the techniques your own. Hello Alexa, For some reason I missed the blog on Dec. 11th. Today the beginning of a new year, my wishes for you and all the wonderful clay family members are beyond words. I’ll try by wishing you everything that is good for you, physically and emotionally; painless minutes, hours, days and as long as it can happen. The comfort of knowing that you have inspired someone (probably many someones) in sharing your story. That many have taken courage and will try something that they thought was impossible and will find great satisfaction in that effort. Success such as yours, Alexa, is contagious and we will all benefit from it. I hope you have many, many days when you can enjoy your clay and we will enjoy seeing more of your work again. You are truly a blessing to our community. Thank you again for sharing. I love all your pieces but the butterfly is special. Using sugar to texture the red, white and black beads is simply ingenius. You really made all the techniques your own.

]]> By: Laurel http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28598 Laurel Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28598 Alexa: your work is beautiful!! You are such an inspiration to us all. You encourage us to overcome whatever it is that might be holding us back in not only our art, but our lives. Thank you for being willing to share yourself with us. Please keep us posted on your life and your clay/bead work. Laurel Alexa: your work is beautiful!! You are such an inspiration to us all. You encourage us to overcome whatever it is that might be holding us back in not only our art, but our lives. Thank you for being willing to share yourself with us. Please keep us posted on your life and your clay/bead work.

Laurel

]]> By: alexa http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28549 alexa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:38:56 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28549 Hi Peggy, Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!! (I received your e-mail) About the texture of the red, black and white necklace. I just rolled them in sugar and then baked. After baking, I put them in warm water so the sugar melts. And I have varnished them. And that's it. It vas my first necklace I made. Hi Peggy,
Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!!
(I received your e-mail)
About the texture of the red, black and white necklace. I just rolled them in sugar and then baked. After baking, I put them in warm water so the sugar melts. And I have varnished them. And that’s it.
It vas my first necklace I made.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28517 Peggy Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:26:41 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28517 Alexa do you mind telling us how you textured your red, black and white necklace?? Very nice! Alexa do you mind telling us how you textured your red, black and white necklace?? Very nice!

]]> By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Christmas http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28498 Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Christmas Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:15:26 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28498 @Peggy - what a very kind gesture you have made to Alexa. I emailed her with your contact info and cc'd you, so that two of you can communicate directly with each other. I am truly touched to see the level of support and kindness that ALL of you have shown towards Alexa. And I'm amazed to learn that so many of you are also dealing with your own pains and illnesses... but I'm so happy to hear that polymer clay is playing a part in bringing some level of relief and comfort in your lives. You are all such a positive, supportive and non-complaining bunch, that I had no idea. I am very impressed and proud of you all! Taking an adversity and turning it into as positive of an experience as you can. I love having you all here. You make this a wonderful community to be part of! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! @Peggy – what a very kind gesture you have made to Alexa. I emailed her with your contact info and cc’d you, so that two of you can communicate directly with each other.

I am truly touched to see the level of support and kindness that ALL of you have shown towards Alexa. And I’m amazed to learn that so many of you are also dealing with your own pains and illnesses… but I’m so happy to hear that polymer clay is playing a part in bringing some level of relief and comfort in your lives. You are all such a positive, supportive and non-complaining bunch, that I had no idea.

I am very impressed and proud of you all! Taking an adversity and turning it into as positive of an experience as you can. I love having you all here. You make this a wonderful community to be part of! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: Peggy http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28495 Peggy Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:16:34 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28495 Alexa my heart goes out to you and I will put you in my prayers. I'm not sure why but for some reason the only picture that has come up for me is your beautiful butterfly. My wish for you is a cure for your disease. I have fought with a list of illnesses in total of 7 years currently my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrom have been causing much trouble for me. I had a total remission from both of them for over a year and a half I was so grateful and pray for another remission every day. My last flare up has lasted over 3 years with a med list a junky would love 3 of them being very strong narcotics. But because of the narcotics I have some days I can work with my clay and the feeling is like being in another world where you can just think of how soothing and comforting it is if just for 5 minutes or a half hour. But if I get to tired or sore I can always cover it up and come back to it later that day if I am blessed enough or maybe even the next day. My wonderful husband helps me whenever I need so he knows all to well how to handle the clay and put it away till I am ready for it again. And I agree with all of you Cindy has made this blog and her videos a wonderful place to go when you get down and want a pick me up. Enough about me back to you Alexa with my fibro I have brain fog and because of this I have some tools that I have purchased more than once. If you would allow Cindy to give me your address I would love to send some of them to you. They just take up room that I need more of in my craft room. So you would be helping me out also. One thing we both and so many others have in common. We just want and need a hug so much only we know it will bring so much pain we don't ask for one. So for today I am sending you the kind of hugs my grandchildren so often have to give me it just comes with sound and a beautiful sound it is. Uuuuggggggs for you, Peggy Alexa my heart goes out to you and I will put you in my prayers. I’m not sure why but for some reason the only picture that has come up for me is your beautiful butterfly. My wish for you is a cure for your disease. I have fought with a list of illnesses in total of 7 years currently my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrom have been causing much trouble for me. I had a total remission from both of them for over a year and a half I was so grateful and pray for another remission every day. My last flare up has lasted over 3 years with a med list a junky would love 3 of them being very strong narcotics. But because of the narcotics I have some days I can work with my clay and the feeling is like being in another world where you can just think of how soothing and comforting it is if just for 5 minutes or a half hour. But if I get to tired or sore I can always cover it up and come back to it later that day if I am blessed enough or maybe even the next day. My wonderful husband helps me whenever I need so he knows all to well how to handle the clay and put it away till I am ready for it again. And I agree with all of you Cindy has made this blog and her videos a wonderful place to go when you get down and want a pick me up.

Enough about me back to you Alexa with my fibro I have brain fog and because of this I have some tools that I have purchased more than once. If you would allow Cindy to give me your address I would love to send some of them to you. They just take up room that I need more of in my craft room. So you would be helping me out also.

One thing we both and so many others have in common. We just want and need a hug so much only we know it will bring so much pain we don’t ask for one. So for today I am sending you the kind of hugs my grandchildren so often have to give me it just comes with sound and a beautiful sound it is.
Uuuuggggggs for you, Peggy

]]> By: Helen Sperring (honeyclay) http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28474 Helen Sperring (honeyclay) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:03:03 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28474 Alexa, your work is just beautiful. You are the Greatest!!!!!! I don't know how you do it????? Don't ever give up. With all of that great talent you'll do wonderful things. All of my other friends from this blog, WOW. Inever thought we all had so much in common. I have clinical depression, fibromyalgia, osteo, tinitus, and on the 22nd of this month i will be going in for back surgury. I have a plate in my neck and now I'll have a plate in my back. Pain is constant and polymer clay is the only thing that helps, except for pills. Just look at all the great things your doing to help so many people, Cindy. You should be proud!!!! Love Ya All, Honey Alexa, your work is just beautiful. You are the Greatest!!!!!! I don’t know how you do it????? Don’t ever give up. With all of that great talent you’ll do wonderful things. All of my other friends from this blog, WOW. Inever thought we all had so much in common. I have clinical depression, fibromyalgia, osteo, tinitus, and on the 22nd of this month i will be going in for back surgury. I have a plate in my neck and now I’ll have a plate in my back. Pain is constant and polymer clay is the only thing that helps, except for pills. Just look at all the great things your doing to help so many people, Cindy. You should be proud!!!! Love Ya All, Honey

]]> By: alexa http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28462 alexa Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:28:33 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28462 Thank you so much everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your support means a lot to me!! The butterfly is the symbol of my disease. Thank you so much everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your support means a lot to me!!

The butterfly is the symbol of my disease.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28448 Carrie Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:13:44 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28448 Alexa, your work is beautiful! I never would have thought to use translucent clay and gold leaf in the watercolor beads! I very much admire your creativity, courage, and determination! Good Luck to you! Alexa, your work is beautiful! I never would have thought to use translucent clay and gold leaf in the watercolor beads! I very much admire your creativity, courage, and determination! Good Luck to you!

]]> By: Silverleaf http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/polymer-clay-coping-with-disability/7133/#comment-28447 Silverleaf Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:58:31 +0000 http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?p=7133#comment-28447 Wow Alexa, what lovely pieces! I especially like the butterfly, it's beautiful. I'm currently suffering from clinical depression. I've had depression before which was much worse and I worked hard to overcome it and got better, so I know I can beat this depression too, it will just take some time. I also have fibromyalgia which makes me constantly tired and affects my memory and concentration, disturbs my sleep patterns and gives me muscle pain (I'm always at best uncomfortable). I know I'm not as bad as some people, but I'm not able to work at the moment, even part-time. Claying is something I can do, especially since I got a pasta machine so I don't hurt my hands conditioning clay, and a rock tumbler for sanding. It's physically easy and my lack of concentration doesn't seem to matter - I think creative stuff uses a different part of the brain to remembering to clean the bathroom or pick up milk at the shop! When you have any kind of disability I think it's important to find something you can do, something to give you that sense of achievement, because it's easy to just think you can't do anything at all. Wow Alexa, what lovely pieces! I especially like the butterfly, it’s beautiful.

I’m currently suffering from clinical depression. I’ve had depression before which was much worse and I worked hard to overcome it and got better, so I know I can beat this depression too, it will just take some time.

I also have fibromyalgia which makes me constantly tired and affects my memory and concentration, disturbs my sleep patterns and gives me muscle pain (I’m always at best uncomfortable). I know I’m not as bad as some people, but I’m not able to work at the moment, even part-time.

Claying is something I can do, especially since I got a pasta machine so I don’t hurt my hands conditioning clay, and a rock tumbler for sanding. It’s physically easy and my lack of concentration doesn’t seem to matter – I think creative stuff uses a different part of the brain to remembering to clean the bathroom or pick up milk at the shop!

When you have any kind of disability I think it’s important to find something you can do, something to give you that sense of achievement, because it’s easy to just think you can’t do anything at all.

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