{"id":18035,"date":"2013-11-14T03:05:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T11:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18035"},"modified":"2013-11-13T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T23:57:28","slug":"polymer-jewelry-artist-cindy-peterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-jewelry-artist-cindy-peterson\/18035\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Jewelry Artist Cindy Peterson Follow Up Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18035#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Cindy Peterson Oregon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-11\/14-90451-roadtrip2-cindy-peterson-1-oregon-2013-08-24.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #451: Roadtrip #2-01 (OR):<br \/>\n<\/span>Finishing skills have noticeably improved over the past year.<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">During the summer of 2012, we took our 31 foot travel trailer out on its first inaugural PcT Roadtrip. One of the community members that we had the opportunity to meet up with on that excursion, was Cindy Peterson who lives in Oregon. Here is some video footage of the visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/blind-polymer-artist-sees-through-her-disability\/16396\/\">Blind Polymer Artist Sees Through Her Disability<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This last summer of 2013, we set out on PcT Roadtrip #2, where we got the chance to meet up with Cindy Peterson again&#8230; plus her husband Dwayne, and their two sweet little dogs, Misha and Minuet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Well in today&#8217;s video, Cindy shares where she is at in her polymer clay journey, and how her skills have improved&#8230; one year later&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The location for this visit was our campsite in Dayton Oregon, a wine making district of this beautiful western state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy Peterson brought along several pieces of her polymer clay jewelry to show and discuss. Here is a transcript of some of our conversation&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy-L: What would you say Cindy, was your biggest improvement in your work since the last time we were together?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy-P: Finishing. My beads are smoother and I don&#8217;t have wonky edges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy-L: Now here is a piece that you made last year, and I can see a big improvement with your new pieces compared to this older one. Here is a necklace that you made last year with some discs on it. The design and the colors are great, but on the edges you can see that they are a little rough. And the finishing on the disks is OK but they could be improved. It was one of the things I suggested last year was maybe we could get a little better at the finishing part?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy-L: Now that I am looking at her new pieces, since last year, she still has the same kind of design sense. She has a good eye for color, layout and pattern. But this time around, it feels WAY better. So she has been working on her sanding and finishing. I can see very little cracks or divots and I don&#8217;t see any fingerprints which is awesome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy P: Yay!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: I mean there is nothing wrong with having a little organic-ness to your pieces, it doesn&#8217;t have to be perfect, but if it feels good, it makes all the difference in the quality of your piece.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: I show some examples of Cindy P&#8217;s new work including some Dogwood Flowers she made and I compare them with some of her older flowers and the edges are greatly improved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: You&#8217;ve done a lot since last year&#8230; You started a business?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy P: Because of Misha, we named our business Howling Dog Jewelry. We set up at the Tuesday Marketplace and have done really well. It took 4 weeks to figure out our layout and it took us a long time to set up. But now it only takes us a half an hour. We&#8217;re more organized now and things are going much better. We have repeat customers that love our work and tell me how beautiful my jewelry is. And that it is not a cookie cutter look. It&#8217;s definitely one of a kind look. I&#8217;ve got people who are worried about where they are going to buy my work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: Oh Yeah, you also said you did something cool&#8230; did you have a lady&#8230; a plus sized model who was wearing your jewelry in a fashion show?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy P: That was Tara from Curvy Chicks and she was Miss Oregon Plus of America. And she has two or three of my necklaces and earring and absolutely loves them. I have sold over $1200 worth of jewelry in just one night a week over the summer. Next week is the last of the Tuesday Markets and I am signed up for a couple more Holiday Bazaars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: That&#8217;s great! If I see you again next year (if we can get back to this area) what would you like to see by next year? Where would you like to improve?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy P: Well, I want my beads to feel like butter like yours do.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy L: I am a very tactile person and I love my beads to feel like butter too. Lot&#8217;s of people will touch your jewelry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy P: I suggest to anybody&#8230; If you have a passion for polymer clay, just experiment and try it. Cindy&#8217;s videos are awesome!<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sEvsodnaQNc?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Question of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Where would you like to be with your Polymer Clay work and skills development, one year from now? Please sure your goals in the comment section below.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By the way, if you have a polymer clay question or challenge you&#8217;d like me to address in an upcoming video vlog, do post it in the comments below. I&#8217;d love to help you find quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230;<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sEvsodnaQNc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Skills Development &#8211; Cindy Peterson &#8211; Oregon<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\">. The Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #451: Roadtrip #2-01 (OR): Finishing skills have noticeably improved over the past year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2435],"tags":[2647,2699],"class_list":["post-18035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-roadtrips","tag-marketing-selling","tag-polymer-clay-sanding-buffing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}