{"id":2442,"date":"2009-02-09T03:11:35","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T11:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2009-11-11T19:06:02","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T03:06:02","slug":"plastic-clay-translation-polymer-clay-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/plastic-clay-translation-polymer-clay-russia\/2442\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Clay is the Literal Translation of Polymer Clay In Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So Does That Mean They Make Plastic Beads and Plastic Jewelry?
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You may not realize it, but this blog gets a lot of web traffic from all around the world. I guess the language barrier prevents a lot of you international visitors<\/span> from commenting too much. Occasionally though, some people like Larissa Metsker (lameta) come along. She’s from the Russian polymer clay community and fortunately her English is very good.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a recent article I posted about Lameta: Russian Jewelry And Bead Artist Brings The World Closer Together<\/a>
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In the comments section of that post, I’ve been learning more about what is happening over in Russia with polymer clay. Larissa has indicated that…<\/span><\/p>\n

Much interest has been drawn to polymer clay recently in Russia (last 5 or so years).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But when we try to organize shows, it appears that people know nothing of this medium, it takes time to explain what it is. The reaction is different: from surprise to neglection: Plastic :(<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The problem is that polymer clay is new for Russia and there is no such word. We use word-for-word translation, as it sounds good. But in most cases people call it just ‘plastic’ and I don’t like it, because there is even a grammar mistake in the word.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From what she has shared, it is obvious that Larissa has a bit of a dilemma on her hands. Not only is the medium so new that they have to explain it all the time. But the translated name for polymer clay gives the impression that the material is cheap and tacky. Unlike the true artists medium that it really is.<\/span><\/p>\n

So how do you think these Russian artists should handle the situation? Stumble along trying to convince the public that plastic really is a great artistic medium? Or should they reinvent its image somehow? Maybe call the clay by its brand name like Fimo or Premo? Or use the scientific name for its ingredients or something?<\/span><\/p>\n

In English we don’t call Acrylic Paint, ‘plastic paint’ even though that’s what it really is. So maybe they could come up with something that gives polymer clay a classier image.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you guys think? Any ideas for Larissa (lameta) and her colleagues?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Cindy\"Polymer<\/p>\n

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