{"id":84,"date":"2008-05-11T16:47:07","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T23:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-skinner-blend-technique\/84\/"},"modified":"2009-02-11T13:19:47","modified_gmt":"2009-02-11T21:19:47","slug":"polymer-clay-skinner-blend-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-skinner-blend-technique\/84\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Polymer Clay Skinner Blend Technique Got Its Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2008-05\/11-skinner-blend-technique-90052-00.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Skinner Blend Technique\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vid #52: One of the Most Versatile Polymer Clay Techniques You&#8217;ll Ever Learn:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As a beginner, you should learn how to make skinner blends as soon as possible.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> These unique color gradations of<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> clay are used in a wide variety of bead and cane projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Although the technique is easy to learn, it&#8217;s also kind of difficult to explain with just words, especially in the small amount of space on this page. That&#8217;s why I love web video so much&#8230; because I&#8217;m able to walk you through the whole process from start to finish, as if you were right beside me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So why is it called the Skinner Blend anyway? Well the technique was invented by a mathematician \/ artist by the name of Judith Skinner. She first introduced it in 1996 to the polymer clay community. But well before that, she was coming up with all kinds of mathematically creative  inventions, including some kind of computer based television weather tracking system&#8230; circa 1962. She was 19 years old then. 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