Creative Polymer Clay: Over 30 Techniques and Projects for Contemporary Wearable Art

ISBN-13: 9781446308417 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 144 str.

Heidi Helyard

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All craft retailers sell polymer clay but there has been little new published outside of 'cute' or mini food. Discover a world of creative and colourful jewellery making from the comfort of home. In this comprehensive guide to modern polymer clay techniques, artist and designer Heidi Helyard reveals the simple techniques that can be used to create 20 contemporary jewellery pieces with minimal tools and equipment. Just make, bake and wear!

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INTRODUCTION 4

THE BASICS 6

Clay Basics 8

Jewellery Basics 18

Design Basics 22

TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS 26

Using Cutters 28

Colour Block Earrings 30

Slab Making 34

Monochrome Jewellery Set 38

Pattern Clash Mini Collection 42

Stitched Trinket Dish 48

Torn Clay Trinket Dishes 52

Cane Making 56

Star Cane Cluster Collection 60

3D Cane Slab Earrings 64

Translucent Opals Jewellery Set 68

Surface Embellishments 72

Textured Metals Multi-Component Earrings 74

Stamped Chalk Pastel Earrings 78

Stitched Rainbow Wall Hanging 82

Metallic Outlines Pendant 86

Mica Shift 90

3D Droplet Pendant 92

Mokume Gane 96

Twisted Tube Bead Pendant 100

Clay Paint 106

Mermaid Scales Jewellery Set 108

Clay Inlay 112

Black Inlay Earrings and Pendant 114

Silkscreen Printing 118

Multi-Print Pendant 120

Utilising Scrap Clay 124

Drilling Shavings Earrings 126

Marble and Granite Arch Earrings 130

Cane Scraps Two Ways 134

TEMPLATES 138

SUPPLIERS 140

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 141

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 142

INDEX 143

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Heidi Helyard is a leader in the popular contemporary polymer clay jewellery movement. She's a lifelong artist, a graphic designer, and innovator, based near Sydney, NSW Australia. She has a large audience of faithful followers on Instagram, and a wealth of subscribers to her Studio Scraps newsletter, which explores the making process of her popular wearable art pieces. This is her first book.