Kansas City Polymer Clay Guild

Kansas City: The Kansas City Polymer Clay Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month, with quarterly "Clay Play Days" on Saturday afternoons. We learn, experiment and play with various techniques and new products and have a great time doing so!

Check out our website or our Facebook group.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Great info for those who teach and those who sell

A great reminder about what is legal (and not permitted) in using and learning from published materials and designs cam in today's Art Jewelry Newsletter (from Art Jewelry Magazine, Kalmbach Publishing) from editor Hazel Wheaton. View her essay here.

Monday, August 23, 2010

500 Judaica

Congratulations to KCPCG member Sue-Ellen Flescher, who was among the artist chosen for the recent Lark Books "500 Series" publication "500 Judaica".

We don't have a picture yet of the bead and wire kippot that was selected, but we will post it when we do. The book is on sale now, from Lark Books and from Amazon.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

August Meeting is a Clay Play Day - Saturday, 8/14

Saturday, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Hands-on learning Topic:  
Make one Skinner Blend and create several leaf cane variations 
led by MariEtta Adams
SUPPLIES & TOOLS
-basic tool kit plus
-a new, highly flexible blade
-a work surface to work on (big tile or parchment paper)
-cornstarch or baking powder
-paper towels
-premade Skinner blend, using any two colors of clay of any brand
  (Marietta will use Premo cream and olive green)
USE 1/2 OZ OF EACH COLOR. If you want a larger cane, use 1 oz of each (or half a package). Roll it up into a bulls-eye jelly roll starting with the light color for the middle.

If you want to make a finished item (e.g. pendant, earrings, necklace, or ring), also bring any extra supplies, such as
-more clay for a base to decorate with canes
-extra flower canes you've made


If you need a refresher course, here's How to do a Skinner Blend from Polymer Clay Central
IF YOU'VE NEVER MADE A SKINNER BLEND:
Not to worry! It's easy! You have 2 options.
1) Take a look in a polymer-cafe book or at one of the following webpages and give it a go:
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/poleigh/skinner.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gve4L0cmhWg
2) Bring your two colors, and your humble president I or some other helpful guild member will teach you how. If you have a PASTA MACHINE, you'll need it. It should be part of your basic tool kit.