New techniques in polymer clay collage!
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Join me in my Oregon studio
WARNING: These techniques are highly addictive!
ABOUT POLYMER CLAY
​Polymer clay is an amazing art medium. It is mostly used for jewelry and making 3-dimensional sculptural shapes. My technique is like a sculptural quilt. It is pieced, very textured, very tactile, and is designed to decorate a wall.

Polymer clay is malleable, blend-able, stamp-able, paint-able and more,  a ridiculously versatile medium.  It accepts other art mediums and incorporates them into itself like acrylic paint, alcohol paint and stamps, and even some transfers from inkjet printers. It has memory, it can retain complex information as you build and reduce canes, keeping colors separate, or you can decide to make it blend beautifully into a gradient. It is like having a sheet of malleable acrylic paint that you can mix and manipulate and will not  cure (or dry) until you want it to.
About Polymer Clay Collage Classes  
Learn this exciting new technique I've developed for creating tactile two-dimensional art using polymer clay, acrylics and alcohol inks! 
I am excited to share this unique technique of working with polymer clay with you. Plan on going home with a beautiful polymer clay collage that you have created yourself to hang on your wall, one or more "canes" to play with and an assortment of clay sheets to get you started on your own unique clay art.
CLASS ONE - FLORAL COLLAGE 
You will learn how to create a simple floral collage(s) that you can take home and enjoy on your wall that day! 
You will learn how to:
  • Build a simple millefiori cane flower and simple leaves
  • Roll and decorate clay sheets
  • Choose patterns and color and transfer them onto colored clay
  • Cut, plan and assemble your gorgeous work of art!
  • Cure your piece
  • Glue it to a special board, and away you go!
CLASS TWO - LANDSCAPE COLLAGE
You will learn how to create a colorful and fun landscape collage that you can take home and enjoy that day. You will learn how to:
  • Build a complex millefiori cane flower and simple leaves
  • Create a "skinner blend" and gradient sheets
  • Create your background components
  • Create a reusable template to simplify building your background
  • Choose which canes to use and how to arrange them
  • Plan your composition
  • Assemble the components
  • Cure and adhere your beautiful piece of art to a board to take home!

Supplies you will need to bring to class
I will send you a email with materials list and links to suppliers and direction to my studio.
(If you don't want to invest in clay supplies, and if you don't plan on becoming a clay nut (good luck  is all I can say) please let me know...I have extra supplies you can use for the class)
  1. A Pasta Machine 
    Makins ultimate clay machine is the best one for the money, order it
    from www.dickblick.com, it is the lowest price I found online
  2. Sharp Clay Blades you can get a package of blades at Michaels
    but the best are these from www.PolymerClayExpress.com
    6" Stainless Steel Slicing Blade
    4" Tissue Blade, one of each
  3. Clay! The color list is a little different for each class...I will let you know what colors to bring when you sign up! It is about $20 worth of clay. This is the time to cut out the sunday coupon from Michaels out of the paper, 40% off can make a big difference.
  4. Image Stamps )I have tons, you are welcome to use. If you want please bring one or two of your favorites,
I will supply:
  1. Ceramic Tiles for workspace
  2. StayzOn Ink pads and acrylic paint
  3. Huge selection of my personal stamps, designed by me
  4. Brayers
  5. Exacto knifes
  6. Extra Clay colors
  7. Fun!
  8. Snacks and coffee, tea, water