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Kathleen Dustin Workshop - Day 1

April 27th, 2008

Today I had the privilege of attending a Kathleen Dustin polymer clay workshop. I have admired her work for years, and was thrilled to get a chance to learn from her first-hand. She is both a generous & kind teacher. She shared so much knowledge in a short amount of time & provided everyone endless amounts of encouragement. Her enthusiasm for the medium shines through…it’s no wonder that she received the Smithsonian’s “Excellence in Design Of the Future” award!

I finished four focal beads in today’s class & created the two below necklaces with them incorporating drawing, inclusions, carving & canework into each piece. IRL, the beads have a lot of depth to them. Tomorrow we’ll be working on incorporating image transfers to similar pieces. I can hardly wait!

Kathleen Dustin Workshop Pendant #1

Kathleen Dustin Workshop Pendant #2

Entry Filed under: Crafting, Polymer Clay

2 Comments Add your own

1. Lisa C | April 28th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

These are simply STUNNING. Fabulous job!

I find clay so intriguing, but I don’t know if I can afford yet another hobby! LOL But it sure is beautiful! I appreciated the link to that one gallery you posted a while back… i believe it was Kathleen’s gallery? What AMAZING work she does - WOW!
2. Laura | April 28th, 2008 at 8:01 pm

Thanks, Lisa, for dropping by & for the compliments. *blush* You do great work as well!

Yes - Kathleen’s work is jaw-drop amazing. To see it in person was even better still. Maybe someday I’ll win the lottery & be able to actually afford one of her gorgeous purses!