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!
EstroJean
sandie994
Callie
28. April 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!
28. April 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!