These canes, veneers and finished pieces come from a student (not sure which one) in the small intensive classes with Meisha Barbee, Dayle Doroshow and Julie Eakes in Durfort, France. What luscious colors and fashionable floral shapes with a very French feeling! Thumb through Julie’s gorgeous photos on Facebook to see how a week with […] Read more
Dorothee Vantorre’s day-in-the-studio pictures (on Flickr and on Facebook) show off her trendy polymer designs and let us oggle her workspace. Her funny French sensibilty veers from pleasant monsters to delicate geometrics. The designs mirror her training in illustration and architecture. Note that there aren’t many tools or tricks on her work surfaces. Dorothee relies […] Read more
The Slumdog Millionaire effect spilled over into a polymer clay workshop in France! Nathalie Sellem Legrain (Heurebleue) sent us a link to the pictures of the Bollywood workshop. The pictures of their dazzling dancing ladies will make you laugh. The artists seemed to thrive as they draped their cut out dolls in fabrics created from […] Read more
How did I miss this wonderful polymer clay Obama by France’s Sylvie Perrin? A cruise through her blog will have you amazed and laughing out loud. Her web site is today’s pick-me-up. Speaking of smiles and pick-me-ups, have you seen the teapots on the latest Polymer Art Archive post? The teapot bodies were formed around […] Read more
Poking through the polymer clay on the French PerleRouge site launched me into an afternoon at the computer. (I’ve streamlined the trip for you.) I surfed from there to Crea’Sofimo (pendant at the left) who credits Mathilde Colas (the green necklace to the right) as her teacher and inspiration. Somehow I landed on the site […] Read more
In case you missed this link from yesterday’s globe-spanning comments, you’ll want to look at the glowing colors and distinctive wirework of France’s Celine (aka gRIS bLEu). She credits Melanie West for the inspiration for some of her organic, oceanic pieces. Celine also experiments with simulating the heavily patterned lampworked beads of German artist, Melanie […] Read more
You must have one final, tasteful polymer clay Halloween treat this season. French artist Delphine Roche de Montgrand was inspired by another illustrator’s drawing to make this bloody necklace. If you’re looking for a last-minute costume, here it is. I was snooping around in Susan Lomuto’s Polymer Clay Notes and followed one of her features […] Read more
I love the interplay of the gradations on this piece by Catherine Verdiere from Le Havre, France featured on her Ethno-Polymere blog. There’s a wealth of novel ideas and clever solutions on her site. And her French/English translations are a real help. I’ll have to figure out how she does that. (Oh, she translates it […] Read more
Again we add to our growing list of illustrators. This illustration site may take you a while to navigate but it's great fun and has a wealth of polymer clay work by France's Géry Lebecq. Super sleuth Susan Rose uncovered the link. Enjoy your weekend! .
Some day I’d like to be able to wear a scarf like the women in Paris….casually thrown and oh, so elegant. To me, this pin is unmistakeably French. Magali Thiébaud has combined simple findings, ribbons and polymer squares in a very young, fresh, very French way. .
