Creating With Polymer Clay
Better known by their trade names such as Sculpey and Fimo, polymer clay is an inexpensive, readily available, man-made material. Artists and crafters alike are rapidly discovering its ease of use and remarkable versatility. In this 128 page, 8 1/2 x 10 paperback book, you'll learn the basic characteristics of polymer clay, tools and techniques for handling it, and simple methods for creating complex designs. To give you hands on practice, there are 26 projects ranging from Navajo eye-dazzler beads to a simulated marble and jade backgammon set. Included are detailed instructions, accompanied by color photographs of finished pieces and easy-to-follow illustrations, for making molded forms, adding surface treatments, building pots and vessels, creating ever popular cane patterns, and many other possibilities.