Cover art by Lilian Chen
I'm so honored to have been included in the new "Crystal Jewelry Inspiration" book from Kalmbach. I definitely wanted to do a project that invovled clay as it is one of my favorite mediums. I choose to use epoxy clay for my project and the variations as it's a go-to material for creating pave effects with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS crystal chatons. I was inspired by the crystal rings, some of my all-time favorite elements among the thousands of crystalliscious components. Below is my project contribution: "Check It Out" and two variations that appear in the book.
I'm totally amazed at the amount of talent represented in this book. Reading through the other 29 projects and the gallery contributions was incredibly inspirational. I was so lucky to be among some of my fellow contributing Ambassadors at the recent CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) show in Anaheim, California last week (read more in the previous post). Something tells me this may be the first of many Ambassador books to come, fingers crossed! Thanks to all of the wonderful people at Kalmbach who made working on this book pure joy. If you love sparkle and love to create, I invite you to check it out!
Hi Debra,
I'm so honored if my actions or work have inspired you in any way. I love the sound of your plan. I think you'll really like the Crystal Jewelry Inspirations book. You can use polymer clay with crystal and other epoxy clays. Just to be clear, the two can be used with the same piece, but not actually be mixed together. I have found that when adding polymer clay to pieces I've created using epoxy clay caused no changes or damages to the later. I wish you all the best with your creations and am always happy to help if you have any questions. I'd also love to see you come up with in your Random Acts of Creativity and epoxy clay work. Happy Claying!
Posted by: Lisa Pavelka | April 25, 2013 at 06:14 AM
I love your sharing of creativity thru random acts. And I've been thinking of getting the new crystal book, but held off as I'm trying to follow a budget, and I wanted to mix with polymer, but wasn't sure. I have many ideas and little time. So. Reading your blog has led me to two maybe three decisions:
1. Buy the book
2. Perhaps use creativity as one or more random acts of kindness that we are promoting in our school
3. I Have to use more Energy as I'm So thrilled reading of your passion and adventures. I can start with addressing my passion by action vs just viewing and communicating to others
Posted by: Debra Vallett | April 24, 2013 at 02:35 PM