Explore the lyrical world of polymer clay. With its delicate, organic aura, polymer clay is the perfect expressive material for any jewelry design. Designer Rie Nagumo offers innovative ideas for making 29 unique and artistic jewelry pieces, including, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, broaches, belts, and earrings. In Enlightened Polymer Clay, you’ll also find clear instructions on creating metal-clay chain links as well as ring forms, which enable you to incorporate your own fine metal findings into the designs.
The simple elegance of Nagumo’s designs speak to her deep appreciation of nature’s elements and forms—from stones and flowers to geometric shapes. Step-by-step instructions provide a clear roadmap to a variety of polymer clay techniques, such as mokume gane, caning, texturing, image transfers, and more. With Nagumo’s beautiful designs, you’ll discover how to maximize your self-expression without having to settle for unauthentic, mass-produced designs.
Also included is a how-to section for creating your own handmade polymer clay accessories combining silver clay such as Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay Silver—giving designs a rich, elegant appearance.
pacFL
Posted June 13, 2012
A different approach to polymer clay. Certainly gives some new ideas.
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Posted June 8, 2012
I was very disappointed with this book. The cover illustration shows the only interesting design in the collection. The rest of the work is very pedestrian. The book is poorly laid out with the project photos in a gallery and the instructions in a separate section. It is a great nuisance to have to flip back and forth between the 2 sections. The instructions are badly set up, with a tiny, san serif font that is all but unreadable. The text is also crowded into the center of the book (which doesn't lay out flat) with a lot of wasted white space surrounding it.
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Overview
Explore the lyrical world of polymer clay. With its delicate, organic aura, polymer clay is the perfect expressive material for any jewelry design. Designer Rie Nagumo offers innovative ideas for making 29 unique and artistic jewelry pieces, including, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, broaches, belts, and earrings. In Enlightened Polymer Clay, you’ll also find clear instructions on creating metal-clay chain links as well as ring forms, which enable you to incorporate your ...